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I love the holidays. Any holiday really. It’s a great excuse to pull out our box of craft supplies that we’ve collected over the years and use our imaginations! And I especially love encouraging our little one’s creativity.
We try to choose a few projects every year and have the girls create our holiday décor. They love that we proudly display their projects and they make a great gift for your guests or their school friends!
Hopefully you already saw our Snowman Jars, which were a HUGE hit. Now, we’re excited to share our second Christmas craft idea.. these hot cocoa reindeer jars!
What You’ll Need
- Jar
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- Sugar
- Mini Marshmallows
- Googly Eyes
- Red Pom Poms
- Brown Foam Sheets
- Glue dots or hot glue
- Scissors
How to Create Your Reindeer Hot Cocoa
- Layer the jar with cocoa powder, sugar and top with mini marshmallows and seal jar.
- Glue two googly eyes, two antlers* and a red pom pom nose on each jar.
*Antlers should be cut out of foam sheets or can be purchased already cut out, as part of a reindeer craft making kit in some craft stores.
If you want to give these hot cocoa reindeer jars as gifts, you can personalize the antler area with each name, using marker or pen!
I love this reindeer hot cocoa jar craft because it’s really easy for the kids to create and fairly inexpensive. One snowman jar should cost somewhere around $2, depending on the cost of the jars. I got mine at a local craft store for $1 each, but if you buy them in bulk, they can be even more inexpensive.
We’d love to hear what you think of this hot cocoa reindeer jar. Don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter for more fun craft ideas, including our snowman jar!
Lynndee
November 10, 2021What a cute idea! That would be a fun and delicious gift to give, for sure.
Marysa
November 10, 2021Those are adorable! I love the little jars and the gift of hot cocoa. It is nice to have something you can use (the cocoa) as well as reusable (the jar)!
Catalina
November 10, 2021I’ve made these reindeer jars and everyone loved them!
Everything Enchanting
November 9, 2021How creative! I would love to gift this hot cocoa reindeer jar to my bestie’s daughter ❤️
Gervin Khan
November 9, 2021These are so cute! Thanks for giving us ideas. I can really feel the Christmas is coming!
Monica Simpson
November 8, 2021These are adorable! This would make a great easy gift for my kids to make for their family members.
Gillian
November 8, 2021These are adorable!. So easy to put together too. Great teachers gifts.
Beth
November 8, 2021This is such a cute idea! I’ll have to make some with my granddaughter!
Terri Steffes
November 8, 2021I am going to make a few of these for my neighbor kids. Super cute.
Tasheena
November 8, 2021This is such a fun idea, looking forward to giving this a try.
Amber Myers
November 8, 2021Oh my gosh, these are the cutest. I might have to make some of these as gifts. We love hot chocolate!
Tara Pittman
November 8, 2021These are so cute! I need to make them for some Christmas gifts.
MELANIE EDJOURIAN
November 8, 2021These are such a cute idea. They sound perfect for my kids to make and enjoy.
Lashunta
November 26, 2019I’ve been looking for crafts. These reindeer are adorable. My daughter will enjoy making these.
Kara Guppy
November 24, 2019Totally borrowing this idea for our school christmas fair – love them!!
Nicole E.
November 20, 2019Oh thanks for this wonderful diy idea. Reindeer mug is so cute.. Perfect for Christmas..!
Annemarie LeBlanc
November 20, 2019These reindeer hot cocoa jars are so cute. They would be great to serve when guests stop by this holiday season. No one can say no to hot cocoa, especially if they are in jars that cute!
Emily
November 20, 2019Oh wow, these are so adoreable and a perfect gift to make for kids
Shannon Gurnee
November 20, 2019This is such a cute idea for the holidays. I would love to make these with our kids.
Lyosha
November 19, 2019How cute and simple! Festive decorations are the best!
Kiwi
November 19, 2019These are the cutest! I love these jars so easy to make and festive.
Cathy
November 19, 2019Wow, this is so cute and perfect Christmas goodies for kids. Brilliant idea I love it.
Lyanna Soria
November 19, 2019That hot cocoa reindeer jar looks absolutely adorable, very creative of you! This would be great to make with the kids and it’s easy too.
Natasha Romero Salas
November 19, 2019Hot Cocoa is such a classic and yummy drink! This is such a cute and fun way to prepare it, too!
Claudia Krusch
November 19, 2019They are so cute! I can’t wait to make some for local neighbors!
Celebrate Woman Today
November 19, 2019You are so gifted! I love this amazingly easy and festive craft!
Sara | mshealthesteem.com
November 19, 2019This is seriously just too cute! Perfect Christmas gifts ♡. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Lora Frost
November 19, 2019How cute! I am going to send on to my assistant. They would be perfect for her daughters first grade classmates. Thank you for sharing. Happy Holidays.
