Inspired by Easter egg hunts and how much kids love finding special treats and treasures in their own backyard, I wanted to create a summer treasure hunt for Ruby and her besties that could be made and enjoyed any time of year.
We custom-designed these wrappers (download the templates below) that can be printed on glassine paper through a regular laser printer. With some fun graphics, they instantly become the perfect wrapper for treats and small toys to hide for the hunt!
The kids had so much fun looking for treasure and then opening them up to discover little treats and other fun toys. Here's how to make these DIY Treat Wrappers…
You'll need:
-glassine paper
-letter-sized card stock
-masking tape
-laser printer
-Oh Joy custom templates (download here or create your own artwork)
-scissors
-treats and small, age-appropriate toys
-optional: baskets to collect treats
Here's how:
1. Cut sheets of glassine paper and use masking tape to secure them to letter-sized card stock. This will allow you to be able to feed the glassine through a laser printer. Follow your printer's directions so you know which way to feed it through to print on the correct side.
2. Print our templates (or your own artwork) onto the glassine. Let dry at least one hour to make sure the ink is dry to the touch before removing the masking tape and glassine from each sheet.
3. Wrap small toys or treats (we used bite-sized pieces of Quaker Chewy granola bars) in the paper and twist the ends like candy.
4. Hide in your backyard or a local park and send the kids on fun summer treasure hunt!
This post is brought to you in collaboration with Quaker Chewy. Quaker Chewy helps give kids the energy they need to play and is helping Fuel Backyard Fun all summer long. All content, ideas, and words are my own. Thanks for supporting the sponsors that allow me to create new and special content like this for Oh Joy.
{Produced by the Oh Joy team: creative direction by Joy Cho, photography by Casey Brodley, design by Angie Stalker, styling and production by Julia Wester.}
Oh, Joy! You are full of great ideas!! Now I need to go run a get me a printer, so I can take advantage of your expertise!
Oh my girls would love this! I am going to book mark this, thx!!
Awww, so cute!!
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I love that you used granola bars instead of candy and that you wrapped up little toys too. So cute!!!
xoxo
Taylor
Cool, that’s genius! Thanks for sharing
LOVE the designs. Thanks for sharing!! My kids are going to have so much fun.
I LOVE Ruby’s little tunic!!! Can you please share the designer?
Thanks Sarah!
Its by I Love Gorgeous:
http://www.ilovegorgeous.co.uk/
Joy
This is a great idea to bond with our kids. Each member of the family can enjoy this activity and adults can have fun preparing all the treats. What kind of art paper did you use to wrap the candy and toys?
Oh my gosh so cute!
x Lily
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Hello!
We used glassine paper. Glad you like it!
Joy
This is the cutest thing ever! Your ideas are amazing…off to download and try this as soon as possible with my teenagers, maybe as incentive to get them out of bed on summer mornings!
Very cute idea! My boys LOVED easter egg hunting. I’m sure they would love this as well. These wrappers would also be great for party favors.
Such a cute, happy idea!
What a great idea to have a summer treasure hunt since everyone loves Easter egg hunts! A start of a great family tradition.
I love Ruby’s friend’s dress too — any hint where to get it?
Hi Melissa,
Her friends striped dress is from Target 😉
Joy
You are full of great ideas, these are so neat. The girls are going to love them!
Thank you!
Joy
This is sooo much fun! Thank you for a great idea to entertain my daughter at least 1….1.5? years from now, hah! And Oh myyyyy I love Ruby’s outfit. I need it in my size, it’s just too chic and cute.
Lovely, these are great, for adults too I think!
You have just given me some ideas for my boyfriends advent calendar for christmas! (I know its only july! but these things need planning)
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