DIY Hot Cocoa Gift Bags! {Homemade Gift Idea}

Supplies Needed for DIY Hot Cocoa Gift Bags:

• Ziploc bags (I went a little cheaper than Mason jars.)
• Box of cider
• Boxes of cocoa (I used Starbucks Salted Caramel, Double Chocolate, and Peppermint because they were on sale but you can use Swiss Miss or store brand.)
• Mini Marshmallows
• Box of Cinnamon Sticks
• Pretty Scrapbook Paper
• Stapler
• Hole Punch
• Ribbon to tie bags
• Saran Wrap
• Smaller Ribbon to tie Cinnamon Sticks & Marshmallows

How to Make Hot Cocoa Gift Bags:

1. Put in the desired amount of cocoa and cider. I used 3 pouches but you could put 2 and the bag wouldn’t look empty.

2. Take 1 cinnamon stick and enough plastic wrap to go around cinnamon stick 1 or 2 times. Wrap the cinnamon stick in the plastic wrap. I tied it with a bow (yes, I know it’s cling wrap and no bow is necessary haha!) to dress it up. I wrapped the cinnamon sticks so that the absorbent marshmallows didn’t taste like the cinnamon.

3. I wrapped a handful of marshmallows in plastic wrap to go with the cocoa and tied them with a bow as well. I did not want the marshmallows rolling around in the bag and thought it would be neater with the little bags.

6. Once the topper for the bag was cut to the right size I discreetly stapled it in two places.

7. To finish up the top of the gift bag I decided to dress it up with ribbon. I chose a fun green and white polka dot ribbon. I punched 2 small holes about an inch apart in the top of the bag and threaded the ribbon through the 2 holes from the back and tied it.

My bows are pretty sad looking so I left it in a simple tie.  The total cost for the supplies was $1 for the paper, the ribbons, Ziploc bags, and Seran wrap I had on hand, $6 for the cider and cocoa, $1 for the marshmallows, and $3 for the cinnamon sticks.

The 11 gift bags I made came out to $1 per gift, but I had enough left for another.  It was an extremely easy and cost effective DIY Hot Cocoa Gift Bags and would work great for teacher appreciation as we used them, stocking stuffers, or a gift exchange with friends.

They can also be turned into holiday themed gifts by changing out the paper and ribbons and adding peppermints. They turned out really cute and even better when doing bulk gift giving…affordable.