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You are here: Home / Recipes / Decorate Your Own Edible Ornaments {not just for kids!}

Decorate Your Own Edible Ornaments {not just for kids!}

December 1, 2014 By LaVonne

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This blog post is part of a paid SocialMoms and #HostessHoliday blogging program. The opinions and ideas expressed here are my own.

holiday weekend

We have had such a great holiday weekend. This is one of my husband’s very few weekends off from church. (Minister’s families know how that can be.) So our Thanksgiving holiday was awesome. Thursday we gave thanks to God, ate a huge feast with 30 family members, and cheered on our home team (Seahawks) for a big win. We put up our Christmas tree and decorations on Friday. Saturday night we went to the drive-in theater for a kids movie double feature. Then, Sunday we had a great time using Hostess snacks for a DIY Ornament Bar. It was just one of those really great weekends with family.

How was your Thanksgiving holiday?

edible ornaments

Each year my sister does a ginger bread house with our kids, but here at home, we planned something even funner (and easier for mommy) – an edible ornament bar. Sunday morning, we headed out in freezing temperatures (we are getting some cold weather here in the Seattle area, how’s it for you?) to get some fun things to decorate our Hostess snacks with. At our local Walmart we found colorful icing, small candy coated chocolate balls, sprinkles, and even some gummy candy that pulled apart like strings. My six year old and I were both excited to create edible ornaments and the boys were most excited about eating them.

diy edible ornament

My Princess and I had fun decorating the DING DONGS and sno balls – turning them into an edible ornament was pretty fun. During decorating my Little Man just wanted to eat them. So finally after too many appeals on his part, I gave in and handed him an undecorated DING DONG. (I may or may not have called him a DING DONG for continually pestering me…)

DING DONGS

I knew right from the start that I wanted to make cake pops with the Twinkies. Or as I like to call them – mini edible ornaments. I simply pulled apart the Twinkies in a bowl using my hands. I formed them into balls about the size of two or three bites (depending on who is taking the bite) and dipped them into melted white chocolate. I pushed a cake pop stick into them and let them dry on parchment paper. Once dry, I let my Princess decorate them to her heart’s content.

christmas cake pops

 

Once were done decorating these Hostess snacks, the Hubby and Little Man came to the counter to enjoy the fruits of our labor. Taking a break from football, they were in heaven sampling our edible ornaments. These would make fun little treats to give to the neighbors for a holiday gift. Even the mailman, garbage man, and teacher would enjoy them as well, don’t you think?

edible christmas ornaments

 

What fun food activities does your family enjoy at the holidays?

If you’d like to use the printables I created for the DIY Edible Ornament Bar you can find them in this PDF:
Edible Ornament Bar Printables

Edible Christmas Ornament Bar

Hostess Holiday Sweeps

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This holiday season, visit the Hostess Pinterest page for holiday inpsiration! And be sure to participate in the #HostessHolidaySweeps while you’re at it. It’s easy – follow all Hostess boards on Pinterest, re-pin your favorites, and be sure to use the hashtag #HostessHolidaySweeps in the caption. The grand prize winner will get $1000 Walmart Gift Card! There are also first and second prize winners. Don’t forget to submit your entry here.

 

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How would you like to make your own Edible Ornament Bar at your house. One lucky winner will get a $100 Walmart gift card. Enter the Rafflecopter form below for your chance to win.

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Comments

  1. Kelly Hutchinson says

    December 1, 2014 at 4:45 pm

    I sure could use this for the kids gifts this holiday! and to donate as well.

  2. Camie W says

    December 1, 2014 at 4:48 pm

    I love the edible Christmas ornaments!

  3. Janet W. says

    December 2, 2014 at 4:37 am

    These treats look delicious! My grandsons would love if I bought these treats and made edible ornaments out of them! How fun!

  4. Christine W says

    December 2, 2014 at 6:01 am

    Everything looks good…I have never tried the sno balls before. I will have to be on the lookout for those. Thanks for the chance

  5. Stacey b says

    December 2, 2014 at 7:16 am

    This is a cute idea! Thank you for the post

  6. Ani says

    December 2, 2014 at 7:25 am

    I love the decorated Sno Balls and Ding Dongs, so cute and easy for kids to do.

  7. kymi a says

    December 2, 2014 at 10:06 am

    I totally love these edible ornaments they look so good to give as gifts too. I can’t wait to make these with the kids hope we make more than we eat lol. Thank you for sharing this yummy idea.

  8. kymi a says

    December 2, 2014 at 10:06 am

    I totally love these edible ornaments they look so good to give as gifts too. I can’t wait to make these with the kids hope we make more than we eat lol. Thank you for sharing this yummy idea.

