Sweet jars....

kayandy_2

Hi, every year I get my little brother and my cus a jar of sweets like what they have in shops for pick n mix which are about 20 pound each!! So this year I had a idea to make them myself using sweets I know they will eat!! My question is do you think it's a good idea? And do you have any ideas on where I can get some tubs for the sweets from preferably ones like in shop for pick and mix please help guys....

TimBear

I'm not sure about empty jars but I know my local TK Maxx has some 'retro' jars of sweets, with classic sweets inside for less a fiver each, so may be worth a look?

kayandy_2

Yea thankyou I'll have a look in my local tkmaxx on Monday

andymandy

my local market sell off their plastic sweet boxes for a donation when they are empty, it may be an idea to have a look where you live to see if anywhere else does this

04624181

kayandy wrote: »

Hi, every year I get my little brother and my cus a jar of sweets like what they have in shops for pick n mix which are about 20 pound each!! So this year I had a idea to make them myself using sweets I know they will eat!! My question is do you think it's a good idea? And do you have any ideas on where I can get some tubs for the sweets from preferably ones like in shop for pick and mix please help guys....

Ikea do some clear glass jars with a silver screw top lid, quite large for less than a £1 each. sounds like a great idea to do it yourself, at least you get to choose the sweets for them.

kayandy_2

Ooo I completely forgot about ikea I'll have to have a look there!! Thankyou there are no shops near me any more that sell these types if sweets there was one but he closed down last year!!

alex21

Asda and Tesco both do a storage jar with silver coloured screw on lid for about £1.50. It's not quite as big as the shop jars but sort of sits at an angle if you know what I mean. My stepdad gets one every year packed with as many liquorice alsorts as I can get in. Holds a couple of pounds but it's hard to be accurate as I eat a lot as I go along!!!:rotfl:

lovelylaura01

QD had large jars for about £2 they looked good and perfect for sweeties

ocemeer

I'm using the containers you get with whiskey the cardboard tubes and covering them with christmassy paper, Could always use a pringles tube ir something similar. If you know the ladies in the local CS they may keep an eye out for you

kayandy_2

Thanks for the ideas guys

PenguinOfDeath

alex21 wrote: »

Asda and Tesco both do a storage jar with silver coloured screw on lid for about £1.50. It's not quite as big as the shop jars but sort of sits at an angle if you know what I mean. :

Yep I got one of these for the OH last Xmas, filled it with the 3 for a pound packs they do there, he loved it!

In fact, my mum did 'sweetie jars' for me and my brother for years, she always took the jar/containers back in the new year to refill next Xmas!