Share Funshine: Neighbor Share Sacks

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Summer is a great time for neighborhood fun! It’s perfect weather for the kids to play outside together and for cookouts or block parties the whole family can enjoy. Since we’re still relatively new to our neighborhood, we decided to come up with a little gift to get to know some of our neighbors better. Little Crafter and I created share sacks full of treats and messages to help us share a little “funshine” using some things we picked up at our local Walmart. {Speaking of which, keep reading to find out more about the Share Funshine contest where you can enter to win a $100 Walmart gift card daily!}

We chose a colorful mixture of candy plus a soft drink we thought our neighbors would enjoy. Many of the families in our neighborhood also have dogs, so we made sure to pick out a treat for them as well.

We used:

Dr Pepper® Cherry
Starburst® Original
Life Savers® Hard Candy Variety
Skittles® 14 oz.
Pedigree Dentastix® Beef Flavor

Printable Messages
8″ x 8″ Square of fabric
Scissors
Ribbon
Mason Jar

Here are the printable messages for you to download; simply right click on the image and save it to your computer. Or, you can certainly feel free to add a handwritten note instead.

Lay your fabric square on a table with the wrong side of the fabric facing you. Place the cut out messages on top.

Then, add candy! We used an assortment of Starburst® Original, Life Savers®, and Skittles®. {By the way, you can download the Blippar app from your Apple or Android store to scan your package and receive exclusive content.}

One of our neighbors in particular has an adorable small dog we often see when we’re playing outside, so we wanted to include a treat for him. I placed a few beef flavored Pedigree Dentastix® in a sealed bag {since no one wants beef flavored Skittles®} and included that with the candy.

Once the treats are assembled, just gather the sides of the fabric together to form a little pouch and tie a piece of ribbon around it. If you like, you can tie one of the messages on too, like we did. The final step is to fill a fun jar with Dr Pepper® Cherry and tie a coordinating piece of ribbon around the jar.

Now you have a sweet and simple treat that’s all ready to share with your neighbors and spread a little “funshine.”

And speaking of funshine, here is the “Share a Little Funshine” sweepstakes I mentioned:

Share a Little Funshine Sweepstakes

Good luck!
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