On Thanksgiving, the turkey and traditional side dishes and desserts are the stars of the show, but there is still a place for a candy buffet to satisfy a sweet tooth for you and your guests,. While you can pick a Sweet Services prepackaged buffet in a color that matches your table theme, you can also buy bulk candy to create a tasty display of your own.

Getting Ideas For Your Thanksgiving Candy Buffet

Before you start planning, you may want take a quick look at Pinterest for ideas. Many displays have a turkey or other focal symbol as the focal point of the display. You can buy things like this ready-made, or you can get creative. With a couple Styrofoam balls from the craft store, you can attach mini Snickers candy bars to the forms with straight pins and make the head and feathers from colorful primrose rainbow suckers or sticks of rock candy to center your display.

Your Candy Buffet

In creating a candy buffet, there are several things to keep in mind,

Themes And Color Schemes

What is your theme and color scheme? A traditional fall or Thanksgiving scenario might be shades of orange, brown, and yellow,, but you can deviate from the usual color array to complement your home décor. There are plenty of cadies in each color. For example:

• Orange candies might include candy corn, orange cream gummi bears, Fort Knox orange chocolate coins, and Taffy Town mango taffy,
• Brown candies include Dairy Rich caramel squares, root beer candy sticks, and of course, chocolates such ah as Almond Joy snack size bars.
• Yellow candies include banana fruit chews, lemon drops, and yellow buttermints.

Candy Type

Select the type of candy you want. Since people will be eating a big meal, a selection of small candies might be perfect for nibbling on before and after dinner. Sour Patch sour apple, gingerbread caramels, green Hershey’s kisses, or Andes Mints are always refreshing,

 Amount to Buy

Determine how much candy you will need to eliminate to any leftovers and reduce costs. The colors used for December candy displays are likely to be red or green; don’t overbuy so you don’t have mismatched candy in your Christmas display.

Locating Your Candy Buffet

Decide where you will locate your candy buffe , how much space you need, and what kind of containers you would use to display the candy. Covered jars are perfect for plain or peanut M&Ms, Hospitality Money Mints, Sixlets, or Reese’s peanut butter cups..

Coordinate Your Buffet

Coordinate your tablecloth and centerpiece with other candies that will be part of your display. A festive holiday cloth and a seasonal centerpiece will make your candy buffet stand out, Just provide some small plates or cups for guests to fill up and take back to their seats

When you are ready to buy your bulk candy, Sweet Services offers fast $9.95 shipping to get your candy there on time.