Sweet-filled paper cone

A lovely homemade gift to mark that very first day at school

The first day of school is a real milestone – and what better way to mark this unforgettable moment than to make your own paper cone filled with sweets? This German surprise is traditionally given to young children on their first day of school. Make your own unique version of this cone and watch their eyes light up! It also serves as a brilliant memento to help those little ones through their very first day. By using vibrant colours, glittery highlights and creative touches you can transform this homemade cone of sweets into a really eye-catching treat.

Categories: School and desk
Special gifts
Summer
Products: Fibre and felt pens
Fineliners
Materials: Paper, carton and cardboard
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Downloads: Images (ZIP)

Step-by-step

Step 1

You can see all the materials you need to make your own sweet-filled cone at a glance in this photo: a pair of scissors, craft paper in various colours, an empty crisps tube, a hot glue gun, our edding 1340 brush pens, edding 1200 glitter colour pens and an edding 55 fineliner, plus a UHU Stic.

Step 2

First, think what design you’d like to create – coloured circles, perhaps, or maybe stripes or little stars? Next, take a sheet of white paper and design your chosen pattern using glitter colour pens and brush pens. This will serve as a colourful outer layer for your school cone.

Step 3

As soon as your design is ready, take the sheet of paper and wrap it around the crisps tube. Use the glue stick to fix it securely, making sure the original packaging design on the crisp tube is completely covered up.

Step 4

Now it’s time for some finer touches: using the black fineliner, add additional details – fine lines, little patterns or edging will all give your cone a special touch. It’s entirely up to you whether you do this before or after gluing the paper to the crisps tube.

Step 5

Next, take your template, cut it out and place it on a pink sheet of craft paper. Trace the outline and then cut around the template once more.

Step 6

Now use the edding 1200 glitter colour pen to colour in the centre of the shape you have just cut out. Draw a circle in the colour of your choosing. This will later serve as the top of your school cone, made to resemble a pencil tip.

Step 7

Now glue the two inner edges of your cut-out shape together using a hot glue gun to create a tip and leave it to dry for a short time.

Step 8

Once your “pencil tip” has completely cooled, use the hot glue gun to stick it to the lid or the upper edge of the crisps tube to create the typical shape of a pencil.

Step 9

You can now fill your cone with whatever you wish – sweets, crayons or a mini surprise. And there you have it: a colourful gift that’s just perfect for the very first day of school!