Willy Wonka Trophy

This project is similar to my previous one, but this Willy Wonka decoration is totally non edible.

The one before had chocolate coins, but the music teacher Mr. Wibben wanted to keep as a decoration. Since Summer is here and I don't want him to deal with melted chocolate or an ant infestation, I decided to make a new one, without any food involved.
This time I had more time to choose nice colors of clay to make the candy.
And had time to search for other techniques to make them.
I even had time to play with them a little bit.
To make the base I used a plastic dome from a cake cover and a cardboard tube (this one I bought at Michaels).

I covered the plastic part with cardboard.

And wrapped both parts with nice paper.
After that I just glued everything together and started decorating with the candy around.

I made a hat using paper.
And my favorite thing this time, a little candy machine. I found a small light bulb and a piece in wood for a base. My husband cut and sanded the bottom of the lamp and removed the bulb inside.
Then I filled with tiny pompoms and painted the base red.
I love miniatures.
And putting the coins to make the floating hat was so much fun. The same way I did the last one, using a chopstick in the middle.

Then placing the signs I made in paper, which I design in the computer and cut in my Cricut machine.

And it was all done.

I hope Mr. Wibben likes this little "trophy" from his work with the kids this year. I can't imagine one teacher being able to work with 92 kids and having them putting a great show like they did this past Spring, doing after school rehearsals daily for hours and working so hard ( for 4 months, I would be dead).
Thank you Mr. Wibben.

Willy Wonka Party

Today is the cast party for the kids who participated in the Willy Wonka Jr. play and each parent is sending a snack for the kids.
I wanted to send something nice to them, but the logistics of sending food for 92 kids is a little complicated. To avoid allergies, messy food, accidents with utensils, I decided to be on the safe side and send chips and doritos.
But they deserve something more, so that is why I decided to make a floating hat dropping chocolate coins.

I started with my biggest baking pan and a paper bucket I got from Michaels.
The center needed to be taller so I taped chopsticks to make legs.
I found some very pretty paper at Michaels to wrap the containers.
The Cricut machine cut the letters to make a sign and the Willy Wonka bar with the golden ticket.
To decorate around I made some lollipops using clay.

The hat I made in paper.
To make the coins cascade, I had to make a hole in the bottom of the bucket to stick the end of chopsticks. Then I wrapped the base with aluminum foil, to secure a little more.

Then one by one I glued the coins with a little bit if hot glue.

Slowly I worked my way up, being careful not to collapse the tower.

Then I glued all the rest of the coins (110 of them, the nice salesperson from Party City double checked for me), all around.

And I glued the clay lollipops around to decorate.

The kids did such a great job on the rehearsals, the show...I really hope they have fun at the party.

They already created great memories for them, and for all their families who watched.