This DIY Snowman Hot Chocolate Kit in Jars would make the perfect Christmas or winter gift. It is an adorable snowman craft that you can enjoy all winter long.
My oldest daughter was going to a homemade gift exchange party and needed something festive and easy to make. I looked on the net and found something similar to this Snowman Hot Chocolate Kit on Etsy. I thought…I can easily do that.
It took a couple of trials and errors to figure out the hat, and I changed some of the materials to make it more my style. I love how this Snowman Hot Cocoa Kit turned out. You can easily make these hot chocolate kits for yourself at a fraction of the Etsy price.
Table of Contents
- Here’s a quick video tutorial on how I made these Snowman Hot Chocolate Kits…
- Here are my top Amazon Picks for this cute DIY Snowman Hot Chocolate Kit with jars…
- Supplies for Hot Chocolate Kit
- Instructions…
- More Snowman Ideas for crafts You’ll enjoy
- Printable Instructions
- DIY Snowman Hot Chocolate Kit in Jars
Here’s a quick video tutorial on how I made these Snowman Hot Chocolate Kits…
Here are my top Amazon Picks for this cute DIY Snowman Hot Chocolate Kit with jars…
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Supplies and instructions for this fun DIY Snowman Hot Chocolate Kit made with Jars…
Supplies for Hot Chocolate Kit
- Mason Jars – I used short Elite Pint Mason – wide mouth (16 oz.)
- A plastic alternative to Mason Jars is slime containers with lids – I provided a link above
- *you can opt for smaller jars to get more snowman kits
- Black felt sheet (8×11″)
- Red felt sheet (8×11″)
- Orange felt sheet – a small one is fine
- Assorted black buttons
- 5/8 inch black ribbon
- 3 medium (about 1 inch wide) black pom-poms
- Low temp glue gun and glue sticks
- hot chocolate – I used a 27 oz. Can, which was enough for 4 (16 oz.) jars
- mini marshmallows
- soft peppermints
Instructions…
- cut the black felt sheet into four even squares
- go along the long side of the red felt sheet and cut a 2-inch wide strip for the scarf
- cut a little triangle for the nose out of the orange felt
- grab 2 of the larger buttons and glue eyes to one of your jars
- Then, make the smile with 5 smaller black buttons.
- glue the orange nose in between the eyes and mouth – I glued mine so it’s at an angle, pointing to one side
- Fill that jar with marshmallows
- Take one of the black felt squares and center it over the top of the jar
- Use chalk to trace a circle the same size as the lid
- cut the circle out and slide the felt over the lid
- shape it into a circle with scissors – about 2 inches wider than the lid
- slide it down to the bottom of the lid
- cut a piece of black ribbon to fit the circumference of your lid and glue it above the black felt
- Fill the other two jars – one with hot chocolate and the other with peppermints – place lids on, and screw them shut.
- stack the hot chocolate jar onto the peppermint jar and glue to secure
- add 2 black pom poms to the hot chocolate jar
- glue the marshmallow head on top of the hot chocolate jar
- wrap the red felt strip around the neck and glue it to secure
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Printable Instructions
DIY Snowman Hot Chocolate Kit in Jars
Make this fun and easy DIY Snowman Hot Chocolate Kit for fun gifts or a craft with the kids this holiday or winter season.
Yield: 1 hot chocolate kit
Cost: $5
Materials
- 16 oz. Mason Jars – I used short Elite Pint Mason – wide mouth
- A plastic alternative to Mason Jars are slime containers with lids – I provided a link above
- *you can opt for smaller jars to get more snowmen kits
- 1 8"x11" Black felt sheet
- 1 8"x11" Red felt sheet
- small Orange felt sheet
- Assorted sized black buttons
- ⅝ inch black ribbon
- 3 medium about 1 inch wide black pom-poms
- Low temp glue gun and glue sticks
- 27 oz. hot chocolate hot chocolate – I used a 27 oz. can which was enough for 4 – I used a 27 oz. can which was enough for 4 16 oz. jars
- 1 10 oz. mini marshmallows amount will vary per kit
- 15 pieces soft peppermints approximate
Instructions
- cut the black felt sheet into 4 even squares
- go along the long side of the red felt sheet and cut a 2 inch wide strip for the scarf
- cut a little triangle for the nose out of the orange felt
- grab 2 of the larger buttons and glue eyes to one of your jars
- then make the smile with 5 smaller black buttons
- glue the orange nose in between the eyes and mouth – I glued mine so it’s at an angle, pointing to one side
- Fill that jar with marshmallows
- Take one of the black felt squares and center it over the top of the jar
- Use chalk to trace a circle the same size as the lid
- cut the circle out and slide the felt over the lid
- shape it into a circle with scissors – about 2 inches wider than the lid
- slide it down to the bottom of the lid
- cut a piece of black ribbon to fit the circumference of your lid and glue it above the black felt
- fill the other 2 jars with – one with hot chocolate, and the other with peppermints – place lids on and screw them shut
- stack the hot chocolate jar onto the peppermint jar and glue to secure
- add 2 black pom poms to the hot chocolate jar
- glue the marshmallow head on top of the hot chocolate jar
- wrap the red felt strip around the neck and glue to secure
~ Happy Holidays
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