Especially in the winter and all year through, I make a hot chocolate mix to have on hand for my family and a small gift giving. You have seen a few of the gift items the youth at church have been making lately in my posts. Today I show you cups of hot chocolate we made! 50 in all! First the recipe:
Kim's Instant Hot Chocolate Mix
1 box instant milk (8 qt size)
6oz. instant dairy creamer, like Cremora
1 large Nestle Quick
16 oz. powdered sugar
Mix 1/4 cup to 1 cup boiling water and stir well.
We heard quite a few buyers comment they would be giving these handy little gift items to bus drivers, a school secretary, and Sunday school teachers to name a few. The paper folded “cups” were not new to the students. They had made them before in Sunday school. The lesson we used them with, was “Cup of Forgiveness” and can be found in Lois Keffer’s book, Sunday School Specials 2. I googled and found it HERE, scroll down to page 26 for the details and illustration on the cup folding.
1/4 cup of hot chocolate mix was placed in small zip lock bags. We use jewelry size bags from Hobby Lobby. Small marshmallows were placed in bags too. A clear plastic spoon to complete cup package makes this ready to go!
The papers used in these photos are Stampin'Up and old papers from Office Max. Miscellaneous ribbons and embellishments were selected after cups were put together. I think this particular one is my favorite! Love the green with the red. And those buttons are perfect! We used our pre-inked stampers from JUST RITE. If you have not tried these pre-inked stampers, you are missing out! Especially if you work with children. They stamp crisp and clean, no ink pads, no fuss or mess. And look how much they add to a project like this Cup of Hot Chocolate!
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Another favorite because these look like they are more for the guys on the gift list! Tree buttons with shank cut off and adhered with glue dots do the trick on this manly paper!
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Love the simple button and hemp on this one! This paper must be at least 6 years old! It has been great to get all the old stuff out and used!
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SU two sided paper for this one! The stripe flap is striking and with that Joy bling, it packs a little punch to the overall look. Coordinating ribbons were tied on each spoon for a little extra. We loved all the oooohs, and aaaahhs! The youth were very proud of their work! And they sold out of all 50 of these hot chocolate items. SU scallop punch, and word window punch were utilized.
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I wish I had pictures of all 50! But this gives you an idea of the variety we had. Lastly, here is the mitten and scarf paper that so many loved! The soft blue and red is appealing and a favorite. Again, this is old paper from my stash that the youth selected. The flatback friends embellishment is adhered with glue dots.
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Now, we know that the paper cup will not be used for drinking the hot chocolate, obviously a mug or cup for hot liquids would have to be utilized. But this makes a simple little something to present a refreshing, thinking of you gift for someone special. It is fairly economical, as it makes a lot of mix! I don't have the number of the exact cups, but it fills my large Tupperware fix and mix bowl!
Hope you enjoyed Julie's challenge, “Just a Little Something” and get some ideas for your gift giving list! I so appreciate you stopping by! Commenting for my blog candy ends tomorrow night! I will be back tomorrow with info about a new blog I discovered, reflection on your favorite ornament comments and share my personal ornament favorites! Enjoy your day! Take good care and thanks so much for visiting!