How do you make candy trains for the kids?
I decided to forgo the hour-long baking session and make Candy Trains for the kids. Not only are they delicious, they are quick to make and super cute! I used my hot glue gun on a low setting to glue everything together. The Lifesavers and gum make up the body of the train. Next, glue on the wheels!
How do you make a train out of lifesavers candy?
PER SERVING % DAILY VALUE Glue the roll of Lifesavers candy to the pack or gum. Glue the peppermint candies on each side to make the wheels. Glue the Hershey's Kiss on the top-end of the Lifesavers to make the train smokestack.
How do you make a candy train out of Hershey Kisses?
Glue the peppermint candies on each side to make the wheels of the Candy Train. Glue the Hershey's Kiss on the end of the Lifesavers to make the train smokestack.
How do you decorate a train for Christmas?
Glue the top pieces. - Put a circle of glue on the bottom of each piece and immediately put them on the train, one candy piece at a time. All done! - I like to stick a gift sticker on the bottom of the train where you can write to whom and from.
Step 1: Buy the Candy
First step is to buy all the candy. I buy in bags, it's cheaper, and you can put together approx. 15 to 20 trains at a time.
Step 2: Lay Out the Pieces
Lay out all the pieces for each train from bottom (closest to you) to top in the following order: 2 Hershey's Miniatures 1 roll Lifesaver 4 Peppermint Swirls 2 York Peppermint Patty's 1 Reeses Miniature Cup 1 Rollo Roll 1 Hershey's miniature 1 Butterfinger Bell (or 1 Hershey's Kiss) 1 Brachs Caramel Square ( or 1 Snickers Miniature) You can lay out 3 or more sets as pictured.
Step 3: Assembly Step 1 - the Chassis
Step 1: Put the 2 Hershey's Miniatures together end to end and put a bead of glue down the seam. tip: - If you work on 3 or 4 trains at a time assembly line style, once you finish gluing the last train, the first train is ready for the next step!
Step 4: Assembly Step 2 - the Boiler
Step 2: Put a bead of glue down one side of the Lifesavers roll and immediately place on top of the two Hershey's miniatures. tips: -Put the glue on the ingredients panel so you can read the big words "Lifesavers" on both sides. - Offset the Lifesavers roll so that one wedge end of the miniatures will look like a "cow-catcher"
Step 5: Assembly Step 3
Step 3: Once the glue is dry (this takes seconds) lay the assembly on one side.
Step 6: Assembly Step 4 - the Wheels
Step 4: Glue the wheels to the side of the train. Flip them over and repeat for the other side. tips: - Put a half-inch bead of glue on the edge of the Hershey's miniature and side of the Lifesaver roll for each Peppermint Swirl, use an inch of glue for the Peppermint Patty (you can see what I'm talking about in the 2nd and 3rd pictures of this step) - Glue dries quickly so you gotta work fast!.
Step 7: Assembly Step 5 - the Top Pieces
Step 5: Glue the top pieces. tip: - Put a circle of glue on the bottom of each piece and immediately put them on the train, one candy piece at a time.
Christmas Train Supplies
This picture shows everything I used to make my Christmas candy train:
Christmas Candy Train
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