Ghoulishly Cute Monster Candy Holder – Hiland Dairy

Ghoulishly Cute Monster Candy Holder

Scare Up Some Fun

This Halloween, make your own monster candy holder using a repurposed Hiland Dairy milk jug. How adorable would this look on your front porch for the trick-or-treaters? What’s more? It’s eerily easy to create!

Monster Candy Holder

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What You’ll Need:

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  • Empty Hiland Dairy milk jug, gallon-sized
  • Spray paint, any color
  • Craft foam sheets, any color
  • Feather boa, any color
  • Googly eyes, various sizes
  • Extra-thick yarn, any color
  • Scissors
  • Tacky glue

Instructions:

  • Rinse jug and remove label with warm, soapy water. Allow to dry completely.
  • Spray-paint entire jug (leaving the lid on). Allow to dry completely, at least 24 hours.
  • Using scissors, cut out a large mouth opening in the front of your jug.
    • Tip: The handle should be on the opposite (back) side of the mouth opening.

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  • Using scissors, cut out spiky feet, hands and teeth from the foam sheets.

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  • Using scissors, cut a string of yarn for the eyebrow.
  • Using scissors, cut 6 inches of feathers from a feather boa for the hair.

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  • Glue the foam feet, foam hands, foam teeth, googly eyes, yarn eyebrow and feather hair to the jug. Allow to dry completely.
  • Add candy and get ready for trick-or-treaters!

Diva’s Tip

You can add red acrylic paint to the foam teeth to add “blood” to your monster for some extra-gruesome fun. Happy Halloween, Divas!

The Dairy Diva

~The Dairy Diva

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