Nowadays, as everything is so expensive, learning how to DIY is such an advantage—candy cups for my son's christening.

Nowadays, as everything is so expensive, learning how to DIY is such an advantage. Last January 3, we successfully celebrated our son's christening, and I shared it here the souvenir.

Aside from that, I also personally made the loot bags, yet I made candy cups instead. This is for a twist, and I saw online that it was in trend. I was browsing online and saw someone selling. After doing some computation, I found it too expensive, so I decided not to do it myself.

Here are the steps:

I bought this cup with a Panda lid online. It costs $3.25 for 50 pieces, including the shipping fee.

Next was the logo. I only used it in souvenirs, printed it larger, and edited it using Canva. It was so convenient, as there are a lot of templates. I use the one appropriate for the occasion and theme.

• Of course, the candies. My husband bought home a lot of chocolates, but I only added Snickers and this colourful one.

It won't fill the 16-oz cup, so I went out to buy more candies, which are cheaper but of good quality. There is no way I would risk any kid.

Luck was on my side, as there was a newly opened candy store where you could buy three packs of candy for $2, 30 pieces each. This is one of the pineapple flavours, but there are a lot of choices.

Now, I need lollipops to put on the lid—additional decorations, I must say.

How nice it was to see these colourful lollies! They sell per piece if you only need a few, but you can save a penny by purchasing in a pack!

My eyes twinkled after I saw the Mickey Mouse design. I was about to pick it, but then I realized it's not the theme. Also, not all kids are fans of it.

As much as I wanted to heal my inner child, I needed to consider the kids' happiness. I picked the zoo lollipop design instead. However, I also wanted to satisfy myself, so I bought two pieces of Mickey Mouse. They were sold in pieces, remember? Two of my husband's nieces were also fans.

As mentioned before, I wasn't a fan of being in a rush. Two days before the christening, I started preparing the cups.

_{Empty candy cup, I am about to fill in.}

_{After putting in the candies, I was almost done.}

Now, the last part: I covered it with a lid. Since it's not yet the party, I didn't put the lollies in, but I tried one to see how it looked.

No, this is not what I had in mind. The only time I noticed that the open space for the straw where I would place the lollipop was at the front, bottom part. I suppose it should be at the centre.

It's a good thing the husband was here, so my problem was solved!

• The finished product! Doesn't it look cute, as opposed to using loot bags?

The cake—nope, my talent doesn't extend to baking, but hopefully, it will in the future. I only ordered it, but I love supporting local businesses. The person who baked it was a nursing student, and it would help with her expenses.

By the way, I also didn't hire an artist for the backdrop. It was also a DIY, but I didn't do it myself. It was through the help of sister-in-law and one of his nephews.

I would love to share it here, but unfortunately, I didn't document the process. Thus, it was all ordered online, with the materials and a little brainstorming.

Thankful, my inlaws were all supportive.

Is there anyone here, too, who prefers DIY?

Lead image was edited using Canva
Photos are mine
Footer credit to Sensiblecast.