24 Edible Food Crafts

Want to eat what you craft? Want to craft with food? These 24 edible food crafts have a little of both. Get cute ideas for edible food crafts or ways to repurpose food as a craft material. We've also got food-inspired craft projects and super sweet candy crafts to make! Get the whole family involved in edible crafting and check out the fun food crafts for kids. Who ever said it's not polite to play with your food? Your kids will love using food as a craft medium (and you will too!). This is a great way to use up stale candy and other food that you'd rather not eat. Next time you're feeling crafty, skip the craft store and head to your cupboard. 

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24 Edible Food Crafts
Table of Contents 

• Crafts You Can Eat
   
• Delicious Candy Crafts
   
• Craft with Food
   
• Food Inspired Projects

Crafts You Can Eat

Edible food crafts make great party foods and favors. What better excuse to craft delicious and clever treats than a party? Make a decorative topiary to display homemade cookies or candy, or give away crafty treats as the party favor at the end of the night. Edible crafts can fit with any party theme too. And don't forget edible gifts! Food is the universal way to say "I love you," so make someone you love a homemade, edible gift.

1. Wedding Cookie Favor
    
2. Meringue Cookie Topiary
    
3. Amazing and Edible Chocolate Body Scrub
    
4. Yummy Edible Bird's Nest
    
5. Bird Candy Favors
    
6. Yummy Hot Cocoa in a Jar
    
7. Candy and Cookie Turkeys
    
8. Cookie House

Delicious Candy Crafts

There's nothing sweeter than candy! Make delicious candy crafts to eat or decorate with and you'll bring out the sweet tooth in anyone. These edible food crafts are sure to please even the pickiest of eaters.

9. Gumball Party Necklace
    
10. Candy Kiss Mice
     
11. Candy Bouquet
     
12. Yummy Spring Blooms
     
13. Candy Flowers Centerpiece

Craft with Food

These projects might not actually be edible food crafts, but they are a great way to craft with food! You can make so many different things with stale, expired food, or candy that is better off not being used as food. While you can't eat these crafts, you can certainly enjoy them as gifts, decorations, and of course, party accessories!

14. Ice Cream Cone Party Hat
     
15. Pastel Candy Topiaries
     
16. Jelly Bean Jar
     
17. Peppermint Christmas Trees
     
18. Gumball Party Centerpiece
     
19. Sugar High Topiary

Food Inspired Projects

Once you finish making these edible food crafts, you can start working on these food-inspired projects. If you don't feel like eating your crafts or crafting with food for whatever reason, why not craft something that looks like food? These ideas would be great decorations for a candyland themed party or gifts for a chef. Use your imagination!

20. Faux Candy Garland
     
21. Cinnamon Christmas Ornaments
     
22. Spicy Gingerbread Ornaments
     
23. Donut Pin Cushion
     
24. Cupcake Bath Bombs