Gisela Graham Christmas Decoration - Candy Cane Heart Decoration

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The directions on the container of chocolate said that I needed to melt the chocolate in the microwave at 50% power until ¾ melted, stirring every 30-60 seconds. Once it was mostly melted, I just stirred to melt the rest. Our Christmas candy cane heart craft comes with child-friendly instructions and clear photographs for each stage of the craft. Children of all ages and abilities can create their candy cane decorations with confidence. What Other Crafts Can I Make at Home? The pieces may not all sit on your sheet in the same way. For example, one piece may fall to the side. This is fine. What I mean is sometimes the candy canes are imperfect and may not match the size or shape of each other.

The first time this shape was used as a symbol of love was in a 1250 French manuscript of the Roman de le poir. For even more candy cane or heart-shaped activities, then why not try our Candy Cane Wreath?You will notice how the candy canes when glued together make a heart shape. Start by pulling the lighter sugar mixture. You can see that at the beginning the mixture is see-through, but as you carry on pulling and twisting the rope, it gets more and more opaque. But what hasn’t changed is that every time I’ve made candy cane hearts with chocolate, the kids go completely bonkers with anticipation. I can’t tell you how many times I had to say ‘not yet’ when photographing these cuties. Our little Twinkl tip is some of these heart decorations are not only limited to Christmas. Valentine's Day is around the corner and is the perfect opportunity to either make these crafts with your kids or display the heart-themed crafts they have already made.Don’t you love these!? They are so adorable! They would make such a cute treat to take to school, or even to the office.

This is a great way to use up all the extra candy canes that are left over from the Christmas holiday. My neighbor shared this great idea for forming two candy canes into one big heart. It’s perfect for Valentines. While the white almond bark is still wet, decorate the treats with sprinkles or crushed candy canes or any other decorations you can come up with. When you are arranging the candy canes on your waxed paper, you might have to get creative with your matching.

There are two ways to melt chocolate for bark: double boiler or microwave. I used a double boiler to melt both the white and semi sweet chocolate for these peppermint bark hearts, but you can learn all you need to know about how to melt chocolate right here. Step 5: Add the chocolate to the inside of the candy cane hearts Or if you wait another month or two, you can tie a little red ribbon around them, and give out heart pop valentines. Less is more when you are adding the candy. You can always add more but it’s much harder to take some out.