Sunday, December 15, 2013

Hot Chocolate Gift Sets

I tried my hand at a DIY I found and can safely say: Pinterest project gone right! :) These are some simple gifts for some girl friends for Christmas but can easily be updated for any holiday (although best for the winter ones)  

Easy to make with the following ingredients.

Candy bags (can be found at Michael's in all sizes, these are the rectangular medium size)
Hot Chocolate (I used a generic store brand in a canister for easy scooping. Opening a bunch of packets would be tedious)
Sprinkles (for Christmas I found candy cane and wreath sprinkles, but choose what works for the holiday you are gifting for!)
Chocolate Chips (the kind you can eat, not bakers chips)
Marshmallows (Originally was going to use the tiny ones but the mini ones are better)

Some advice: The items can easily mix together if you aren't careful but I found if you squeeze the bottom after you add the Hot Chocolate and hold it while you fill each level, it actually separates each level well. Only fill with all ingredients about half way so you can easily tie the top and still have a little "poof" of plastic at the top.

I decorated with a ribbon in green for Christmas but again choose a color that goes with the holiday or event you are gifting for.