  9. deanna says

    December 2, 2014 at 10:06 am

    Creative and delicious goodies…I love it. Thanks for the idea.

  10. David Haug says

    December 2, 2014 at 4:18 pm

    That’s alot of twinkies!

  11. Marilyn Nawara says

    December 2, 2014 at 7:17 pm

    Great ideas for making Christmas Ornaments out of snack cakes — very creative.

  12. Tara O. says

    December 2, 2014 at 10:22 pm

    Those DIY Edible Christmas Ornaments are adorable! My daughter and I love to make sugar cookies and frost then decorate them!

  13. Tina says

    December 3, 2014 at 8:03 pm

    such fun ideas. I love making ornaments with kids.

  14. Audra O'Hara says

    December 4, 2014 at 6:56 am

    This would be something fun for my daughter and I to do together. She would love decorating everything and I like how simple it is by taking the baking out of the equation.

  15. Joan says

    December 4, 2014 at 1:58 pm

    Hostess is where it’s at when it comes to holiday goodies and decorating. Thanks for the post.

  16. Ricky says

    December 4, 2014 at 2:12 pm

    Ornaments that you get to eat?! That sounds brilliant. Thanks for the craft time idea.

  17. Renee Richardson says

    December 4, 2014 at 2:48 pm

    These look so yummy I might have to break my diet and make some. LOL!! Thanks for the wonderful giveaway and Happy Holidays 🙂

    Renee
    fattybumpkins at yahoo dot com

  18. Illy Junus says

    December 4, 2014 at 7:09 pm

    I love the decoration, would love to try it for these holiday season.

  19. Joe Fanning says

    December 4, 2014 at 9:21 pm

    free money is a good thing Thank You

  20. David Fultner says

    December 5, 2014 at 9:21 am

    CUTE!! This is great for craft time.

  21. nickie says

    December 5, 2014 at 10:01 am

    So many twinkies!s

  22. Sandy Klocinski says

    December 5, 2014 at 1:30 pm

    Homemade cookie ornament cups are fun to decorate, and are perfect for holiday cookie exchanges, too.

  23. Murry says

    December 5, 2014 at 5:28 pm

    Thank for the fun ideas.

  24. Natalie says

    December 5, 2014 at 6:07 pm

    This would be such a fun activity to do with the kids! Very creative!

  25. Seyma Shabbir says

    December 5, 2014 at 9:44 pm

    I love the ideas! These are actually doable and does not seem like they would be a disaster in my house! My sons are 5 and 7 and would love this!

  26. Aaron says

    December 6, 2014 at 4:41 am

    Twinkies for everyone!

  27. June S. says

    December 6, 2014 at 5:22 am

    So many great ideas for some really good treat during the Christmas holidays, I like them all!

  28. Laura P. says

    December 6, 2014 at 12:40 pm

    What a fun idea! The snowballs look particularly cute decorated.

  29. Rita Leonard says

    December 6, 2014 at 3:29 pm

    Very cute idea. Will try it with my granddaughter

  30. Gina H. says

    December 7, 2014 at 12:42 am

    Love these ideas. Great way to “bake” with kids.

  31. Melissa George says

    December 7, 2014 at 9:00 am

    done i have already made my ointerest board and participated in the contest. http://www.pinterest.com/mellgo25/hostessholidaysweeps/

  32. mickeyfan says

    December 7, 2014 at 11:12 am

    Not sure the Twinkies would last long enough here to decorate!

  33. Yvette Figueroa says

    December 8, 2014 at 9:07 am

    What a fantastic idea! Thank you for sharing.

  34. Dawn Ganey says

    December 9, 2014 at 8:22 pm

    I would love the $100 to buy a new microwave mine is going on 7.

  35. Alison says

    December 9, 2014 at 9:49 pm

    How cute! And yummy — although I wouldn’t really want to eat a Christmas ornament that had been hanging for a while, but twinkies would probably keep 😉 And of course, we’d have to make extras for eating BEFORE hanging the others!

  36. stephanie mcfarland says

    December 12, 2014 at 1:05 am

    such a cute idea!

  37. Rachel says

    December 12, 2014 at 10:19 pm

    Fun to make and eat, you can’t go wrong with that!

  38. Karen Deva says

    December 13, 2014 at 9:41 pm

    Wow, those are some very elaborate decorations!

  39. Austin Baroudi says

    December 14, 2014 at 8:21 am

    Very creative Thanks for sharing!

  40. Connie says

    December 14, 2014 at 4:40 pm

    These are so adorable…seems like it would be so much fun to make! We enjoy making Reese’s like chocolate/peanut butter bars for the holidays!

