Annabel’s Pre-K teachers are really amazing. Their personalities are so perfect for a chatty kid like Annabel – they’re great at encouragement and discipline without making the kids feel like they’re being singled out. They also went above and beyond this month, taking care of an unexpected problem in a way that made me so grateful that my daughter is in their class. I wanted to give them each a little token of my appreciation, so I put together these pumpkin candy jars. SO easy to make, the hardest part is not eating the candy you put inside!
Pint Mason jars
Corks
Orange paint
Brown paint
Black paint pen
Glue gun
Ribbon
Candy
Start by painting the outside of clean mason jars. I covered the jars with a layer, waited until it was dry, and then painted on another layer.
Next, paint the mason jar lid and ring. These also both needed two coats of paint.
Paint the cork.
Put hot glue on the bottom of the cork…
..and press it firmly onto the lid of the mason jar.
I drew a face on each jar, but you could also leave them plain and use them for Thanksgiving gifts!
Fill up the jar with the treat of your choice!
Annabel and I wrote her name on the bottom, and we’ll attach an appreciation note to the ribbon I tied around the neck of the jar.
Happy Halloween, everyone!
Lee Cockrum says:
These are really cute!!!
PS. There was a huge pop-up Target add covering my screen today. I almost always read on my phone, and that’s the first time that has happened. I seem to recall you wanted to hear if people got pop ups.
Anne says:
Ditto!
Heather says:
UGH! Thank you for telling me. THERE SHOULD BE NO POP-UPS! This is making me crazy!
RzDrms says:
Ditto everything Lee wrote! Particularly the entire PS! Target, why you gotta do me wrong?! I just went to you last night for the first time in *ages* and spent a TON of funds!
Missy K says:
These are ADORABLE!What a great gift idea.
Liz says:
Cute! Love all these crafty posts. Almost gives me enough motivation to do them myself!
Zoila Quevedo says:
Cute idea. Where did you get the mason jars ?
Heather says:
I got these particular ones at Joann, but I’ve also bought them at Target and Amazon!
Molly says:
These are the cutest! Will definitely be making these for Thanksgiving! (partially because I’m out of time and partially because my jack-o-lantern faces would look like they were done by a 5 year old)
Susan says:
Super cute!!! I may do similar for Thanksgiving as part of the table setting. Love the idea. Thank you.