Life is Sweet – Candy Bar Storyboards
Candy now warms the heart and delights the taste buds. Clever people have discovered a way to tell the story of one’s life through the use of sweets. The story is displayed on large poster board where chocolate bars or other treats such as gum or peanuts are pasted on the board to replace the words. The story is then read aloud at a party to celebrate the event. These sweet stories are most often used for milestones like a 40th or 50th birthday, but can also be used to celebrate anniversaries, promotions, or retirement. The only limit is the imagination!
To illustrate, here’s an example of an anniversary story told with the candy storyboard. When the word is capitalized, the treat will stick to replace the typed word. Poetic license is taken with both grammar and fact to use as much candy as possible. To illustrate, this storyboard was written for Hank and Kathy Thomas’s silver wedding anniversary.
….Kathy Holton moved to California from Indiana in search of her GOLD CUP in the golden state. She moved to the RED HOT city of Sacramento where she went to work for the phone company. Although Kathy would never win 100 GRAND, she survived from PAYDAY to PAYDAY.
After years of hanging out with NERDS and GOOBERS with ZERO appeal, Kathy found a BIT-O-HONEY when she met Henry (Hank) Thomas.
Hank knew he could SKOR some points with Kathy by sending her a huge bouquet of roses to her office. “OH HENRY!” Kathy exclaimed. You are BIG, you are the MR. GOODBAR I’ve been looking for!” “ABBA ZABBA” thought Hank as he kissed her lips BIG CHERRY. “Marry me, KITKAT and our lives will be MOUNDS OF ALMOND JOY. I’ll be your SUGAR DADDY and we’ll have lots of SUGAR BABIES.”
Life was GOOD AND PLENTY for the Thomas family. Over the years, the family grew with the addition of the 3 MUSKETEERS, Mateo, Marcos and Lucas. The children had STAR energy and loved to play sports. Matthew played baseball goal because he had BUTTERFINGERS and often dropped the ball, he switched to soccer where he could SKOR more goals.
ONE that parenting is a BIG job. But NOW AND LATER you can enjoy a quiet and WORRY-FREE life, still SWEET, holding hands with lots of KISSES while looking at the MILKY WAY. Congratulations on your 25th wedding anniversary….
Because every life is unique, every Candy storyboard is different. The key to a unique candy story is finding a variety of candy to use. Go beyond the typical choice of candy available in most stores and look for candy stores or serendipity shops that carry unusual or nostalgic candy. Of course, the Internet can be an excellent resource for this.
Try it! Your own sweet saga will be the highlight of the event.