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October 19, 2018 · Updated December 2, 2020 · 2 Comments

Christmas Candy Sleigh

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Kids will love this cute Christmas candy sleigh made from their favorite holiday treats! Makes a super cute DIY Christmas gift idea or decoration! We’ll show you how to make a candy cane sleigh with photo step by step directions and a video tutorial.

Kids will love this cute candy sleigh made from their favorite Christmas treats! Makes a great gift idea! Click for video tutorial

Candy Cane Sleigh

How fun is this candy sleigh?!

Not only is it super cute, our candy Santa sleigh is actually functional — you can slide it around and the back of the sleigh holds quite a bit of loose candy. We put about 2 cups of Hershey’s kisses inside!

My 4-year-old daughter is obsessed with this little treat that we made! She’s been playing with it all morning, and is actually showing impressive discipline in not eating any of the parts!

This candy cane sleigh was super easy to build and it makes a great inexpensive gift idea for teachers, family, and friends. This is one that kids can help make and personalize with their favorite candy.

You can even find a candy Santa Claus and have him “drive” the sleigh!

Related: Check out our Reindeer Rice Krispie Treats too!

Kids will love this cute candy sleigh made from their favorite Christmas treats! Makes a great gift idea!

What You Need to Make a Candy Sleds for Christmas

For your convenience in re-creating our candy sleigh DIY, I’ve provided shop-able ad links to some of the products used; disclosure policy available here.

  • 1 large flat candy bar (we used Hershey’s Candy Cane Bars – they are delicious!)
  • 4 candy canes
  • 8 round peppermints
  • 7 Ghirardeli peppermint bark squares (my fav!!)
  • Hershey’s kisses
  • Glue gun

Kids will love this cute candy sleigh made from their favorite Christmas treats! Makes a great gift idea!

How to Make a Candy Sleigh

Check out the photo step by step directions below to see how to make candy Santa sleighs. There’s also a free printable “recipe” card at the bottom of the post!

How to build a candy sleigh for Christmas

Use a hot glue gun to attach a round peppermint to each candy cane. The candy canes will be the sleigh rails, and the peppermints will connect them to your sleigh base, which is your king size candy bar.

How to build a candy sleigh for Christmas

We also used glued an extra round peppermint where the two candy canes connect, to provide extra support.

How to build a candy sleigh for Christmas

Once all sleigh rails are attached and the glue is dry, flip your sleigh so that it is right-side-up.

How to build a candy sleigh for Christmas

Use a hot glue gun to make a basket with the Ghirardeli chocolate squares. Leave the side facing the front open.

How to build a candy sleigh for Christmas

Glue two Ghirardeli squares on top of each other at the front of your sleigh to make a seat cushion. Glue two round peppermints to those chocolate squares to make the seat back.

Fill your sleigh basket with any type of candy you like. We used Hershey’s kisses.

Kids will love this cute candy sleigh made from their favorite Christmas treats! Makes a great gift idea!

Can you use different candy?

Sure! We used things that we have on hand, as well as things that remind us of a sleigh, like candy canes.

You could try using different flavors of candy canes, or even a miniature version! The possibilities are truly endless — we just give an example here to get you started.

How long will the candy last?

If kept at room temperature, your candy sleigh should last the holiday season! I wouldn’t recommend keeping it longer than that of course, because it’s actually food. We live in Texas, so it would melt in storage and I’d be afraid it would attract bugs.

In any case, my kids pretty much begged to eat our candy cane sleds every day so it wasn’t really an issue! They were so excited after Christmas to finally enjoy them!

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Candy Sleigh DIY Printable Directions

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Kids will love this cute candy sleigh made from their favorite Christmas treats! Makes a great gift idea!
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Candy Cane Sleigh (with Video Tutorial)

Kids will love this cute candy sleigh made from their favorite Christmas treats! Makes a great gift idea!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time0 mins
Total Time10 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: candy, candy cane, chocolate, Christmas, Christmas candy, DIY gifts, gift ideas, kids
Servings: 4
Calories: 381kcal
Author: Stacey aka the Soccer Mom
Cost: $10

Ingredients

  • 1 large flat candy bar Hershey's bar or similar
  • 4 candy canes
  • 8 round peppermints
  • 7 Ghirardeli chocolate squares individually wrapped
  • Hershey's kisses

Instructions

  • Use a hot glue gun to attach a round peppermint to the middle of each candy cane. (The candy canes will be the sleigh rails, and the peppermints will connect them to your sleigh base, which is your king size candy bar.
  • Glue each sleigh rail to the underside of your large candy bar, along the edge. Glue a round peppermint between the candy canes and the candy bar, where the two candy canes connect on each side.
  • Once all sleigh rails are attached and the glue is dry, flip your sleigh so that it is right-side-up.
  • Use a hot glue gun to make a basket with the Ghirardeli chocolate squares. Leave the side facing the front open.
  • Glue two Ghirardeli squares on top of each other at the front of your sleigh to make a seat cushion. Glue two round peppermints to those chocolate squares to make the seat back.
  • Fill your sleigh basket with more candy.

Video

Notes

Note: Nutrition information is a rough estimate only; actual values will vary based on the exact ingredients used and amount of recipe prepared.

Nutrition

Calories: 381kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 164mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 46g | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1.6mg

More of our favorite easy Christmas party treats for kids:

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  1. Elle says

    October 25, 2019 at 12:55 pm

    What a cute idea! I would be really excited to receive this from someone.

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    • Stacey aka the Soccer Mom says

      October 26, 2019 at 5:10 pm

      Thanks Elle!

      Reply

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