Every year, I tend to put off brainstorming teacher gift ideas until right before the holiday. However, since the last day of preschool was over a week and a half before Christmas, I knew I needed to step up my game! I honestly did really good at first – I snagged some cute mini holiday candles at Bath & Body Works in November and felt ahead. But then somehow, I found myself scrambling to finish getting the girls’ teacher gifts together last week before school ended – funny how that happens! Luckily, the second part of their gift was a good one – a homemade hot cocoa jar with extra chocolate chips and marshmallows.
I had really good intentions of letting the girls help me make these homemade hot cocoa jars, too (like I did last year with these cute snowman candy jars) but getting the cocoa, milk powder and powdered sugar layered just right ended up being a better job for an adult! They didn’t mind too much, since they just ate copious amounts of marshmallows while I was focusing on making the jars pretty. 😉 Really, though, this project was so simple and works as a last-minute gift idea for a neighbor, party host, stocking stuffer for family, etc. I even created a simple and sweet gift tag with instructions on how to prepare a mug of cocoa – all you have to do is print it out and attach it to your homemade hot cocoa jar with a piece of ribbon!
Ingredients
- 6 tbsp powdered milk
- 6 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup mini Marshmallows
- 1/8 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- To Make The Jars:
- In a 16oz jar, layer powdered milk, cocoa powder and powdered sugar. Top with marshmallows and chocolate chips. Close the lid and tie a ribbon with gift tag & instructions.
- To Prepare Hot Cocoa:
- For 1 cup of hot cocoa, bring 1 1/4 cup of water to a boil. Remove the marshmallows and chocolate chips from the jar.
- Mix the contents of the jar together. Add about 1/2 cup of the mix and the chocolate chips to 1 1/4 cup of boiling water, whisk to combine. Cook for 1 minute and pour into a mug. Top with marshmallows and enjoy!
Download the Printable Homemade Hot Cocoa Jar Gift Tag
Do you have any fun and easy gift ideas you keep coming back to this time of year? Share in the comments!
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