droolicious : candy

Unzipped Glass Bag Perpetually Open for Business

Aaron Burgess — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:30:00 GMT

It looks like a plain old plastic bag you left sitting out on the countertop, but don't try scooting the Unzipped Glass Bag into the kids' lunch pail. Made from hand-blown glass, Unzipped is a heavyweight, 5" tall dispenser that's ready for whatever bite-sized treats you care to fill it with. I'm partial to M&Ms, but I'm also overdue for a diet.

$19.99 from Perpetual Kid.

Edible Easter Grass!

Lisa Mulcahy — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:11:00 GMT

If your kid has ever tasted the plastic green stuff that passes for basket grass, surely he’ll flip over truly edible (and fruit flavored) Easter grass.

Love it or hate it, you have to admit Oriental Trading Company has some awesome stuff. O.k., you’ll have to flip through pages of chotchkes, but usually somewhere in the middle is a hidden gem like this edible Easter grass, $9.99 for a dozen 1 oz. bags. It’s sugar-free and comes in assorted apple, lemon and strawberry flavors. Need I say more?

Grosser Than Gross: Gummy Boo Boos Candy Scabs

Heather Kuldell — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:18:00 GMT

Ever want to lick the scab off a bandage? Someone out there must to have to create these Gummy Boo Boos Candy Scabs. Each piece of these gooey bandages features a gag-worthy red spot, and you can stick them onto you just like a real bandage. Ew! Ew! Ew! Of course, now that I’ve said that, I know some kindergartners who would love these.

Gross Out Trick or Treaters with Organ Harvest Gummy Candies

Heather Kuldell — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:07:00 GMT

Isn't it strange how children who will fight and pout and whine about eating a piece of broccoli eagerly will pop a gross-looking piece of candy in their mouths without a second thought? I get that the Organ Harvest Gummy Candies are really flavored like "mixed fruit" but they still look like hearts, intestines, brains and lungs. I suppose that's just one of those things that parents will never get, which I'm fine with as long as I don't have to eat any.

Candy Dot Bench

Lisa Mulcahy — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:28:00 GMT

Call it branding genius, clever marketing or maybe just kitschy fun, but this NYC design firm has mastered the art of melding nostalgic icons of 80s childhood with modern furniture and accessories.

Forget the old sex sells adage, it’s emotional attachment and “remember when” moments that can sell anything. Just one glance at Jellio’s Button Bench, $1,400, flashes me back to a five-and-dime shop my mom used to take me after doctor appointments. If I was good I got a roll of candy dots. (Ahh … I can still taste the paper that always managed to stick to the back of those sugary sweet treats.) The candy dot bench brings a little piece of that memory home. Covered in pink, blue, and yellow rubber dots that squish down when you sit on them and pop back when you get up, the white acrylic bench would be a great playroom piece.

Put Your Own Photo on Candy with My M&M's

Chris Ford — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:20:00 GMT

Looking for a party favor or birth announcement gift that you've absolutely never seen before? The melt-in-your-mouth-not-in-your-hand candy M&M's has recently launched "My M&M's," the customizable, printable chocolate. And it just might be that perfect party favor.

The process itself is pretty simple. You upload a photo to the web site, enter a message (if you want one) and it gives you a rough approximation of what the candy will look like. Then apparently a "graphic specialist will work with the photo(s) you uploaded to provide the best reproduction quality possible." Which means that it's more than a computer that will decide how the candy will look, which makes me trust the whole process a lot more.

It's not cheap, but it's not incredibly expensive either. They have all sorts of packaging options from gift bags, glass boxes to teddy bears, but the minimum order seems to be three 7 oz. bags for $12.99 each ($38.97). You can also get a five pound box for $162.50 or a ten pound box for $312.50, which seems like a lot, but for something like a wedding might be one of the less expensive things in the party budget.

Check out all the options at MyMMs.com.

Best Party Favors Ever!

Sarah Verdone — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:03:00 GMT

Happy April Fool's Day. You can buy candy cancer sticks at Archie McPhee if you must, but I prefer more benign items like their yodelling pickle or squirrel underpants.

Year-Round Easter Project: Make Your Own Peeps

Aaron Burgess — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:20:00 GMT

Can't get enough Peeps at Easter? I can, but that's beside the point: The Peeps Marshmallow Maker ($26 at Fred Flare, though stock's temporarily run dry) is an old favorite that lets you injection-mold as much of the pink and yellow marshmallowy goop as your belly can take. At least until it's time for a refill, at which point you'll need to fork over $8 (that's around eight prepackaged Peeps packs, if you're keeping tabs) for more mix.

A few years ago, the pop-culture obsessives at X-Entertainment snagged their own Peeps Marshmallow Maker and put it through the paces: The outcome looks gruesome, but according to X-E's review, "These homegrown Peeps taste even better than the store-bought variety. They might look a little off, but they've got it where it counts." Full 1,623-word review, complete with visuals, here -- and stick around till the end, 'cause they also cover Cadbury Creme Eggs!

Toilet Training: How to Sweeten the Deal

Sarah Verdone — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:31:00 GMT

The toilet covers are available in milk, white or semi-sweet chocolate for $13. Just make sure the kids brush their teeth really well afterwards.

Wall Candy

modmom — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:02:00 GMT

Smiley-faced wall vinyl sweets that brighten up your room + are totally removable
(but not re-usable) so you can smile too. Simply arrange shapes, peel, stick + enjoy!

$20 at Fred Flare