How to Make Witch Broom Lollipops
Cut a fringe on a piece of tissue paper to look like the bottom of a witch's broom! These witch broom lollipops are such a cute Halloween favor, the perfect combination of spooky and sweet.
Yield: 1 Halloween lollipop favor
Cost: $1
Equipment
- Painter's tape (or washi tape)
- Glue tape (optional)
Materials
- Tissue paper (orange, black, green, or purple)
- Tootsie pop (or other lollipop)
- Halloween pencil
- Thin black ribbon (1/8 inch)
Instructions
Step 1: Find what you need
- Gather your supplies and materials.
Step 2: Fold and cut the tissue paper
- Cut a piece of tissue paper in half (the remaining piece should be about 10 by 17 inches).
- Fold the tissue paper in half lengthwise.
- Then fold it in half the other way. Repeat another 2 times (3 folds total).
- Begin making cuts up from the short side of the tissue paper.Make the cut about 1/4 inch wide and continue until there's between 1/2 to 3/4 inches uncut at the top.
- Repeat, creating even cuts until you reach the other side.
- Open up the folded edge and cut up the middle of this piece. This ensures that all pieces of the fringe are roughly the same size.
- You should now have a fringed piece of tissue paper that will make up the sweeping part of the broom.
Step 3: Connect the lollipop to the pencil
- Attach a lollipop to a pencil with 1 to 2 pieces of painter's tape or washi tape (something that can easily be removed later).
Step 4: Wrap the tissue paper around the "stick" base
- Unfold the tissue paper and place it with the short edge towards you.
- Set the lollipop and pencil bundle onto the end of the tissue paper.The top of the lollipop stick should be just inside the uncut edge of the paper.
- Begin rolling the tissue paper around the pencil and lollipop. Hold the paper tight at the top while you do this.
- Continue wrapping the tissue paper around the pencil and lollipop until you reach the end.Adjust the tissue paper as you wrap it, keeping the fringe pointed down and the top part fairly even.
- Optional: Once you've finished wrapping, keep the tissue paper in place with a bit of glue tape.(Be careful you don't rip the tissue paper when you do this!)
Step 5: Finish off the broom with a bow
- Cut a 10 inch piece of thin black ribbon. Tie the ribbon around the top of the tissue paper and make a bow.
- Your witch broom lollipop is complete!
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Notes
Looking for more Halloween treats? Here's a few of our favourites:
Candy Melt Pumpkin Bowls
Tissue Paper Pumpkin Favors
Halloween Pasta