How to Create a Festive Candy Corn Garland

This adorable candy corn banner is more sweet than spooky. It’s also a fun, easy craft project the kids will eat up!

Kids love Halloween, so let them go wild with the crafting supplies. Keep the project simple, and you'll love mixing it in with your existing seasonal décor.

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Kids love Halloween, so let them go wild with the crafting supplies. Keep the project simple, and you'll love mixing it in with your existing seasonal décor.

Photo by: Tomas Espinoza

Tomas Espinoza

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Here's what you'll need:

  • Black Yarn
  • Cardboard
  • Cup & Quarter (for tracing)
  • Pencil
  • Scissors
  • Tape
  • Yellow Craft Paint
  • Orange Craft Paint
  • Paintbrushes
  • Paper Plates
  • Command® Adjustables™ Products (for hanging)

Step 1: Paint Candy Corn

First, gather several paper plates, keeping one as your artist's palette. Starting near the center, paint a circle in yellow, leaving white space in the middle. With the orange paint, fill in the outer section, then set each plate aside to dry.

HGTV Urban Oasis 2019 in Minneapolis, MN

HGTV Urban Oasis 2019 in Minneapolis, MN

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Tomas Espinoza

Step 2: Keep Count

Each plate will create eight candy corn pieces, so be sure to paint enough to accommodate your banner’s length.

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Step 3: Cut Pieces

Once the paint is dry, cut each plate into eight equal sections.

HGTV Urban Oasis 2019 in Minneapolis, MN

HGTV Urban Oasis 2019 in Minneapolis, MN

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Tomas Espinoza

Step 4: Create Pom-Pom Guide

To make pom-poms, you'll need to make a cardboard guide. Place a 4 to 5-inch diameter glass on top of your cardboard scrap and trace around it. Then place a quarter in the center of that circle and trace around it, too. Now cut out the smaller circle, leaving a gap, so you’re left with a cardboard “C”.

HGTV Urban Oasis 2019 in Minneapolis, MN

HGTV Urban Oasis 2019 in Minneapolis, MN

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Tomas Espinoza

Step 5: Wrap Pom-Poms

To make the pom-pom, lay the lead yarn on the cardboard to mimic the C shape, then wrap the guide about three times to get a fluffy pom-pom. When done, snip the yarn along the outer edge of the cardboard guide, then tie off the pom-pom using the lead yarn.

HGTV Urban Oasis 2019 in Minneapolis, MN

HGTV Urban Oasis 2019 in Minneapolis, MN

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Tomas Espinoza

Step 6: Assemble Banner

With all the candy corn prepped and pom-poms made, you’re ready to assemble the banner. Cut a long piece of yarn to the desired length, then lay it out on a workspace. Using tape, attach the candy corn pieces, spacing them a few inches apart. Every four to five pieces of candy corn, tie on a pom-pom, and trim any stray pieces of yarn, as needed.

HGTV Urban Oasis 2019 in Minneapolis, MN

HGTV Urban Oasis 2019 in Minneapolis, MN

Photo by: Tomas Espinoza

Tomas Espinoza

Step 7: Hang it Up!

Be sure to leave enough yarn on the ends to hang the banner and embellish it with a few pom-poms. If you forget, you can always tie on extra yarn and hide any knots with a pom-pom. You can use few tiny Command® Adjustables™ Hooks (for hanging) to drape the banner practically anywhere in your home!

This year treat your walls to Command Hooks. Hang up seasonal décor with removable hooks or Velcro strips, and it'll be that much easier to take it all down and store it away for next year. Because nothing's scarier than having to patch holes after the holidays!

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This year treat your walls to Command Hooks. Hang up seasonal décor with removable hooks or Velcro strips, and it'll be that much easier to take it all down and store it away for next year. Because nothing's scarier than having to patch holes after the holidays!

Photo by: Tomas Espinoza

Tomas Espinoza

Step 8: Store for Next Year

Whether it’s displayed over a door, across your child’s headboard or used in an elaborate party backdrop- this delicious little craft project is a keeper!

If you’re hosting a Halloween party this year, make sure guests know what to wear ahead of time- especially if the soiree is a little dressy OR requires an awesome costume.

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