Toni
November 19, 2019This is so adorable!! I really loved it! Such a perfect gift for the holidays!
Emman Damian
November 19, 2019I want to make Hot Cocoa Reindeer Jar! It’s a good DIY project for kids. So cute and adorable!
Lisa
November 19, 2019I’m drooling over this post!! It’s freezing right now in northern Europe, and this hot cocoa reindeer jar looks just about perfect right now!
joy
November 19, 2019how adorable and clever. this would be great for a kids sleepover party.
Lori Geurin
November 19, 2019These reindeer jars are adorable! My teenage daughter was just asking if we could make hot cocoa the other day. She’s artsy and would love these.
Super Busy Mum
November 19, 2019These are seriously cute! I may even have to make these and put them into my kids Christmas eve boxes. So cute – thanks for sharing!
Wren
November 19, 2019These are absolutely adorable! I believe these would make amazing gifts to give over the holidays!
Ashley Rollins
November 19, 2019This is such a sweet idea! I will be doing this for my daughter this year!
Sue-Tanya Mchorgh
November 19, 2019These reindeer jars are the cutest and such a neat idea.
Erin
November 19, 2019These jars are ADORABLE! I need to make some for my own house. Just way too cute!
Toni
November 19, 2019This is such a great idea for holiday gift-giving!
Patricia @ Grab a Plate
November 19, 2019What an adorable little treat! This is perfect for a party or for giving to teachers and other professionals!
Jill Nunn
November 19, 2019These are so cute and would make great teacher gifts!
Fiona Cambouropoulos
November 19, 2019I love the look of these, I wonder if you could add a layer of dried milk with the sugar and then turn it all into a hot chocolate drink after Christmas? A lovely crafty make.
Heather
November 19, 2019You definitely could! We like to make ours with warm milk so we add this mixture to the warm milk and stir 😁
Julie I Aloha Lovely
November 19, 2019These are so adorable! I need to make them with my kiddos for their friends 🙂
Pati Robins
November 19, 2019how trully adorable are these ! i could so make these with my daughter
catherine santiago jose
November 19, 2019This looks like a cute and simple idea but for me it’s amazing, this is so perfect for a party and for a gift to a friend.
Catalina
November 19, 2019These reindeer jars are so cute! My kid will go crazy over these!
A Chronic Voice
November 19, 2019This is too cute! I’ve never been a craft person, so anytime I see something handmade or creative like this I find it amazing!
Sherry
November 19, 2019This is such a cute gift idea. It would be fun to get the kids helping to make them.
Meagan Ivie
November 19, 2019Okay, that is darling!!!! This would make perfect teacher gifts this year.
Nate
November 18, 2019Awww, this is so awesome. Thank you so much for sharing this. I need to help my little cousin create a craft for her class! It’s going to turn out awesome!
Amanda
November 18, 2019Such a cute DIY gift for a teacher, neighbor, etc. So festive!
Kathy
November 18, 2019This is such a cute idea. I really love this. I’m going to have to make some of them with my daughters. They’d be perfect gifts for all my guests during our holiday party.
Myrah Duque
November 18, 2019Thank you so much for this post! I need to help my niece create a craft for her class! This will be perfect. It’s so easy to make and beautiful!
Amy
November 18, 2019These are super cute! My kids would love to make these!
Tara Pittman
November 18, 2019These are so cute. I love that the jar can be reused after the cocoa is gone.
Sunshine
November 18, 2019Interesting! I see this being a nice little party favor.
Nicky
November 18, 2019Those are really cute! My children’s teachers would love these for the holidays.
Lisa Joy Thompson
November 18, 2019I love homemade jar gifts! This is such a cute idea! We usually do reindeer hot chocolate cones, but I think this year, we’ll gift some reindeer hot chocolate jars instead!
Joanna
November 18, 2019This is such a cute gift! I actually have quite a few jars gathered over the past few months, I could definitely transform them into “reindeer” filled with hot cocoa mix! 🙂
Cristina Petrini
November 18, 2019Simple ideas are the most beautiful and effective. Super sweet!
Stephanie Stebbins
November 18, 2019How fun! I’m going to try this with the kids, thanks!
Matt Taylor
November 18, 2019This is so cute and a perfect gift for the holidays! 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing. Will have to make some of these this year.
robin rue
November 18, 2019This is such a fun idea for Christmas. I know my boys are going to love these.
Lashunta
November 18, 2019Such a cute idea. I know my daughter will love this.
Stacie
November 18, 2019That is such a cute idea! That makes the perfect Christmas gift or even a fun party favor. Love it.
Nicole
November 18, 2019This is so cute! They make perfect little gifts!