Easy Retirement Party Centerpiece {Cheers to the Golden Years Candy Cups}

Looking for an easy retirement party centerpiece? Come see how to make these easy “cheers to the golden years” candy cups!

A few weeks ago, my mother-in-law asked me to help make decorations for my father-in-laws retirement party. 

She didn’t want to go overboard, but wanted decor that was easy and festive. I saw something similar to these on pinterest, but knew I could make them cheaper (and put my own spin on them)!

Free, printable tutorial is below, but first a few tips:

I linked in the DIY card to the labels I used, but they’re a bit on the pricey side (and do not ship free). These Avery 2.5″ round labels are a much better value, and would work as well as the square labels I used.

I also linked to the plastic wine cups that I used and they were great, BUT, if your hot glue is too hot, or you use too much of it, the straw could easily poke a hole through the bottom of the plastic cup. Just be careful if you use hot glue for this.

Instead, I think one from this list of Best Glue for Plastic would probably work better.

Let’s talk candy! I found my various “golden” themed candies at Dollar Tree and Target, but Amazon has a good selection, too. I linked to some good options in the card.

I made this printable design that you can download and add to your label template: “cheers to the golden years”

Easy Retirement Party Centerpiece {Cheers to the Golden Years Candy Cups}

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Looking for an easy retirement party centerpiece? Come see how to make these easy "cheers to the golden years" candy cups!

Active Time 45 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Difficulty Easy

Materials

• Avery 3" Square Labels
• Gold Glitter Cardstock
• Black Cardstock
• Plastic Wine Cups
• Black Striped Straws
• Gold Candies

Tools

• Printer
• Scissors or Paper Cutter
• Hot Glue

Instructions

1. Using an appropriate template for your labels (I use Avery labels and thus use Avery.com), print out as many labels as need. I made double-sided centerpieces, so I made two labels for each centerpiece. You can find the design I used here.
2. Cut out glitter cardstock squares 1" larger than your labels. My labels were 3", so my glitter squares are 4".
3. Cut out black cardstock larger than your glitter squares. My black cardstock square are 5".
4. Attach your labels to your glitter cardstock, and then attach your glitter cardstock squares to your black cardstock. I did this with hot glue, but a glue stick would work, too.
5. Hot glue a straw to the back of one of your labels. Glue a second label over it so the straw is in between two labels.
6. Hot glue straw to bottom of your cup.
7. Fill with candy.

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This was such an easy and creative centerpiece. I love how they turned out.

If you end up making these yourself, send me a pic: I’d love to see!

Thanks so much for reading all about our Easy Retirement Party Centerpiece {Cheers to the Golden Years Candy Cups}.

Have a great day!