Sweet bouquets for a boy 5-6-7-8-9-10 years old with your own hands

Like homemade gift baskets, candy bouquets are great gift ideas that are easy and fun to create. These arrangements are perfect for both adults and children. Depending on whether the gift is for a boy or a girl, you can add a fun keepsake (like a holiday decoration, a small toy, or a card).

Features of gift creation

Another benefit of sweet bouquets is that they make a fun and creative table setting for holidays and special occasions. Once presented, they can be displayed as a decorative element in the room.

Before you start creating such a gift, you need to decide on the following parameters:

• How many candies and other sweets are planned to be put into the composition (it is recommended to use a quantity that is a multiple of 3).
• What container (vase, pot or other creative vessel) will be used to start the construction. To save money, you can use any box or flower pot covered with foil or tissue paper.
• What candies and sweets will be used to create the bouquet. You can stick to a certain color scheme or theme.

The size of the bouquet also matters. For example, for a birthday it is recommended to give the birthday boy a large composition, and for a children's party it is advisable to prepare a small sweet structure for each guest.

Materials for work

A sweet bouquet for a boy can consist of various candies, bars, chocolate eggs, marshmallows, and so on.

To create such a composition you will need the following:

• Container. This is the base of the structure to which all the elements will be attached. For this purpose, you can use tin buckets, small plant pots, glass vases, glass and aluminum cans, ceramic mugs and coasters.
• Filler. Next, you will need a piece of foam or floral foam that is the right size to fit inside your chosen container.

The filler must be tightly inserted into the vessel or even glued with hot glue. In some cases, this material is not needed (for example, when using stable tall vases with a narrow neck).

• Sweets. In addition to choosing the number of candies and other treats, it is recommended to select them by a certain type or appearance. For example, you can choose one color scheme or themed wrappers (with comic book or cartoon characters, for example).

• Skewers or wooden sticks.
• Hot glue gun or clear packing tape (craft tape is not strong enough).
• Decorative materials such as ribbons, gift tags, wrapping paper, tissue paper, etc.

Methods of assembling sweet bouquets for a boy

A sweet bouquet for a boy can consist of various delicacies. Depending on this, as well as the age of the recipient, various containers can be used as a base.

For the little ones – aluminum cans and cardboard boxes

For a preschool boy, it is recommended to create light structures consisting of small candies and lollipops.

A child will be able to hold such a gift in his hands without difficulty and disassemble it into its component treats.

For younger students - flower pots and baskets

For older children (younger schoolchildren), thematic compositions are often created that require a wider base. Therefore, it is recommended to use flower pots or baskets filled with floral foam as a container.

A bouquet for a boy aged 7-9 years can contain not only sweets and chocolate bars, but also various figures and souvenirs that require careful placement.

For a boy 10 years and older – glass and ceramic vases

A tall glass or ceramic vase will add elegance to any candy bouquet. However, since such a vessel is usually quite heavy and fragile, it is recommended to present a composition based on it to children no younger than 10 years old.

Assembling a sweet bouquet in a vase is also notable because you don’t need floral foam to place the treats (long wooden sticks are enough).

From Kinders

A sweet bouquet for a boy made of chocolate eggs is a very simple and relatively inexpensive gift option.

To make it you will need the following:

• Chocolate eggs (Kinder or others).
• Small chocolate candies in shiny wrappers.
• Container (eg plastic bucket).
• A block of foam plastic cut to fit snugly into a container.
• Bamboo skewers.
• Transparent packing tape.
• Decorative tape.
• Paper or fabric flowers.
• Silver spray paint.
• Black paint for handicrafts.

The process of assembling such a bouquet looks like this:

1. The outside of the bucket needs to be coated with a solid layer of silver spray paint.
2. Next, you need to dip a clean, dry brush into black paint and make several strokes on the freshly painted silver surface, then rub everything with paper towels and dry.
3. Then you need to make a hole in the bottom of each chocolate egg and stick a wooden skewer into it, securing it with transparent tape.
4. After the paint has completely dried, you need to place a block of foam plastic into the bucket (it should be inserted very tightly).
5. You need to insert “flowers” ​​made from chocolate eggs into the prepared base, trimming the length of the skewers if necessary.
6. Next, you need to cover all visible areas of the foam with artificial flowers and candies, securing them with tape if necessary.
7. Finally, you need to tie the structure with decorative ribbon, securing its edges with a bow.

From candies

A sweet bouquet for a boy made of candies can be given for any occasion, without any exceptions. A well-composed composition will serve as a decoration for a festive table, and then will become an excellent dessert.

If you use a clear glass vase as a base, you can fill it with colorful candies and make the gift even more colorful.

