Snowman Hot Chocolate Gift Set for Kids

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Inside: A cute classroom gift idea for Christmas, this Snowman Hot Chocolate Gift Set is one kids can make, and it’s thrifty too!

Coming up with a classroom gift idea that is affordable yet special can be a real challenge – especially with larger classroom sizes! This Snowman Hot Chocolate gift idea was a fun craft and gift rolled into one – and comes in at under 50 cents a present!

A cute classroom gift idea for Christmas, this Snowman Hot Chocolate Gift Set is one kids can make, and it's thrifty too!

Snowman Hot Chocolate Gift Set for Kids

I love putting together little treats for my daughter’s class at the holidays – give me a theme and I will run with it!

However, in a class of 27 kids, I need to come up with simple ideas that are budget-friendly. Making 27 gifts can easily lose it’s appeal, and can easily add up if you’re not careful!

For 27 kids, we bought a giant pack of hot chocolate, 3 boxes of candy canes (with plenty left over), 1 bag of cups (with extras for crafts or entertaining), a bag of mini marshmallows and a package of cute snowflake baggies. We already had foam and googley eyes on hand but even if you needed to purchase them these snowmen hot chocolate sets are still super cheap to make.

A cute classroom gift idea for Christmas, this Snowman Hot Chocolate Gift Set is one kids can make, and it's thrifty too!

My daughter loved making these for her friends – we just put on some Christmas carols and created an assembly line on our dining table. We assembled the cups first, with me cutting out the scarves and noses and her gluing them and the eyes on then searching our giant pile of foam letters to spell out her friend’s names. (You could print out the class list for this or encourage your child to sound out the names.)

While the glue was drying on all of the cups, we divided up the marshmallows and filled the cups. We decided to not wrap ours in cellophane but it would be quick and easy to wrap them up – and I show an example of what that can look like below.

These Snowman Hot Chocolate gift sets were so much fun to make and I can’t wait to hear how much the kids loved them!

Snowman Hot Cocoa Cups Supply List

A cute classroom gift idea for Christmas, this Snowman Hot Chocolate Gift Set is one kids can make, and it's thrifty too!

How to Make Thrifty Snowman Hot Chocolate Gift Sets

Start by decorating the snowman cups:

  1. Cut out scarfs and noses from the foam. Glue the googley eyes, scarves and carrot noses on the cups.
  2. Draw the mouths on with the marker – plus any additional details you desire.
  3. Optional step: add names using the marker or foam letters to ensure that all friends receive a snowman.

Now fill them with cocoa making ingredients:

  1. Measure out the marshmallows into the little baggies. (1/4 cup each)
  2. Place a hot chocolate packet, candy cane and marshmallow bag in each cup.
  3. Optional step: you can wrap the cup with a bit of gift paper and secure with a pipe cleaner.

Be sure to save this Snowman Hot Chocolate Gift Set idea on Pinterest:

A cute classroom gift idea for Christmas, this Snowman Hot Chocolate Gift Set is one kids can make, and it's thrifty too!

Grab your free printable for our Easy Snowman Classroom Gift Idea:

Yield: 12 gifts

Snowman Hot Chocolate Gift

A cute classroom gift idea for Christmas, this Snowman Hot Chocolate Gift Set is one kids can make, and it's thrifty too!

A cute classroom gift idea for Christmas, this Snowman Hot Chocolate Gift Set is one kids can make, and it's thrifty too!

Prep Time 5 minutes
Active Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Difficulty Easy
Estimated Cost $5

Materials

  • 12 candy canes (for stirring)
  • 3 cups mini marshmallows
  • 12 small baggies
  • 12 packets hot chocolate
  • 24 Googly eyes
  • Blue foam
  • Orange foam
  • Foam letters, optional
  • Black or brown marker
  • 12 styrofoam or white plastic cups
  • 12 sheets cellophane gift wrap
  • 12 pieces pipe cleaner

Tools

  • Glue
  • Scissors

Instructions

  1. Start by making the snowman cups.
  2. Cut out scarfs and noses from the foam. Glue the googley eyes, scarves and carrot noses on the cups.
  3. Draw the mouths on with the marker - plus any additional details you desire. 
  4. Optional step: add names using the marker or foam letters to ensure that all friends receive a snowman.
  5. Measure out the marshmallows into the little baggies. (1/4 cup each)
  6. Place a hot chocolate packet, candy cane and marshmallow bag in each cup.
  7. Optional step: you can wrap the cup with a bit of gift paper and secure with a pipe cleaner.

For more fun winter recipes, check out our Nutter Butter Penguin Cookies or our Easy Polar Bear Cookies.

Adorable chocolate dipped Nutter Butter Penguin Cookies are just as fun to make as they are to eat! Easy kids holiday party dessert.
Polar Bear Cookies are a frozen fun winter-themed kids treat or holiday party dessert! Easy chocolate dipped recipe to make with kids of all ages.

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