This whole project is amazing and hilarious and most importantly you even shared the best part of hand-crafted objects: The story. It’s such a fascinating part of the crafting and I love it.
The peppermint is killing me. So apropos. I can picture you sitting upright in bed when the idea hit and beelined to your craft room glue and candy in hand! 
Aw, thank you! These kinds of projects are full of light bulb moments!
She unwrapped it yesterday and it was a hit! Whew!