Patriotic Popcorn Party Buckets

Why I Love This Recipe
Ingredients You'll Need
1 bag M&M'S Brand Milk Chocolate Candies
8 cups caramel popcorn
2 empty oatmeal or grits containers
4 sheets each white, red and blue construction paper
Glue
Scissors
Star stickers, optional
Flag, optional
Pinking shears, optional
Directions
Cover the containers with white construction paper and glue.
Cut 18 strips of red paper, 3/4-inch wide and the same height as the containers. Randomly glue the strips to the containers.
Make two handles by cutting strips approximately 3/4-inch x 12-inch, using blue construction paper and attaching them to the inside of the containers.
Decorate the outside of the containers with stars and stickers.
In a large mixing bowl, toss the caramel popcorn with the M&M's Brand Milk Chocolate Candies.
Fill each bucket with the snack.
Makes 2 buckets.