A candy bar at your party: what do you put out and how much do you need?
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by Verpakkingdeals.nl
5 min reading time
A candy table that works isn't more expensive, but better organised. This is how you calculate how much you need, what to put in the middle, and how to prevent half of it from ending up in the bin afterwards.
At most parties, the sweets are placed in two bowls at the corner of the table. Within half an hour, one is empty, the other is full of what no one wanted, and there's paper everywhere. A well-functioning candy station isn't more expensive—it's just better organized: one eye-catcher, three or four varieties, something to scoop with, and something to take it away in.
Below is how to set that up: first calculate, then display, then clean up. The approach works just as well for a children's party as for a birthday, an open day, or a club night.
Start with calculating, not buying
Most people buy too much of one type and not enough variety. So, first calculate how much you need. Take the number of guests, determine how many pieces you want to offer per guest, and add them up. If you're planning for twenty guests at three pieces per person, you need sixty pieces—not sixty bags.
A candy station needs one thing that people gravitate towards. A gumball machine does that job better than any bowl: it dispenses automatically, it makes noise, and children come back twice instead of grabbing a handful once.
Don't place the machine at the edge of the table but slightly further back, with the rest around it. Otherwise, there will soon be a queue right in the walkway.
Working with height
Laying everything flat on the table is the quickest way to make your candy station look empty while there's still plenty there. Use height: something in the middle, then lower towards the edges. An Acrylic Transparent Stair Display with 6 steps costs €34.95 and is transparent, so it doesn't visually take up space. There is also an Acrylic Stair Display in 6 layers for €29.95. Lollipops on sticks stand upright, small bags lie flat on the bottom step.
Loose candies are best kept in a jar with a lid instead of an open bowl: fewer hands in it, less dried-out candy at the end of the evening. A Storage Jar with Lid costs €9.95 and can continue to be used in the kitchen cupboard afterward.
Variety: sweet, sour, hard, and soft
Three or four types are enough, but make sure they differ from each other. The practical classification: something chocolate, something soft or chewy, something on a stick, and something savory or fruity for those who don't feel like sweets.
Three things that ruin a candy table. Hands: place a scoop, tongs, or spoon with each open jar, and keep the supply you haven't yet displayed separate in the kitchen. This way, you can refill halfway through without throwing away the rest. Warmth: chocolate and a table next to the heater or under a spotlight don't mix. Place chocolate as much as possible in the shade or refill that bowl later. Leftovers: packaged candy can simply be put back for next time, but loose candies that have been on the table cannot. That's immediately an argument to buy more in individual packaging than you might have intended.
If you want guests to take something home, provide something to put it in—small bags or boxes from the Gift Packaging & Gift Boxes collection. It also saves you clean-up work: what goes out the door, you don't have to throw away.
A short checklist
Number of guests × pieces per guest = the quantity you need.
Choose three to four different varieties.
One eye-catcher in the middle, the rest arranged around it with varying heights.
Scoop with each open jar, lid on what you don't display.
Bags or boxes for what goes home.
You can browse the Candy collection and Lollipops; for the table itself, there are Party Supplies and Food & Drink Accessories. Are you shopping for a larger event and want to know what's in a display box or how much is in stock? Send an email to info@verpakkingdeals.nl—we'll find out the quantity for you before you order.
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