Personally, I'm designing them for fun! Eventually I'll use them for a party for my niece. My first post has a image of how to assemble.
Basically you take the long strip and wrap around the Hershey Nugget (may also work with Nestle Treasures, Lifesave mini roll, or single chunk of gum like hubba bubba) then secure with double sided tape. Use the "heart" shape for the character's feet (again secure with tape) and secure the character face on the wide side of the candy.
I'm still working on finding a template for making the body using a 5-stick pack of gum. If anyone has a template for this size of candy, I would LOVE to have a copy. (Thank you!)