Flowers and Chocolate Candy Crafts For Valentine’s Day

Nothing says “I love you” like flowers and chocolate. These Valentine’s candy crafts combine those two classic valentine’s gifts into one cute craft. Give a bouquet to someone you love or gift a single flower to each kid in your class. Either way, these sweet treats say Happy Valentine’s Day with bulk candy.

Tootsie Roll Pop Flowers

These candy flowers are inexpensive and easy to make, so they’re a perfect activity to do with a classroom full of kids. Or make them at home and give them to your class as Valentine’s.

What you’ll need:

Green masking tape

Hole punch

Paper baking cups in valentine’s colors

Wire

Scissors

Tootsie Roll Pops or Mini Tootsie Roll Pops

How to make it:

1. For each flower you’ll need two baking cups pressed flat and four folded in half
2. Punch a hole ¼ inch from the edge of the four folded papers. Try to center your hole.
3. Punch a hole in the center of the flattened paper cups.
4. Insert the lollipop stick through the hole in each of the folded papers. Arrange them so they overlap and look like flower petals.
5. Add the two flattened baking cups.

This tutorial recommends making leaves with wire and masking tape, but kids can also cut leaf shapes out of construction paper and tape them around the lollipop stick.

Hershey Kisses Rosebuds

Whether you’re presenting a bouquet of flowers to your mother or giving one to each kid in your class, these Hershey Kisses rosebuds are the perfect Valentine’s Day gift. They’re easy to make, beautiful, and edible!

What you’ll need:

Hershey kisses

Wooden skewers

Leaves

Cellophane in red or pink

Glue dots

Floral tape

Scissors

Scotch tape

How to make it:

1. Stick the ends of two Hershey Kisses together using glue dots or double sided tape. Don’t use liquid glue if you want your flowers to be edible.
2. Cut cellophane into 4×4 inch square for each flower you want to make.
3. Wrap a square of cellophane around each pair of kisses. Fold the cellophane over and over until the chocolate is completely wrapped.
4. Wrap the long end of the cellophane around the end of a skewer and secure with tape
5. Wrap floral tape several times around the skewer, include leaves as you wrap. Continue wrapping until you reach the end of the skewer.
6. Repeat for every flower you want to make.
7. For step-by-step directions watch this video from TheSugarBunny.

Tip: You can also make leaves out of construction paper.

Chocolate Heart Pencil Topper

Give a gift students will actually use, combined with a sweet treat they’ll love. This craft is also easy enough that it makes a great classroom activity.

What you’ll need:

Construction Paper

Pencils

Glue dots or double-sided tape

Foil wrapped hearts

Green pipe cleaners

How to make it:

1. Cut out three or four flower shapes of varying sizes.
2. Layer them on top of each other, securing each layer with double-sided tape or a glue dot.
3. Use a glue dot to secure the candy heart to the center of the flower.
4. Tape one end of a pipe cleaner to the back of each completed flower
5. Wrap the pipe cleaner around the top of the pencil.

Tip: Any foil wrapped heart candy can work for this. Use Hershey’s Valentine Heart Mix with Reese’s Peanut Butter, dark chocolate and milk chocolate. Or add some extra whimsy with Palmer Heart-Toons.

For more bulk candy for Valentine’s Day visit our valentine’s candy shop at Sweet Services.