December 20, 2011

Christmas Hot Chocolate Station



So, my children and the hubs LOVE hot chocolate.
And when I say LOVE,
I mean,
have it everynight of the year,
starting in October and ending in March, kind of love.
Seriously.
A few years back, my Mom gave the hubs the most amazing gift ever.
A hot chocolate maker.
It is AWESOME.
She searched for it high and low,
store after store,
because she knew it would make the perfect gift.
Boy, was she right.
We use it ALL of the time.




I knew this year, I wanted to do some sort of "area" for hot chocolate making.
I had the perfect idea and couldn't wait to surprise the fam!
I had the jars on hand already.
I use these bad boys all over our house.
They can be purchased at Target or Walmart.




I decided on one jar for coacoa,
one jar for marshmallows,
and one jar for sweets.




I had some cute Christmas scrapbook paper on hand.
Hand wrote the labels then glued them on the jar.
So simple!




Now, when it is hot chocolate time,
the kids can create their own special recipe,
adding what THEY want in their cup!



Of course, they favorite jar is the sweets!
Go figure!

I surprised them with the jars last night.
And....
I am pretty sure that if that was ALL they got for Christmas,
I would get the mom of the year award.
They loved it and wanted a cup right away!

I am off to get dressed.
The hubs and I get to have a lunch date today.
And then after that, a coffee date! ;)
So excited!
The kids are going out to Mom's to help her finish decorating.

Linking here.
Chat with you soon my friends!
:)

14 comments:

Melodee said...

so cute and such a sweet tradition with your kids! Oh BTW I ordered one of your candles and I LOVVVVEEEE it! I'm posting a pic of it on my blog, hehe...spreading the word on your amazing candles!

Katie's Nesting Spot said...

That is such a simple idea, done beautifully!

Amanda said...

Melodee, so HAPPY you like the candle. Thank you again for ordering! :) Thanks for the sweet comments girls!
xo~Amanda

Lisa Glowacka said...

what a great idea! I'm totally jumping on the "hot cocoa bar" bandwagon for Christmas morning and i love your display! It would be fun to keep it up after the holidays.

The Sauls said...

I'm definitely gonna have to do this next year! New follower from Casey's page! :)

Nikki@EverythingUndertheMoon said...

So cute! This is on my next year to do list!! I would love for you to share this at my special holiday linky party going on right now! http://everything-underthemoon.blogspot.com/2011/12/12-days-of-christmas-holiday-linky.html

Happy Holidays to you and yours!!
~Nikki ...xoxo

Jaymie said...

Seriously such a great idea! My kids would love this. Thanks so much for sharing it!

Jaymie @ http://dancesdishesanddreams.blogspot.com

Kendra said...

I think I'll put a hot chocolate maker on our christmas list next year :) Merry Christmas!

Laurel @ Ducks in a Row said...

I love how you do this! We love hot chocolate also and this definitely would make it way easier!

Rachel {BubblyNatureCreations.com} said...

Love it!!!

cindyhopper@GMAIL.COM said...

This is very fun! Thanks for linking up. I've shared this on Skip to my Lou's facebook page.

Chrissy said...

This is so simple and cute! Love it! Found you through a linky party and excited to be a new follower! :) I hope you will stop by my blog if you get a chance. http://www.thetaylor-house.com

laura@imnotatrophywife.com said...

love this and would LOVE to you link this up to my NEW party (link 1 or 2)
here: http://imnotatrophywife.com/2012/11/favorite-friday-party-parade-november-30th.html

xo, laura@imnotatrophywife.com

Crystal from Fussy Monkey Business said...

Love it! Pinned it:o)

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