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Crafty Hot Chocolate Holiday Gift

12/21/2015

Hot chocolate in a mug and gift bag

Materials:

Cone-shaped treat bags
Hot chocolate mix
Mini marshmallows
A coffee mug
Tape or rubber band
Ribbon
Gift tag
Plastic Gift bag or gift basket (optional)
Chocolates or other treats to put in mug

This is a great "craft" and holiday gift for your child's teacher, a neighbor or family.

We found two coffee mugs for $5 at Marshall's and the cone-shaped gift bags for the hot chocolate (with a snowflake design) came from Michael's. This is a great craft gift to do with your child. My 9-year-old enjoyed putting these together.

Scoop the hot chocolate into the cone shaped treat bag a little less than 2/3 from the top.
Sprinkle mini marshmallows on top.
Tightly twist the top of the bag and use a rubber band or twist tie to close it. If you're working more than a day in advance, I'd recommend the rubber band or even taping the top to ensure freshness.
Take a ribbon and tie around the top to look pretty and put in a mug. Add some chocolates or other treats.
For a little more holiday cheer, you can put the mug and hot chocolate in a plastic gift bag (as seen above) and then tie a ribbon and gift tag to it.

Put a mug and hot chocolate "cone" in a gift basket for a cute holiday gift

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Hanukkah Menorah Craft

12/13/2015

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Items Needed:

Penne Pasta
Beans
Orange paint
Craft glue
Menorah printed on white paper or card stock (or draw one)
Colored card stock

This Hanukkah craft idea came from the Middlesex Borough Library.

Draw a menorah on a piece of white card stock or find a menorah design like this and print it. Be aware that the larger the lines, the bigger the beans you will need.
You can use white paper but it could pucker with the amount of craft glue being used. If you use paper instead of card stock, you will definitely want to first glue the white paper to a backing paper - construction paper or card stock, preferably a color other than white.
Apply glue along one of the lines of the menorah and then start placing beans along the line with glue. The child's age will determine how much help is needed. My 5-year-old was able to squeeze the glue bottle and place the beans all by himself.
Once all the beans are placed, add glue to the penne pasta and place them at the top of each "bean line."
Take a cotton ball or use your child's thumb to dip into the orange paint and apply to the white paper.

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Crafty Hot Chocolate Holiday Gift

Hanukkah Menorah Craft

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