Adapt the viral soda bouquet into an energy drink bouquet for a spring or Easter teacher gift idea. Teachers need allll the energy and alll the chocolate! Give them both and more in this cute little gift.
This candy and gift bouquet includes an assortment of treats – chocolate flowers, candy in an Easter egg, lip balm, gift card and chocolate bunny all displayed on top of an energy drink. It’s great for teachers but also would make a fun spring or Easter coworker gift, employee gift, friend gift, etc.
Supplies For This Candy Bouquet (click underlined links to shop):
This is everything you’ll need to recreate this exact bouquet but feel free to make it your own. You could wrap lollipops to look like flowers, add faux flowers, swap out the gifts, the world is your oyster.
- Chocolate flower bouquet – I found my chocolate flowers at Five below. The same bouquet is available on Amazon but for more money.
- Soda, energy drink, or drink can of preference. I used a Spring Red Bull
- Floral foam – I picked up from Dollar Tree
- Knife and spoon
- Sharpie
- Wire cutters or sharp scissors
- Tissue paper
- Tape
- Rubber bands
- Ribbon – I used the ribbon wrapped around the chocolate flower bouquet box
- Skewers
- Mini Tic Tacs – or other small candy or gift that fits in a plastic Easter egg
- Plastic Easter egg – helpful if it has holes in the bottom to push the skewer into
- Gift card – I used the adorable bunny shaped Starbuck gift card
- Tape
- Hot glue
Directions to Assemble This Soda Bouquet
Follow these steps to assemble your candy gift bouquet on the drink can of your choice:
- Trace the bottom of the can onto the narrow end of the floral foam using a sharpie
- Cut around the outline with a knife going about 3/4 of an inch into the foam
- Using a spoon scoop out the center of the circle so that the can slides in about 3/4 of an inch
- Place the foam on top of your drink can.
- Place a piece of tissue paper over the top, securing just under the foam with a rubber band
- Hot glue the bunny to the center of the tissue paper covered foam
- Cut the chocolate flowers to your desired size and push the flowers into the foam. I cut a few of the leaves off the flower stems and pushed them into the foam as well.
- Attach lip balm, gift card and any other small gift to skewers with tape or hot glue and push them into the foam
- I hot glued a little bow to the front of the bunny.
- Insert a wooden skewer into the bottom hole of the Easter egg. You can add hot glue to secure it. Place the mini Tic Tacs or other gift or candy into the Easter egg. Press the skewer into the foam.
- Fold the tissue paper that is hanging down up to surround the bouquet. Secure with another rubber band and use hot glue to make it lay however you want it to. Cover the rubber band with ribbon and a bow. If you used the box of chocolate flowers, the bow around the box worked great for this step.
Your candy/gift/soda bouquet is ready to gift! Obviously you want to be careful transporting it so it doesn’t topple over.
Perfect for spring and Easter but swap out things out to adapt it for birthdays, celebrations, or simply to brighten someone’s day. It comes together quickly for a unique gift. Happy gifting!
