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Holiday DIY: Mickey & Minnie Sweet Jar Centerpieces

Add some Mickey and Minnie magical touches to your holiday table this year with these adorable centerpieces from Disney Family. These DIY centerpieces are a fun and a great way to add some candy to the table too.

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What You’ll Need

  • 3 regular pedestal jars with lids
  • Painter’s tape
  • Red, green and gold spray paint
  • Scissors
  • Chalk or marker
  • Black and white foam
  • Hot glue gun
  • Red and white polka dot ribbon
  • Christmas ribbon
  • Green garland, gold tinsel, holly leaves, red foil bows
  • Holiday candies and candy canes
  • Small red, green and gold ornaments

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How To Make It

  1. Separate the glass, bases and lids of three regular pedestal jars. If the jars do not separate from the bases, cover the glass with painter’s tape. Set the bases and lids on sheets of old newspaper and spray one matching base and lid with red, one with gold and one with green paint. Let the paint dry, then remove the tape if you used it.

2. Trace around a circular object with chalk six times on a piece of black foam to create three pairs of mouse ears. A cake plate or round coaster should be ideal but choose an item to trace that’s an appropriate size for your pedestal jars. Cut out the ear shapes with scissors.

3. Reassemble the glass, bases and lids of the pedestal jars. Apply a 2- to 3-inch line of hot glue along the inner edge of one of the mouse ears and immediately press it onto the glass part of one of the jars so that it sticks out to the left. Hold the ear in place with your fingers until the glue has dried. Glue a second ear so that it sticks out at the right side of the jar in the same manner. Repeat this for the two other jars.

4. Draw two small ovals on white foam to resemble Mickey’s buttons. Cut them out and glue them to the front of the red pedestal jar base, about 1 inch apart. The red base should now resemble Mickey’s shorts.

5. Tie pieces of red and white polka dot ribbon around the handles on top of the green and gold pedestal jar lids to resemble Minnie’s bow.

6. Wrap strands of green garland around the bases of the jars. Arrange other festive decorations, such as strands of gold tinsel, holly leaves and red foil bows, around the bases of the jars. Glue these decorations in place if necessary.

7. Arrange the three jars in the middle of the dinner table as a centerpiece that becomes a party game for the family. Fill a with small red, gold and green ornaments. Fill the other two jars with red and green candies and candy canes. Count the candies as you put them in the jar and make a secret note of the total number.

8. Have every member of the family guess how many candies there are in the middle jar. Whoever is the closest to the correct number wins the centerpiece full of candy.

Make these centerpieces your own with different types of holiday candies.

Source:Disney Family

About Jennifer Retzlaff

My name is Jennifer Retzlaff and I became a lifelong Disney fan during my first trip to Walt Disney World in 6th grade. From that moment, Disney became a big part of my life. I live in Iowa with my husband and two kids who are growing up too quickly for my liking. I started introducing my love for Disney early to my family with a Disney honeymoon and then trips when our youngest of 18 months. Since then, our family has been to Walt Disney World over five times and we continue to plan and dream for the next trip. I love the magic that Disney brings to people through the theme parks, cruises, adventures and movies they create. As a teacher, I try to bring that magic into my classroom to help kids believe that “If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It.” I recently reached a dream of mine as I joined Magic Vacation Planner as a personal travel advisor. With this team, I can now help others plan magical vacations. As a passionate writer, I also have my own blog at magicalvacationsbyjen which is also where you can follow me on instagram for trip reviews along with tips and tricks for your next magical vacation.