For a birthday present! Funny snacks. Popular snack wrapping
We’ve put together a collection of funny treats and cute-looking sweets you can give for friends’ and teammates’ birthdays!
When you want to give a small gift, sweets are affordable and few people dislike them, so they’re easy to give!
In this article, we’ll introduce all kinds of ideas—from bouquets and backpacks made by combining snacks, to homemade cakes with surprises inside, and even quirky treats that will make anyone laugh when they receive them.
If you’d like to get creative with how you give sweets, definitely try copying these ideas!
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For a birthday present! Fun sweets. Popular candy wrapping (11–20)
Snack storage box
How about a budget-friendly, easy-to-make “candy storage box” as a birthday present using items from the 100-yen shop? Use a three-drawer storage case you can buy at the 100-yen store as the base, and decorate it with stylish patterned wax paper and lace stickers.
Just fill each drawer with your favorite sweets and decorate with artificial flowers, rhinestones, and more—and you’re done! It’s so simple that even people who aren’t into DIY will find it easy.
The design is perfect for social media, so the recipient will definitely want to take photos!
Sweets Box Collection
When you receive a present, the contents are of course delightful, but why not add a creative touch to the packaging and make it fun, too? For birthdays and surprise gifts for friends, partners, and family, consider giving a candy box collection full of ideas.
You can decorate the box however you like—attach candies directly to the package, add messages or illustrations, or include a surprising mechanism that pops out when opened.
If you look around, you’ll find plenty of decoration styles for inspiration.
Create a one-of-a-kind candy box filled with love and see how surprised they’ll be.
Funny Dagashi Box
Before we even learned addition in elementary school, many of us picked it up at the candy shop, adding 10 and 20 yen, didn’t we? Just hearing “dagashi” (old-fashioned Japanese snacks) brings back childhood memories.
How about gathering a variety of dagashi to make a “fun dagashi box” as a gift? Try collecting a full set of nostalgic treats like Yocchan Squid, Bontan Ame, and Dondon-yaki.
I think it would also be a delightful surprise for older folks, perhaps even more than for the younger generation.
If you head a bit out of the city, you might still find old-style dagashi shops around.
The time spent hunting down the snacks is part of the fun, too.
candy bouquet
Flowers make lovely gifts, but how about a bouquet made of sweets? Pick up the materials at a 100-yen shop and buy plenty of the treats you want to give.
Place a sponge (floral foam) inside a basket to hold the candy “flowers.” Make the flowers by attaching the sweets to bamboo skewers—these act as stems—using candy tape.
Once you’ve arranged the flowers evenly by sticking them into the sponge, decorate with wrapping paper, colorful ribbons, and artificial flowers to finish your candy bouquet.
It’s bright, cute, and delicious—and the recipient will be excited to discover what treats are inside.
Give a delightful candy bouquet a try!
A surprise cake that dispenses sweets
The “candy house” from Hansel and Gretel is every child’s dream, isn’t it? As a kid, I can’t tell you how many times I wondered, “What if a real candy house actually existed?” If tons of my favorite sweets came pouring out of my favorite cake—now that would be just as exciting as a candy house! And it’s easier to make than you might think.
All you do is use a large Baumkuchen as the base, fill the inside with candy, and assemble the cake.
When you slice it and treats like Koala’s March and Kinoko no Yama spill out in a crunchy cascade, any child would go wild with joy.
It’s not a high hurdle, so even if you don’t usually bake cakes, give it a try!
Bowl Sweets
What if those realistic-looking gyudon and katsudon bowls were actually desserts? Give the mind-bending “donburi sweets” as a birthday present! They look like rice bowls, but they’re trending because they taste delicious—classic dishes like gyudon, mapo tofu rice bowls, katsudon, tenshinhan, and kitsune udon are recreated with sweets like whipped cream, sponge cake, cookies, and mousse to look incredibly real.
They’re pretty tough to make yourself, but you can order them frozen online, so why not check them out? They make a great, social media–worthy gift!
Whole Melon Cake
I thought it was a melon, but when I cut it open, it was actually a cake inside! Surprise everyone with a “Whole Melon Cake.” First, slice off the top of the melon, then scoop out the flesh, being careful not to damage the rind.
A slightly larger melon makes the work easier.
Layer cake and cream inside like a mille-feuille, and your Whole Melon Cake is ready! By the way, have you seen those Korean cakes with seven-colored layers? The decoration looks just like a rainbow.
Those seven layers could be adapted for a Whole Melon Cake, too.
If you love baking, give it a try.
Giant cookie
How about baking a whimsical “giant cookie” as a birthday present? The classic crowd-pleaser is, of course, the chocolate chip cookie, but you could also get creative by adding nuts or dried fruit instead of just chocolate.
Since it’s huge, the ingredients might cost a little more, but try giving it a shot while picturing the birthday person’s surprised face! If you’re good at making sweets, this is a recommendation just for you.
gingerbread house
It’s fun to make, and even more fun to receive—no doubt about it! How about giving a whimsical “candy house” as a birthday present? Use white chocolate as an adhesive to assemble cookies, chocolate, and chocolate treats.
If you imagine the white chocolate as snow and add touches like a snowman, it becomes even cuter and gives off a cozy vibe! You can create a wonderful candy house just by combining sweets, so give it a try!
Candy Trophy
A classic gift for friends, upperclassmen, and underclassmen is the “candy randoseru.” It’s like a dream for candy lovers: a school backpack made entirely of sweets, with even more candy packed inside.
Let’s adapt the “candy randoseru” and make a “candy trophy.” Boxed sweets like Chip Star or Koala’s March work better than bagged snacks like potato chips because they create a cleaner trophy shape.
The trick is to use clear tape so the candy box designs remain visible.
If you’re patient, you could even treat Tirol chocolates like building blocks and make a trophy using only Tirol—now that would make for an unforgettable birthday!