For this project you will need:

• A glass vase, preferably cylindrical. It holds the floral foam well and has enough room to accommodate a layer of small colored candies.
• Floral foam.
• Ribbon for tying a vase.
• 3 pieces of square tissue paper in the same color as the selected candies.
• 1 piece of cellophane, cut to the size of tissue paper.
• Wooden skewers (1 for each candy, plus extra for large and heavy sweets).
• Transparent cellophane bag.
• Transparent packing tape.
• Scissors or jewelry nippers (a tool capable of cutting wooden skewers).
• A knife without serrations (may be needed to cut the floral foam).
• Optional: small decorative balls, slime, soft toys and other small inedible items.

The process of creating a candy bouquet looks like this:

• Place a plastic bag inside the vase and fill it with small, brightly colored candies (like jelly beans), leaving enough space for the floral foam to be placed on top.
• Next, tie the edges of the bag tightly and secure with tape. You want to make sure that the treats inside the vase are securely wrapped, as this step will keep them fresh and clean. If you are using small, individually wrapped candies (like tiny chocolate eggs), you can place them inside the vase without the bag.
• The floral foam should be wrapped in a strip of tissue paper.
• Then you need to take 2 pieces of tissue paper and 1 piece of cellophane (square, same size) and turn them into a diamond shape. You need to bend the bottom part up and the side edges inward.
• The structure created in the previous step must be wrapped around the floral foam and placed in the vase on top of the candies.

• Next, you need to estimate what size “flowers” ​​you need for the bouquet, and trim the wooden skewers as needed (from the blunt side, since the sharp end will be needed to pierce the floral foam).
• Using a large piece of clear packing tape, attach each candy to a wooden skewer. For heavier items (such as a stuffed animal or large chocolate figurine), you may want to use 2 skewers.
• Then you need to stick all the “flowers” ​​into the floral foam located in the vase (it is better to place the tallest blanks at the back, the lower ones at the front).
• After this, you should wrap the vase with ribbon and, if desired, make a bow.

From chupa chups

A bouquet of chupa chups is a treat that will please any little sweet tooth. Such a design will be a good gift for a birthday or any other holiday.

To create a sweet bouquet you will need the following:

• 1 pack of round lollipops (chupa chups);
• 1 pack of shaped lollipops;
• 1 pack of decorative elements on a stick (balls, flags, etc.);
• 1 small vase or flower pot;
• cigarette paper;
• polystyrene foam for flowers.

The assembly process is carried out as follows:

1. It is necessary to cut out a ball from floral polystyrene of such a size that it can be tightly inserted into the selected vase.
2. The container must be filled with tissue paper, cut with scissors or a shredder, and a polystyrene ball must be placed in its upper part, inserted until it stops.
3. Next, insert the lollipops with sticks into the top of the polystyrene foam along the outer edge, placing them as tightly as possible.
4. Then you need to insert the remaining elements on the sticks in rows, moving towards the center, and alternating them at your discretion. The largest decorative element should be placed in the center.
5. If there is any visible polystyrene anywhere, you need to insert an additional candy.
6. If desired, the vase can be covered or wrapped with tissue paper.

With marshmallows

A sweet bouquet, created as a holiday gift for a boy, can be made not only from candies and chocolates, but also from marshmallows.

More precisely, it is best to use marshmallows for this purpose, since this sweet is both elastic and soft. Such characteristics allow you to cut out various shapes from it, including flower petals.

For this project you will need the following:

• 15 large marshmallows;
• 3 large white marshmallows;
• 3 bamboo skewers;
• powdered sugar mixed with food coloring;
• royal icing in a pastry syringe (you can also use a thick zip-lock bag with the corner cut off);
• a glass of water;
• baking tray;
• decorative tape;
• flower diameter about 10 cm;
• a small block of floral foam;
• green tissue paper.

The step-by-step process of creating a marshmallow bouquet is as follows:

• Whip the royal icing until thick, place in a piping bag or zip-top bag and set aside.
• Wooden skewers need to be soaked in water for 5 minutes.
• Next, place one white marshmallow on the baking sheet and arrange 5 pink pieces around it to form a flower.
• Then you need to pierce the blank with a skewer so that its tip is in the middle of the top pink piece of marshmallow (through the white center). It is recommended to hold the white sweet with your fingers to measure how far you need to push the skewer (its end should not be visible from above).
• All 4 remaining pink marshmallows need to be coated on 1 side with royal icing (squeeze out about 1 tsp. for each piece) and attached to the white center next to the already attached pink "petal".
• The previous steps need to be repeated with the remaining marshmallows and skewers.

