marshmallow hot cocoa santas

this post was originally published on Design Dazzle's Christmas Wonderful series HERE.

hi guys!

is your holiday prep happenings coming to an end?

no no don't let the fun end now,

cuz these will surely put a smile 

on everyone's face when they see these 

hot cocoa marshmallow santa treats 

on christmas morning! 

heehee! these may look complicated but 

it's just a matter of gluing and drawing.

let's go on with the how-to's for these 

holly jolly hot cocoa treats.

you will need the following:

regular size marshmallows, mini marshmallows, mini marshmallow bits, santa candy hats, melted white and milk chocolate (from chips, candy melts or almond bark), various sprinkles, christmas straws, black food marker 

ok let's get to it.

first poke a straw thru each regular size marshmallow. 

put these aside along with your santa hats 

you can get from target.

next up:

hey hey hey you just made a mini mug!

so let’s fill ’em up!

use a toothpick to add the chocolate.

i melted some almond bark but a few chocolate 

chips melted in the microwave will do too-

you don’t need much at all, as you are just

 using the chocolate to top the mini mugs. 

and then before you know it, 

you’ll get a whole city of mini hot cocoa mugs!

ok so you can do this:

go the fun way and do this:

 coat the top of each marshmallow with

white almond bark, add sprinkles, candy glue

the mug as shown, and add the santa hat

to the top (you'll need to hold the hat

in place til the candy dries a little-

it only take a minute or 2). 

then you can do the following to finish the santas off.

oh but one more thing!

you can see the whole effect of your little santa man below:

so there you have it.

 cups of christmas cheer for everyone.

here's to a sane and wonderful rest of the week 

til the BIG day comes!

marshmallow snowmen hot cocoa treat

is it snowing where you live?

lucky ducks!

what i wouldn't do for a white christmas!

anyway, guess i'll have to make some myself,

as in these snowmen marshmallow hot cocoa treats:

i made 50 of these winter treats

so if you need to make 50 treats too, lol, 

lemme show you how easy peasy this is.

it's really all in the packaging too.

so the idea came to me when i saw this 

HUGE marshmallow at michael's:

 it was 50% off so i ended up paying a 

little under 9 bucks for it.

now you may think that is steep for marshmallow but considering i made so many treats,

it really wasn't bad. 

i did buy 2 of them though cuz 

i had to make so many of them.

anyway, grab your snowman cookie cutter and dip it in cornstarch.

then start cutting away.

one marshmallow sheet gave me 28 snowmen!

have you priced individual marshmallow snowmen on a stick?

why goodness sometimes they run $3 a piece 

so if i bought 28 snowmen that would be...

wait a sec, i need my calculator...

$84.00!

this is where the $9 

deal scores, 

or in my case, the $18 since i made double.

but if i bought 50 ready made snowmen

at $3 each,

i would've ended up spending $150 just on snowmen.

gosh i hate math.

 ok so now add the stick which i got from hobby lobby.

then decorate a face with food markers.

next melt some chocolate bark and pipe on the hats.

i lined my snowmen up on parchment paper and 

used my poor piping skills 

to add the hat instead of dipping the snowmen in chocolate 

cuz piping is just so much faster.

next add on your candy buttons with extra chocolate.

ta done!

next up is the packaging. 

i thought about making my own cocoa or scooping some up in a bag and adding the snowman to it but i didn't want him all stained with cocoa.

so i packaged them in separate bags this way from bags 

i got at michael's for another sweet 50% off:

i punched 2 holes as shown above and added a piece of twine.

and got this as an end product:

so now it's off to internet world to seek out 

a hot cocoa printable tag 

and all will be complete for 

the 50 co-workers on my christmas list.

which leaves me with only a zillion other packages to wrap.

oh how i love christmas! (?!?!)  

:>O

Christmas Wonderful guest post: marshmallow hot cocoa santas

hey everyone!

today i'm celebrating the holidays with a marshmallow hot cocoa santa treat 

over at Design Dazzle's Christmas Wonderful!

 so click on over HERE

and see how you can make these christmas cuties.

see you over there!

hot cocoa bar (using oriental trading supplies)

hi guys!

i know i am overdue for a post but i gotta tell ya,

things in this holiday house are hopping and

 i've been more than a busy elf these days.

anyway, during all the holiday chaos,

i got an email from Oriental Trading Company 

asking if i'd like to partner with them!

this is a company i LOVE and known for years and years. and if you know this blog, you know i have zero affiliates but i just could not let this opportunity go by.

so this saturday i am having a 

big woodland camp-out christmas shebang and

one of the setups is a hot cocoa bar :)

 here it is all set up:

lemme show you what i did with the supplies i got from their wonderful company.

oh but before i go on, 

if you haven't heard of oriental trading, 

you should really check them out 

HERE at their christmas store.

they sell tons and tons and tons of stuff for parties 

and the home and all kinds of holidays for 

extremely reasonable prices.

in fact, i think their inventory is bigger 

than santa's toy workshop!

they have crafts, 

like this hot cocoa mug that i turned into a banner 

using my own letter stickers.

they have moose mugs and felt reindeer candy cane covers 

that are OH SO CUUUUUTE!

i got the reindeer photo props and 

these antler stir sticks.

these santa bowls fit my marshmallows perfectly :)

and look how cute these santa mugs are.

i decided to make a pyramid out of them to display.

even if they are upside down, i think they're still fun!

so there you have it. 

you should check out oriental trading HERE 

for more party fun and tons more i can't even list. 

and HERE for more winter fun too!

they have some of the best customer service too :)

of course it's always nice to grab a cup of cocoa while checking out their stuff too.

if i sound like a commercial then good cuz all opinions are 

100% mine but i just have to share the good stuff.

oh and before i forget, check out the craft page HERE 

where i got these diy frames for the kiddies too. 

 you only need a little glue for the marshmallow pom poms but 

other than that, everything is sticker bound.

also, if you're looking for a deal 

at Oriental Trading, 

visit their coupon page here for the latest in sales.

so what are you waiting for?

have a hot cocoa bar party for tons of fun too :)

cuz every day can be a:

as always, you are my cup of cheer. 

heehee

for this review i was provided the party supplies free of charge by Oriental Trading Company. 

no other type of compensation was received for this review and i provided my own 100& honest opinion..

mini cups of cocoa cheer

i am officially in 20 degree weather as i write this and loving it.

this means a ton to me cuz FL is 

too freakin' hot and the more i freeze,

the happier i am cuz the holiday spirit grows in me.

yeah yeah i know christmas 

and new year's are over but 

i am going to show you how to make a little winter treat to give out cuz who says anyone has to stop giving?

oh and also cuz i LOVE hot cocoa 

and will find every excuse to drink it 

outside of hot, sticky, humid weather 

i'm usually in.

(and yes i am on vacation as i speak 

if you haven't figured that out yet)

anyway,this is what you can call a warm fuzzy that requires mini mason jars from 

tj maxx, marshall's or home goods.

then grab some sweet stuff like this:

put that aside and grab some 

dollar tree or hobby lobby picks 

you can find on clearance now along with 

mini cupcake liners.

now stick and draw on 3 mini marshmallows 

with food marker like this:

and grab that hot cocoa jar again.

and there you have your winter cheer-

after holiday-

what the heck it's fun to give-

kinda treat.

all ya gotta do is add water 

and share some good cheer. 

i gave these out for my BFF's 50th bday party 

but like i said you can give them out just for fun or 

make some for your family as a surprise treat.

it's a great way to start the year 

don'tcha think?