The machine

1. 1

   Cut the top off the bottle

   Cut the top part off a plastic bottle, below the round shoulder. Keep the top with the neck and take off the cap. Turned upside down, this top is the candy jar.

   

2. 2

   Draw a circle on the cup

   Turn the paper cup upside down. Hold the bottle cap in the middle of the bottom and draw around it with a pencil.

   

3. 3

   Cut out the circle

   Cut along the line with a craft knife and take the paper circle out.

   

4. 4

   Fit the bottle into the hole

   Push the bottle neck down into the hole. The bottle should stand on the cup, neck down.

   

5. 5

   Mark the slot

   Take the bottle off again. Draw a straight line across the side of the cup, just under the bottom with the hole. This is where the drawer will go in.

   

6. 6

   Cut the slot

   Cut along the line with a craft knife to make a long, thin slot.

   

7. 7

   Cut the drawer from a plate

   Cut a long tongue shape from the paper plate. Keep a piece of the wavy rim at one end: that is the handle you pull.

   

8. 8

   Slide the drawer in

   Push the plate strip through the slot so it lies flat right under the hole. Now the hole is closed.

   

9. 9

   Cut a little door

   Below the drawer handle, draw an arch on the side of the cup, going down to the rim.

   

   Cut out the arch. This is the door where the candies roll out.

   

10. 10

    Put the jar on top

    Set the bottle back into the hole, neck down. The machine now stands on its own.

    

Hello Kitty’s face

1. 11

   Open the capsule

   Open a mini plastic capsule. One half is the dome lid that sits on the bottle.

   

2. 12

   Glue on the ears

   Glue the two paper ears to the dome with hot glue.

   

3. 13

   Add the face

   Stick on the eyes and the little nose.

   

4. 14

   Add the bow

   Put a foam tape square on the back of the bow. It lifts the bow a little off the dome.

   

   Press the bow next to one ear.

   

5. 15

   Wrap a red band

   Wrap a red paper strip around the top of the cup, where the bottle sits. Glue the end down with a dot of hot glue.

   

Candy time

1. 16

   Fill it with candies

   Check that the drawer is pushed all the way in. Spoon small candies into the bottle, then put the Hello Kitty dome on top.

   

2. 17

   Pull the drawer

   Stand the machine on a paper plate. Pull the drawer out a little and the candies roll out of the door onto the plate. Push it back in to stop them.

   

3. 18

   Make the whole gang

   Make Cinnamoroll with long white ears and a blue band, and Pochacco with floppy black ears and a green band. Fill each one with a different kind of candy.

   

   Your Sanrio candy station is ready.

Make it easier.

• Use small candies. They flow easily through the bottle neck. For bigger sweets, use a bottle with a wider opening.
• Decorate your favourite character. The same machine works for any Sanrio friend. Only the ears, face and band change.
• Reuse party supplies. Paper cups and plates left over from a party are just right for this.