Chocolate is always a good Valentine’s Day gift. But a bag is boring. Instead, surprise your sweetheart by making our DIY “Kisses For You” Hershey’s Kisses Mason Jar Gift.
For more ideas to make this the best holiday, check out all of our Valentine’s Day posts.
If you’ve been around Drugstore Divas for a while, you know that I love making really cute holiday crafts and treats. It’s just how I do.
So of course, for Valentine’s Day, I’m not going to just buy a heart-shaped box of chocolate. Not me. I mean, chocolate is a great Valentine’s Day gift idea, but I have to dress it up.
If you feel the same way, you should definitely gift this “Kisses For You” Hershey’s Kisses Mason Jar Gift to your sweet Valentine.
We call it a “Kisses For You” craft because that’s what we write on the label on the jar. It’s obvious (because these are Hershey’s Kisses In A Jar), but also a play on words (because of Valentine’s Day). But, you’re the one writing the label, so you can write anything you want on it. Be as funny or creative as you can be.
We have a bunch of other really cute ways to celebrate the holiday, so be sure to check out our Easy To Make Valentine’s Day Crafts & Treats post too.
DIY “Kisses For You” Hershey’s Kisses Mason Jar Gift
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DIY “Kisses For You” Hershey’s Kisses Mason Jar Supplies:
- 8 oz. mason jar
- 30 Hershey’s Kisses
- Scissors
- White paper (printer paper or card stock)
- Red card stock
- Pink card stock
- Tape
- Chalkboard marker
- Chalkboard stickers
How To Make A DIY “Kisses For You” Hershey’s Kisses Mason Jar:
Fill the mason jar with Hershey’s Kisses.
Thirty Hershey’s Kisses will fit perfectly into an 8 oz. mason jar. That’s almost exactly how many are in a 5.3 oz. peg bag of Hershey’s Kisses (ours came with 32, but of course, that can vary). So you’ll need one peg bag per mason jar.
Screw on the top of the mason jar.
Side note: We love the rustic, farmhouse look of mason jars. We also love that they’re able to be reused after the Kisses are finished, so it’s a little eco-friendly. If you don’t have a mason jar handy, you can upcycle any small jar to make this.
Cut out a heart from the piece of white paper. Use it as a template to cut out hearts from the red and pink card stock.
Tape those hearts around the lid of the mason jar.
Side note: We use tape rather than glue so the hearts can easily be removed and the mason jar can be reused. You could use glue on this, but it’s not as easy to pick glue away as it is to just pull off tape.
Cut out small white hearts and tape them down to the red and pink hearts.
Use the chalkboard marker to write “Kisses For You” on the chalkboard sticker.
What’s great about working with chalkboard is that if you don’t like your handwriting, you can easily wash the chalkboard marker away and write it again. You can really do this an infinite amount of times. If you’re using a permanent ink marker, you only get one shot at pretty penmanship.
Stick the chalkboard sticker to the center of the mason jar. That’s it.
Hershey’s Kisses Mason Jar Craft: Frequently Asked Questions
I love this version of the top with all the hearts “floating” on the lid of the mason jar. It just adds a sort of whimsy to it that I love.
But, if you want something simpler, especially if you’re making these Valentine’s as for a your kid’s teachers and classmates, you need something a little quicker. So, in that case, we suggest skipping the hearts altogether. Instead, wrap a piece of red or pink washi tape around the lid of the mason jar.
We use an 8 oz. mason jar in this tutorial because it’s just a little gift for your Valentine. If you wanted, you could use a 16 oz. mason jar. Just be sure to buy more Hershey’s Kisses to fill it.
We use a glass mason jar in this tutorial because we always have them handy (because of Pete’s small batch marinara sauce business; he packages in glass mason jars). If you were giving these Hershey’s Kisses Mason Jar Valentines as a school Valentine, we definitely would suggest using a plastic mason jar instead so there’s less of a chance of it breaking on the way to or from school.
Chalkboard stickers got to be really popular a few years ago when chalkboard was all the rage (I mean, every wedding had it incorporated somewhere at that time). But, if your stores are all sold out, you have a couple options.
The easier option is to just buy a gift tag pack and use a piece of baker’s twine or ribbon to attach the tags to the jars.
The harder option is to make your own cardboard “sticker”. We actually have a full tutorial on that in our DIY Graduation Cap Mason Jar Craft, if you want to check out that tutorial for details.
Purchase Valentine’s Day Candy Jars Online:
If you like this jar of Kisses, but you don’t feel like making it, you can purchase a similar Valentine’s Day Candy Jars online, like the Decorative Valentines Jar (above) from the following stores:
Be mindful of a store’s minimum cart total for your online order to qualify for free shipping. Also, consider instore or curbside pickup, when available, to avoid shipping charges.
More Hershey’s Kisses Valentine’s Day Ideas:
Believe it or not, this isn’t our only Valentine’s Day craft that incorporates Hershey’s Kisses. We also have a Hershey’s Kisses Mouse Craft for Valentine’s Day.
DIY “Kisses For You” Hershey’s Kisses Mason Jar Gift
Chocolate is always a good Valentine’s Day gift. But a bag is boring. Instead, surprise your sweetheart by making our DIY “Kisses For You” Hershey’s Kisses Mason Jar Gift.
Materials
- 8 oz. mason jar
- 30 Hershey’s Kisses
- White paper (printer paper or card stock)
- Red card stock
- Pink card stock
- Tape
- Chalkboard stickers
Tools
- Scissors
- Chalkboard marker
Instructions
- Fill the mason jar with Hershey’s Kisses. Screw on the top of the mason jar.
- Cut out a heart from the piece of white paper. Use it as a template to cut out hearts from the red and pink card stock.
- Tape those hearts around the lid of the mason jar.
- Cut out small white hearts and tape them down to the red and pink hearts.
- Use the chalkboard marker to write “Kisses For You” on the chalkboard sticker.
- Stick the chalkboard sticker to the center of the mason jar.
Notes
Thirty Hershey’s Kisses will fit perfectly into an 8 oz. mason jar.
Have you made this DIY “Kisses For You” Hershey’s Kisses Mason Jar Gift? Let us know how it went in the comments.