Sentence 1: Mel loved candy canes. 
 Sentence 3: My aunt Jean made a mac & cheese as well 
 Sentence 4:  He tried to then use it as a cane, since he needed one 
 Sentence 5:  It broke in half while trying to use it and which made him sad 
 Option 1: He decided to make a large one, one meant to be a cane. 
 Option 2: He decided to carve one out of wood using a big dried vine.