Creative Gift Ideas for Christmas
Christmas is coming! Have you started making your to-do list? How about all of those homemade Christmas gifts you have been wanting to create? Today I have the most adorable Creative Gift Ideas for Christmas that your friends, co-workers, teachers, neighbors – really everyone on your list will love!
First, a little backstory on these Hot Cocoa Kits. Last year, I posted this idea in our 100 Days of Homemade Holiday Inspiration. I loved the idea and knew it would be fun to give as Christmas gifts. But…then it happened…it went crazy on Pinterest and Facebook. Which first of all is a great thing, BUT everyone wanted to know immediately where to find the tubes to make the kits. On the original post, she talked about the tubes but never said where she found them. So we hunted around and found them this year. You can find the tubes on Amazon.
I couldn’t be more excited with how they turned out. They make a darling Christmas gift, and depending on what you add to the tubes and how you decorate them, they are also around $5, making them an inexpensive homemade Hot Chocolate gift idea as well. So let’s get started…
First, you need to find your supplies, here’s what I used…
Hot Cocoa Kit Supplies
(links for supplies below)
Bottles or Tubes– you can purchase the tubes with metal caps like the original post on Amazon!
- Glue or Glue Dots – I like using glue dots when working with small items, like attaching the ribbon, because then I don’t burn my fingers with the hot glue gun, but you can certainly use that if you like.
- Ribbon or Twine – anything you like, any size you like
- Rubber Bands – you don’t have to have these, but it did make it easier to hold the bottles together
- Ornaments or Decorations – decorate your Hot Cocoa Kit any way you like – Grab your FREE Printables HERE
You can grab everything you need to create your own Hot Cocoa Kit —
Next you will need to get ingredients to fill the bottles.
Hot Cocoa Kit Ingredients
- Hot Cocoa Mix – you can buy store bought packets, or make your own – we like this Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix Recipe
- Mini Marshmallows – we used Micro Mini Marshmallows – you can also get colored marshmallows
- Candy – any variety you like – we used Christmas colored Sunflower Seeds, Mini York Peppermint Patties and Almond Joy Pieces
- Peppermint Balls or Sticks – you could also use candy canes and crush them
Now it’s time to fill the bottles. As noted in the comments, be sure to wash the bottles first, the dish washer is best so they are sterilized. You can find the supplies here…
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Adorable packaging! And everyone was right to be clamoring for the tubes – they really do make the whole thing come together. Thanks for sharing with us at the #HomeMattersParty link party.
What a cute idea! These would make great gifts for my co-workers. Never tried sprinkling oreo cookies on hot chocolate. Bet that’s delicious! Thanks for sharing!
So cute! Plus your pics, good job! I found you on Whole Hearted Home Link up! Definitely following you 🙂
Oh my goodness I LOVE this- those little jars are perfect!
I’ve made cocoa kits before, but I like this idea a lot better. I’m in Indiana too- so Great Job fellow Hoosier!
Adorable idea! So festive and SUPER cute 🙂
I want to do this as Christmas gifts this year, but need approximately 12 tubes. Can I find that quantity of tubes for under $5? If so where? Where did you buy yours?
Hi Jamie, do you need all 12 tubes for $5? If so, I’m not sure where to find them that inexpensive. There are a couple ideas in the post, one is from Etsy and the other from Hobby Lobby, but neither of them are 12 tubes for less than $5.
~Liz
I’ve found glass testtubes. They are 24mm x 200mm . Is that about the right size?
Without seeing them, I’m not sure. The only thing you need to be sure is that the opening is big enough.