How Do I Personalize Halloween Candy Bar Wrappers?

Personalized Halloween candy wrappers can add appeal to trick-or-treating and costume parties.

Candy is the most popular Halloween treat. Candy turns up in party bowls and trick-or-treat bags as various forms of chocolates, caramels, nougats, hard candies and sugar-coated lollipops. When tossed together, most candies look alike, making it difficult to choose just one. For your next Halloween party, personalize your candies by purchasing customized wrappers or creating handmade ones -- a quick way to set your candies apart from the rest.

Things You'll Need

• Flat chocolate bars
• Aluminum foil (optional)
• Glue stick
• Craft paper of various colors
• Stencils
• Pens
• Markers
• Paint
• Paintbrushes
• Miscellaneous crafting decorations
• Scissors

Instructions

Purchasing Customized Wrappers

1. Visit an online store or a candy company store that offers customized wrappers. Typically, the wrappers fit on flat chocolate bars.

2. Pick a design that corresponds with your theme: scary, cute or crafty.

3. Choose the wording that you want on your bars. Some wording may come standard, but most of the wording should reflect your customization such as "Happy Halloween from the Smith family."

4. Place an order for the number of wrappers you would like. Usually, stores offer a discounted price per unit for larger orders. Additionally, many stores give you the choice of purchasing wrappers only or wrappers with chocolate bars.

5. Unwrap your chocolate bars, keeping the foil wrapper on them if they have them. If the bars do not have foil, cover them with aluminum foil.

6. Fit the wrappers over your chocolate bars, if you purchase wrappers only. If necessary, use a glue stick to paste the edges of the wrapper together. Lay the bar with the edges facing down. Let the glue dry completely before handling.

7. Arrange your candy bars in a candy dish or place in gift bags and enjoy.

Creating Your Own Chocolate Bar Wrappers

1. Purchase chocolate candy bars and peel off the paper wrappers. Keep the foil wrapper on the bars if they have them. If not, cover the bars with aluminum foil.

2. Trace the size of a single wrapper on your craft paper. Repeat for every bar you plan to personalize.

3. Decorate the handmade wrappers. Use stencils for lettering and for creating pumpkins, moons, stars, bats, ghosts and other Halloween figures. Color the figures with pens, markers or paint, and add other enhancements such as glitter or wiggly eyes.

4. Cut out the wrappers and fold them around your candy bars. Glue the ends together and place this end down on your working space. Allow the glue to dry completely.

5. Arrange the completed bars on a platter, bowl or place in candy bags for your party guests or trick-or-treaters to enjoy.

Tips & Warnings

• Attach the wrapper to the candy bar before adding heavy decorations like wiggly eyes or buttons to prevent decorations from falling off while gluing or handling.

• Use Halloween-themed scrapbook paper as your wrappers to save time decorating.

• Handle chocolate candy bars with care, as they can easily crack or break.

• Store the chocolates at room temperature and neatly stack one on top of the other if you plan to store them.

References

• NPD: Spooky Economy Aside, Most Americans Will Celebrate Halloween
• Candy Wrapper Store: Frequently Asked Questions