Nut and candy tins
Difficulty: Very Easy
Parental supervision is recommended
You can add an extra touch to any Boy Scouts' blue and gold banquet with these nut and candy tins crafted from recycled coffee tins.
What you'll need:
- International Coffee tins, clean and dry
- Yellow Construction Paper
- Blue Construction Paper
- Scotch tape
- Small Cub Scout stickers (check your local Scout store or catalog), optional
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Marker or Pen (to write Den name), optional
- Nuts or small candies
How to make it:
- Measure the height and the diameter of the tin.
- Cut a piece of yellow or blue construction paper (depending on the style chosen).
- Tape in place.
- Cut a piece of the opposite color of construction paper the length of the first piece of paper. The width could be anything from 1/2" less than the first cut to only about an inch wide. See photos for ideas.
- Tape in place.
- Apply one Cub Scout sticker to the tin, if desired, or write the Den's Name on the tin.
- Fill with nuts or candy.
- Create as many tins as needed to complete your table setting. The tins hold quite a bit, so you only need to make one for every 2 people at your table.
- Place on the Blue and Gold Banquet table between two of the place settings.
Tips:
You may wish to save the (clean) lids. Decorate the tin, fill with nuts or candy, and place the lid on for easy transport to your Blue & Gold Banquet.
