Tips to Designing a Custom Hershey Candy Wrapper
Hershey's candy bars are America's favorite chocolate bar, and with just a few simple materials, you can personalize these candy bars to fit the theme of any event. Whether you are throwing a birthday party, hosting a graduation or simply getting together for the season premiere of your favorite show, you can count on Hershey bars with personalized wrappers to make fun, delicious treats.
Chocolate
The first thing you need, obviously, is Hershey's chocolate bars. The standard 1.55 ounce bars are the easiest to find and enjoy, but you can also personalize the larger 2.6 ounce King Size bars and the gigantic 4.4 ounce bricks. Make sure you purchase the bars that come in the traditional foil and paper packaging.
Other materials
Next, you need paper, scissors, makers, glue, glitter, tape and any other item you wish to use to decorate your custom-made Hershey's bar wrappers. If you prefer to use a computer to create your wrappers, make sure you have a printer, colored ink and a program that allows you to design a wrapper, such as Microsoft Publisher or Photoshop.
Creating your wrapper
Carefully slide the existing brown wrapper off the aluminum-covered candy bar. Use your finger to separate the glued ends of the wrapper and flatten the paper out. Place the flattened wrapper over a blank sheet and trace the shape. You now have your outline for your custom wrapper. After the wrapper is decorated, use scissors to cut away the excess paper, and then use a dollop of glue or a small piece of tape to hold the wrapper onto the candy bar after you have wrapped it.
Tips for decorating
One classic design is to use the existing Hershey's logo and input the name of the person or the event in which you are celebrating. When you are gathering to watch a ball game or celebrate a high school or college graduation, use school colors as the basis of your decorating endeavors. If drawing is your weak point, do not fear using stickers as decorative accents; gold stars are especially attractive and are appropriate for a variety of celebrations and events.
Creating your own Hershey's bar wrappers is a great way to add a special touch to any event. As the sky is the limit when designing and decorating, there are hundreds of fun, exciting elements you can incorporate into your wrappers to have guests saying "wow" at your next party.