Cartons Full of Candy: A Sweet Halloween DIY
Halloween is the perfect holiday for crafting, especially when your craft doubles as a way to keep your sweet treats organized. After you finish making your Spooky Spiderweb Eggs, don’t toss that Nellie’s carton! With just a bit of felt, a glue gun, and some spooky accessories, you can give it an “afterlife” as the cutest candy dish on the block. This easy DIY is kid-friendly (with a little adult help on the glue) and makes for the perfect upcycled centerpiece at parties, playdates, or post-trick-or-treating candy sorting.
What You’ll Need:
- 1 empty Nellie’s Free Range egg carton (washed and dried)
- Felt in Halloween colors
- Hot glue gun (for adult use)
- Googly eyes, pipe cleaners, pom-poms, or stickers for accents
- Small bite-sized candies (candy corn, gummy worms, chocolates)
How to Make It
- Prep the Carton - Rinse and dry your Nellie’s carton completely.
- Choose a Spooky Theme - Will your carton become a creepy mummy, Frankenstein’s monster, a black cat, or a witchy masterpiece? Pick one overall theme or mix and match to create a whole haunted crew.
- Wrap it in Felt - Cut pieces of felt to fit around the carton and glue them in place to create a soft, colorful base that’s easy to decorate.
- Add the Frightful Fun - Bring your theme to life with accents like googly eyes, pipe cleaner arms, felt cutouts, or other fun add-ons. Think monster mouths, ghostly faces, or cat ears poking out from the top.
- Fill with Treats – Don’t forget the best part! Place a few candies in each egg cup. The built-in dividers keep everything neat and portion-sized.
- Show it Off - Set out your carton at a Halloween party or let kids use it to stash their trick-or-treat treasures.
Why We Love It
- Family-friendly fun: A hands-on project that keeps little ones entertained.
- Waste not, want not: Upcycling cartons means less trash and more treats.
- Certified Humane Free Range start: Every spooky-sweet creation begins with Nellie’s hens, who enjoy life on small family farms with plenty of room to roam.
Halloween is sweeter when every part of it, from the eggs you start with to the candy dish you create, is filled with care. Stock up on Nellie’s Free Range Eggs and let your empty cartons hatch a second life this spooky season.
