Party Favors

I have to get this post up FAST so that I can blog about Brianna's birthday extravaganza!!  I made these party favors a couple of weeks ago for her party. We really didn't need party favors, but what the heck!? The only kids coming were Brianna, Hunter, and Claire and Evan. (Actually, my nephew Kaleb came too but I am not counting him for this because he's not old enough to have candy!!) So when I saw this craft in one of my craft books I just had to try it.

Go ahead and get out some tissue paper. Go point your finger in your husband's face and tell him he should be glad you bought that Hanukkah tissue paper 75% off after holidays. He had no right to make fun of you for buying that.

Cut out a 12x12 square of tissue paper. Take a toilet paper roll and lay it in the center of the tissue paper.

Roll the toilet paper roll up tightly in the tissue paper, taping it.

Twist one end up and tape it to keep it closed. It the other end, fill the toilet paper roll with candy or small treats. Twist the other end closed and tape it. Wrap some curling ribbon around it to make it look cute and cover up that ugly tape.

Finished product!

It doesn't get any easier than that. Cheap and still so cute! It was very easy for the kids to do (from kids who are 1 1/2 years old to 3 years old) to just pull off one of the taped ends, and the candy fell out. I just put in things like chocolate kisses, gummy snacks, one toy, egg candy, etc. It was something so simple to do but I had a lot of fun watching the kids break open their treats and then have fun chowing down on the candy!!

Local Business

I have a pretty hard and fast rule about discussing the cool presents my kids get on my blog. You see, if you point out one cool present they get, then the other person wonders, "Why didn't she blog about my gift?" when in actuality that gift was totally awesome too! It's just too much to keep up with to play favorites with presents. Especially when my kids have gotten aMAZing presents from my aMAZing family and friends.

But I have to uphold my integrity as a local-business shouter-outer and blog about this one gift from a really cool family.

If you ever go to Broad Street in Southern Pines you'll see a multitude of local businesses that are so unique and incredible to walk through. Don't miss out. But there is one store tucked away in there that you don't want to miss. It's called Sweet Charity.



There was a lot more candy but I didn't get to the camera before my mouth got to the chocolate.

Sweet Charity is a local, family-owned candy store that has everything from caramels to chocolate to fruits to brittles! Even better, a portion of all of their profits benefits Mercy Ships, which is a great organization as well.

I have never had a bad piece of candy from here. I am telling you, the candy is more expensive than if you buy a Hershey bar from the grocery store, but it is so much better.

If you go to their website you can see all their candy on there.

Sweet Charity
171 NE Broad Street
Southern Pines, NC 28387
910-246-1414

Seriously, you have got to check this place out. They also have some store candy, like Razzles and rock candy, so you can pig out on that kind of stuff too! Let me know when you go what you get - I am always up for trying a new candy and there are a few kinds there I haven't had yet!

Thank you Lauren for introducing us to this store; thank you Jennifer for bringing us back to it!