• Next, use your fingertips to gently press all the pink “petals” onto the white centers and hold for 30 seconds.
• Then you need to squeeze the icing out of a syringe or bag in a thin stream, creating decorative lines and curls on the “flowers”, and sprinkle with powdered sugar colored with edible glitter.
• The resulting structure must be left for approximately 5 hours to harden.
• After this time, you need to trim the floral foam so that it fits into the flower pot.
• Then you should wrap it in green tissue paper and make holes where the “flowers” ​​will be placed.
• Holding the marshmallow structures by the skewers, you need to carefully insert them into the foam until they stop.

Original options

There are widely available instructions for assembling candy structures using dolls, hearts and similar elements suitable for gifting to girls. However, a bouquet of sweets intended as a gift for a boy can also be made beautiful and original.

Type of design	Peculiarity	What sweets can be used?
In a certain color	All components of the sweet bouquet are in the same color scheme.	Any candies, bars, cookies in packages.
On a specific topic	All elements of the bouquet are dedicated to a certain theme (game, cartoon, etc.).	Any sweets that can be wrapped in homemade wrappers.
Dedicated to a specific event	With components typical for the holiday being celebrated (for example, chocolate Christmas trees for New Year or egg-shaped candies for Easter).	Thematic and any accompanying sweets (in wrappers or without).

With themed cookies

This version of a sweet bouquet consists of themed cookies and any candies.

The process of creating the structure is as follows:

• In the container chosen as a base, you need to place a piece of floral foam wrapped in tissue paper.
• Next, you need to make themed cookies using your favorite recipe (for example, in the shape of Christmas trees, animals or fruits), inserting a wooden skewer into each of them before baking.
• The finished cookies need to be decorated with icing of different colors. To keep them soft and fresh for a long time, each product needs to be placed in an individual transparent film shell after cooling.

• Next, attach a piece of tissue paper to each stick using thin, clear tape, folding it around the cookie to form flower petals.
• Then insert the "flowers" into the floral foam so that the composition looks good from all sides. If desired, you can attach a bow to the front of the structure.
• After this, you need to add any candies and other sweets of your choice, covering the visible areas of the floral foam with them (if necessary, securing with tape).

With candies in foil

Chocolates from the boxed sets, individually wrapped in colorful foil, can be used to create an original bouquet. Since they are quite problematic to attach to skewers, another method is used to assemble the structure.

For this project you will need:

• candies from boxes in multi-colored foil;
• green paint;
• bamboo skewers;
• scissors;
• colored cardboard;
• double sided tape;
• hot glue gun;
• floral foam;
• vase (preferably opaque).

The process of creating this bouquet is as follows:

1. You need to paint the bamboo skewers green and let them dry.
2. Next, you need to cut out some flower shapes from colored thick cardboard. You need to use a good strong material for this project because the paper flowers need to support the weight of the chocolates. Regular craft paper will not work.
3. Next, glue the bamboo sticks to the back of the cardboard flowers. This is best done with hot glue.
4. After this, you need to stick double-sided tape onto the cardboard flowers, and then simply attach the candies to them, forming petals from them.
5. The finished products should be placed in a vase filled with floral foam and decorated according to your own preference.

With marmalade

To be creative in creating a sweet bouquet, you can use multi-colored shaped marmalade for it. This will allow you to combine colors and shapes of elements in an original way and get great results.

For this project you will need:

• 1 pack of ring-shaped marmalade;
• 1 pack of raspberry and blackberry shaped marmalade (with crunchy topping);
• 1 pack of gummy worms;
• 1 pack of gummy ribbons;
• 1 pack of round multi-colored gummy balls;
• wooden skewers;
• a medium vase and extra marmalade to fill it with.

The assembly of the structure is quite simple:

1. You need to fill a vase or container to the top with any gummy candies.
2. Then you should string the marmalade on the sticks, creating any patterns and combinations. You can use one type of sweets on each skewer or mix them.
3. Once all the skewers are filled, you need to place them in the container, slowly pushing the free part through the layer of candies.
4. To make the bouquet look colorful, you need to evenly distribute different types of candy in it. You can also cut off the bottom end of several sticks a little to give the elements different heights.

Practical tips for creating a bouquet

The basic tips for creating a candy bouquet for a boy are as follows:

• Any bouquet of sweets can become thematic if you add a corresponding element to it (a Santa Claus figurine, chocolate eggs, etc.). For a child's birthday or other children's party, you can use any sweets and their combinations.

• You can decorate any design with decorative ribbon, bows and greeting cards.
• If you use a transparent vase as the base of a sweet bouquet, you can fill it with small candies, which will be a great decoration. In most cases, when using them, you will not need to add polystyrene or floral foam - the sticks will be well fixed without them.
• In addition to candies and bars, individually wrapped nuts and dried fruits, portioned boxes of chocolate or nut paste, and other treats (in fact, any products that can be attached to a skewer without damage) can be added to the sweet bouquet.

A sweet bouquet intended for a boy can be complemented with a small toy, stationery, holiday decorations, and so on.

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