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Hey party peeps! It’s that time of year…Basketball in March! Time to throw parties for all the games! Need ideas? Today I’m sharing with you my idea to setup a Basketball Party Candy Bar featuring Skittles! While watching the games, Skittles are the perfect sweet treat. They happen to be one of our favorites and their “Taste The Rainbow” tagline inspired this candy bar design.
LET’S GO SHOPPING!
I thought it would be cool to create a Skittles “Taste The Rainbow” Candy Bar where I would separate the candy by color and create a rainbow of candy containers with scoops so that guests could create their own rainbow mix. To do this I would need big bags of Skittles to fully stock a candy table and when I say big, I mean big! So I headed to my local Sam’s Club to pickup three 54 oz. bags of Skittles which was the exact amount I needed to fill each of my 5 clear candy bowls with each color candy. Look for the palette of 54 oz. bags of Skittles in your local Sam’s Club.
GIRLFRIEND TIP I got the kids and hubby involved in separating the candy by color…they spread the Skittles out on cookie sheets which made it easier to separate.
LET’S DECORATE!
To decorate this tablescape, I decided to go with a denim table cloth to bring in the blue color that was missing in the Skittles candy mix but was important for the rainbow concept. How fabulous is this basketball table prop set? The mini basketball backboards, bleacher seats and scoreboard are all I need to bring in the basketball theme. Then to create an actual rainbow of candy, I used 2 of my stackable candy jars to create a tall Rainbow Tower of Skittles! As guests arrive, I display the candy this way which always gets noticed and then once the game starts, I place each bowl out separately (lined up in the colors of the rainbow) along with candy scoops and black and white striped candy bags so that guests can make their own rainbow mix of Skittles then go sit down with and enjoy the game. When the party is over, guests can fill the bags with the leftover candy to make their own take-home goody bags.
GIRLFRIEND TIP When setting up a color coordinated candy bar, be sure to use clear containers so you can clearly see the colors of the candy.
HALFTIME GAMETIME!
At halftime, I use the basketball backboard props as a fun game! I know…I know…how can resist the urge to try and make a basket with these cool small foam basketballs! But it’s not that easy! Ramp up the competition by including a college basketball trivia game to the mix! Each person picks a card, another person reads them the question and if they get it right they get to take a shot trying to get the foam basketballs into the hoop. What a fun way to entertain your guests during halftime, right!
For more ideas using Skittles be sure to visit Skittles.com and follow Skittles on Facebook.
ARE YOU PLANNING A COLLEGE BASKETBALL PARTY THIS MARCH?
Why not try this idea. Your guests will love it. Candy buffets are just as popular with adults as they are with little kids. Watch how many oohs and aahs you get when you set up a candy bar like this!
Cheers!
Tonya
WHERE DID SHE GET THAT?
– Styling & photography: Soiree Event Design
– 54 oz bags of Skittles: Sam’s Club
– Basketball backboard props: Hello My Sweet
– Black and white striped candy bags: Hoopla Events
I love, love, love the Skittles bar. I’ve loved Skittles for as long as I can remember, and I always have to eat the flavors separately.
What a beautiful post! I love how you incorporated my favourite snack into a beautiful basketball themed party!! Did you actually sort those all by hand! WOW!
YES!!! We sorted them by hand. It was actually fun getting the kids and hubby’s help. It became pretty competitive as to who could sort the fastest!
Can I say I am a huge Skittles fan. I cannot spend a day without eating them. I love your set up: just stunning
Those looks so much fun! I love every color available in skittles. That shoe key chain is super cute!
I love love love this idea. It is perfect for a kid’s party, and as an added bonus it pleases my OCD.
What a cute candy table! Simple, elegant yet fun!
Omg these are some pretty great skittles ideas… I just wouldn’t wanna be the oneti have to sort the colors…. Omg would take forever lol
Oohh Skittles are definitely love! I can imagine myself digging into the red ones! 🙂
Very cute setup those are very colorful and looks so sweet candies I love this setup and skittles too.
How long did it take you to sort those? Great set up, bright and colorful but still good for guys(or girls)
I’m not planning any parties, but I just want to get some skittles right now 🙂
Beautiful photos and settings – I love how you got your hubby and little ones involved in separating out the colors of the skittles – and just the skittles tower idea is wonderful – great work! 🙂
A candy bar would be fun and of course colorful. We love skittles here and this would be amazing.
That seems like a great idea! I love the idea of separating the skittle colours!
I love the parties you throw. All the colors and treats are so much fun. Sure to be a hit!
What a delicious looking candy bar and I agree that you need to use clear containers in order to see the colours of the candy. Fun games as well! Basketball trivia sound so fun,
What a fun, colorful party! I just love it!
That’s fun that you incorporated the basketball theme. My second oldest used to play. 🙂
First off.. GO DUKE! haha and I don’t really do any parties for basketball, at least not here, I live in UVA Nation and when I move back to NC I plan to!
This is awesome! What a great idea. My son would flip over this! Also, I love skittles so that is just pure amazing!
Skittles really brighten up any party, don’t they? Love this!
This is so cool! I love the idea of a candy bar. I’m sure my boys would love this.
This is such a great idea for a party! I love skittles! They’re so addictive!
this is so wonderful – i totally love the idea and i love skittles too.
I really love this idea. I am not having any basketball parties for myself but my son has friends over to watch so I would do this for them.
Very creative! Love the presentation and how colorful it is. You are definitely a pro when it comes to that. 😉
It’s like being in Skittles heaven! I am SO throwing a Skittles party! #client
Oh my goodness! I love this idea, and I don’t even like basketball! I’m going to remember this for next year when my grandson is a little older.
Wow this party looks liek so much fun, everything is so colorful and creative. Skittles are one of my favorite candies, I can never get enough of them!
Such a cool idea. Just in time for March Madness too. Thank you for sharing.