  41. allyson tice says

    December 15, 2014 at 7:16 pm

    I love all these cute ideas!! i like being able to buy things already pre made and pop them together for family time!

  42. curtis says

    December 15, 2014 at 7:28 pm

    What a smart idea ill have to try it

  43. Angela Saver says

    December 15, 2014 at 10:02 pm

    We love Hostess Brand as they are always fresh! Thanks for some great ideas to do with the kiddos!

    andysavi.mom@gmail.com

  44. megan tilley says

    December 16, 2014 at 3:44 pm

    Hostess are so delicious. I use to take them to school sometimes.

  45. julie moore says

    December 18, 2014 at 7:13 pm

    These are so cute. I would love to make some of them with my daughter

  46. Donna L says

    December 19, 2014 at 10:23 am

    I remember eating Hostess snacks when I was a child. Love them. Thanks for the giveaway!

  47. Sheila K. says

    December 19, 2014 at 11:25 am

    Such a great and fun way to get the kids involved!

  48. Julie Murphy says

    December 19, 2014 at 12:34 pm

    I would use for new pillow for everyone.

  49. Yvonne Appleton says

    December 19, 2014 at 3:15 pm

    That is so cool!
    I wouldn’t have ever thought of making cake pops from twinkies!

  50. lissa crane says

    December 19, 2014 at 5:47 pm

    I love these “almost home made recipes!” They are huge time savers when you have tons of holiday things to do! The most fun part of holiday baking is the decorating and with these great ideas, you still get to do just that!

  51. Sarah Cool says

    December 20, 2014 at 1:54 am

    I would love to make Edible Ornament Bars with my family!!!!

  52. Lori Walker says

    December 20, 2014 at 11:47 am

    Neat ornament idea!

  53. Laura A. says

    December 20, 2014 at 1:23 pm

    Fun ideas! This would be a fun, quick, and easy project to do with my kids!

  54. Erinn S says

    December 20, 2014 at 1:48 pm

    Hostess is our camping staple very year-no other brand cuts it! Thanks for the giveaway http://www.parentinghealthy.com

  55. Soo says

    December 20, 2014 at 3:15 pm

    What a fun project to try w/ my boys!

  56. Helga says

    December 20, 2014 at 7:11 pm

    I could use this right now for sure. Don’t really like Hostess though, trying to eat healthier.

  57. Natasha says

    December 21, 2014 at 1:55 pm

    Those look so festive! And I know they will taste yummy!

  58. Karla P. says

    December 21, 2014 at 10:50 pm

    The Edible Christmas Ornaments look so cute and delicious!

  59. Bruce says

    December 23, 2014 at 2:56 pm

    looks like fun for the kids

  60. Susan Chester says

    December 23, 2014 at 4:57 pm

    This is a fun, inexpensive idea!

  61. JLin says

    December 24, 2014 at 7:18 pm

    very cute

  62. Jennifer Pittman says

    December 25, 2014 at 1:30 am

    How cute! I love the edible ornaments and they look easy to make!

  63. debbie campbell says

    December 25, 2014 at 7:53 pm

    These treats look really good. Thanks for the opportunity to win!

  64. Chris Martinez says

    December 26, 2014 at 6:43 am

    I don’t know if I have the patience to decorate a Snoball….those are my absolute favorite Hostess product!

  65. Breanne says

    December 26, 2014 at 10:20 pm

    I’d love to try the decorating snow balls idea!

  66. Sarah Hayes says

    December 26, 2014 at 10:23 pm

    how festive and fun! Id like to make these

  67. Kim H says

    December 28, 2014 at 8:47 am

    Great ideas!! Thanks

  68. Jammie says

    December 28, 2014 at 10:09 am

    Yummy! We love hostess, never thought to do something like this, very creative might have to see about doing it next year.

  69. Heather C. says

    December 28, 2014 at 5:27 pm

    I love Hostess brand snacks! The edible ornaments are so cute. I’ll have to try it with my son. =)

  70. Leslie L. Stanziani says

    December 28, 2014 at 6:31 pm

    I will definitely be trying these ideas next year with my four kids.

  71. AmySD says

    December 28, 2014 at 6:32 pm

    Adorable! You all did such a great job. They all look so yummy.

  72. Laurie Emerson says

    December 28, 2014 at 8:15 pm

    I love these ornaments! It would be so much fun making them as a family. I think that my husband and I would have as much fun as our children would in making them and then eating them!

  73. tracee says

    July 5, 2015 at 10:12 pm

    Not a fan of twinkies, but your decorating looks awesome.

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