DIY Valentine Candy Gram
This Valentine Candy Gram is the perfect Valentine's Day gift for your husband, boyfriend, or anyone with a sweet tooth! Just print the PDF, grab all of the candy bars, and make this giant candy bar poster for your sweetie!
Servings: 1 candy poster
Equipment
- hot glue gun and glue sticks
- scissors
Ingredients
- 1 printable Valentine’s Day Candy Bar Poster
- 1 36″ x 48″ tri-fold cardboard project board see notes
- spray adhesive like Krylon Spray Adhesive
- markers or crayons for coloring the black and white design
Candy for the Poster:
- Spree see notes
- Payday candy bar
- Smarties large roll available at Dollar Tree
- Whatchamacallit candy bar
- Mounds candy bar
- Almond Joy candy bar
- Milky Way candy bar
- Crunch candy bar
- Extra gum
- Snickers candy bar
- Life Savers roll
- 100 Grand candy bar
- Nerds box
Instructions
- Have the Valentine candy poster template printed as an architectural/engineering print at 24" x 36" with vertical orientation at a local print shop or office supply store.
- Open the tri-fold project board and use good scissors to cut off the two side panels. This will leave you with a 24″ x 36″ piece of poster board.
- In a well-ventilated area, starting at the top of the project board and working with about 8-10" sections at a time, spray the board with adhesive and carefully attach the candy sign to the board. Smooth out any wrinkles as you go. Let dry before moving on.
- Color the poster design with markers or crayons in your desired colors. *TIP - Color in the wording at the top using a light colored marker like light pink, yellow, or light blue. The lighter colors look much better against the black outline.
- Heat your hot glue gun and attach each candy bar to its corresponding location on the poster, covering the words it replaces.
- Let the glue cool completely, then present to your Valentine and enjoy their reaction!
Video
Notes
- For the project board - Be sure that you use a 36" x 48" trifold cardboard project board. Available at office supply stores, Target, or Walmart. I got mine from Walmart for about $5.00.
- For the Spree - These are the hardest candies to find. Check local gas stations first, and if you can't find them, you can purchase the rolls of Sprees on Amazon.
- For the candy bars - The PDF template is sized perfectly to fit the regular sizes of candy bars, NOT the King size or mini size.