Once I saw this super creative homemade gift idea, Gingerbread House Cookie Kit, from Bee in our Bonnet featured on eighteen25, I knew what I was going to do as a special homemade present to my tween’s Girl Scout leaders.
It inspired me to create The Ultimate Hot Cocoa Holiday Kit! I picked up a couple craft organizers, lined each compartment with parchment paper, and filled each one with a delightful cocoa accessory. Love it!
Here is what I filled mine with (from top to bottom, left to right):
- Homemade vanilla marshmallows (I used this recipe from Smitten Kitchen)
- Sugar wafers
- Rolled double chocolate wafers
- Crushed peppermint candies
- Malt powder (I put in a small treat bag with a twist tie)
- Dark chocolate shavings
- Shortbread biscuits
- Baileys® Irish Creme
I then hand wrote labels for what each accessory was, and tied a few packets of Starbucks Hot Cocoa Mix (in different flavors) with a spoon on the top with some pretty holiday yarn. After making a couple of them, I realized they are a few other people I need to make these for. So fun, easy, festive and delightful! Who is on your homemade holiday list? This makes a great teacher, neighbor, sister, mother homemade gift! Enjoy!
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I LOVE this idea and so timely as I’m giving a hot chocolate machine to someone on my list and have cocoa mix and chocolate dipped spoons, but this would put it over the top! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the great comment! I had so much fun making them – and it was my first attempt at homemade marshmallows – so satisfying! I love chocolate dipped spoons! I am going to have to try that next!
This is an absolutely ridiculously adorable idea! Thank you so much for the inspiration!!
Totally fab! What a great DIY gift. You could adapt this for other teacher gift ideas – kind of like a teacher’s tackle box.