How to Make 1.5 Ounce Candy Bar Wrappers

Gifts of chocolate are appreciated.

Creating candy bar wrappers is one way to customize a gift. These personalized gifts work for birthdays, baby showers, wedding favors, graduations and other important holidays. Have fun creating your wrappers and get creative with different fonts, personalized messages and photos.



Go one step further by creating a candy bar wrapper that mimics the original candy bar wrapper. Find a font similar to the one used in the brand name wrapper. Enter a fun message under the ingredients list. There are no boundaries or rules for making candy bar wrappers.

Things You'll Need

• Computer
• Microsoft Publisher program
• Paper
• Printer
• Scissors
• Glue stick

Instructions

Make Candy Bar Wrappers with Microsoft Publisher

1. Open Microsoft Publisher. Click on "Blank Page Sizes." Scroll down and click on "Create Custom Page Size."

2. Name the new template and set the page sizes. Set the width to 5 inches and the length to 5.25 inches. Click "OK," then click "Create."

3. Decorate your label by setting a backround and adding text and pictures. To set the background color, click on "Format" in the toolbar, then click on "Background." Click on "Select More Colors." Choose the desired color. Design the label, using the font tool to select a typeface and size. To insert images, click "Insert," "Picture" and then "From File." Find the image you want. Double-click on the image. Once done, click on "Save." Name your file. Click "OK."

4. Print your candy bar wrapper by clicking on "File," then "Print."

Make Candy Bar Wrappers with Microsoft Word

1. Open Microsoft Word. Click on "Page Layout" in the toolbar, then click on "More Paper Sizes."

2. Set the candy wrapper page sizes. Set width to 5 inches and height to 5.25 inches. Click "OK."

3. Decorate your candy bar wrapper. Set the background, text and insert images. Click on "Format" in the toolbar, then click on "Background" to set the background color. Click on "Select More Colors." Choose the desired color. Using the font tool to select a typeface and size. Click "Insert" and then "Pictures" to add images. Double-click on the image.Click on "Save" once you're done. Name the file. Click "OK."

4. Print your candy bar wrapper by clicking on "File," then "Print."

How to Wrap your Candy Bar

1. Use scissors to cut out the wrapper from the printed page. Place the wrapper, printed side down, on your work surface. Place the candy bar, face down, in the middle of the wrapper.

2. Fold the sides of the wrapper over the candy bar and press down lightly. If you are placing the wrapper on top of the original candy bar wrapper, you can glue the sides down.

3. Fold the bottom of the wrapper over the candy bar, pressing lightly. Fold the top of the wrapper over the candy bar and apply glue to hold it together.

Tips & Warnings

• You can also use double-sided tape to hold your wrapper together by placing a piece of tape on the inside of the label and applying light pressure.

References

• Inkin' and Thinkin': Candy Wrapper Cutting Dimensions
• Publisher 2007 In Pictures: Create a New Document
• Microsoft Office: Set up a Document

Resources

• Microsoft Office: Candy Bar Wrapper Template