Reindeer Hot Cocoa Cones or Reindeer Hot Chocolate Cones as my son likes to say, are the perfect edible Christmas craft or gift idea! They’re such a creative and tasty treat.
There are all sorts of cute, frugal craft ideas like these Paw Print Salt Dough Ornaments or these Candy Cane Heart Cupcakes to get you in the festive Christmas mood. However, few Christmas Crafts are as unique as these Reindeer Hot Cocoa Cones. They are a great last-minute gift that’s sure to make someone smile!
In my mind this holiday season, I anticipated making homemade ornaments, cookies, body scrubs, and so much more. In reality, I’m not sure why I thought I could transform into a superwoman because almost nothing got done! I barely even have time to wrap gifts!
Thanks to a wonderful, frugal, and smart friend (Annie), I have an adorable gift idea to share with you all!
This awesome kids Christmas craft is called Reindeer Hot Cocoa Cones, and they’re a fun way to celebrate the season. This is the cutest gift idea for teachers, classmates, grandparents, and pretty much anyone who appreciates a gift from the heart.
Supplies Needed
- Hot cocoa (powdered)
- Mini marshmallows
- Large Piping bags (can be purchased at your local craft store). If you use smaller ones you will need less cocoa.
- Red Pom Poms (can be purchased at your local craft store)
- Brown Pipe Cleaners *Amazon affiliate
- Googly eyes *Amazon affiliate
- Chocolate chips *optional
- Circle Sticky tabs or velcro circles to adhere the red pom poms *Amazon affiliate
How Much Cocoa is Needed?
You will need two cups of powdered cocoa for each cocoa cone if you use the large sized bags. Here are the instructions to assemble them:
- Fill your Piping bags with the hot cocoa mix (2 cups worth per bag- I used larger bags)
- Top with mini marshmallows, and then a small amount of chocolate chips.
- Tie them off it a knot.
- Wrap your pipe cleaner around the knot to make them look like antlers.
- Using double-sided tape, or sticky circles tape the googly eyes, and red pom poms to your bags.
Voila~Enjoy these magnificent Reindeer Cones!!
You now have a cute, frugal craft, and gift idea! These make cheap and fun classroom gifts, attachments to gift cards, or kid-friendly holiday crafts.
How Much Hot Cocoa Does One Cone Make?
Each standard (6 oz) cup of hot cocoa requires 3 tablespoons of cocoa. The total amount of cups you can create from one cocoa cone equals about 10 cups of cocoa (60 ounces).
Here’s a Printable DIY Card
Reindeer Hot Cocoa Cones
Reindeer Hot Cocoa Cones are the perfect edible Christmas craft or gift idea! Clear piping bags filled with powdered hot cocoa mix and topped with mini marshmallows. The bags are closed with pipe cleaner "antlers" and decorated with wiggly eyes and a red pom-pom nose.
Materials
- Hot cocoa (powdered)
- Mini Marshmallows
- Large Piping Bags
- Brown Pipe Cleaners
- Wiggly Eyes
- Chocolate Chips (optional)
- Circle Sticky Tabs or Velcro Circles
Instructions
- Fill Piping bags with the hot cocoa mix (2 cups worth per bag- I used large bags)
- Top with mini marshmallows, and then a small amount of chocolate chips.
- Tie them off it a knot.
- Wrap your pipe cleaner around the knot to make them look like antlers.
- Using double-sided tape, or sticky circles tape the wiggly eyes, and red pom-poms to your bags.
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We hope you and your children enjoy this holiday season, and have fun making this Easy Christmas Craft!
Hello.. What does the little card say that is attached?
The instructions for making the hot cocoa.
How long in advance can these be made
Hi Joanne,
Since the ingredients are dry, you should have no problem making these 1-2 months ahead of time as long as you tie them up nice and tight. The mini marshmallows may harden, but they’ll melt in the hot cocoa once it’s finally made.
What size pom pom did you use for the nose?
Any size would work, but I use the medium sized ones.
Oh my gosh this is adorable and great for gift giving too! Perfect craft for my daughter’s girl scout troop!
Hi there- could you tell me what size eyes you used for this? I need to order them in bulk for a school craft night and I want to get the right size. Thanks!!
Hi 18-20 mm works! Actually pretty much any size between 15-22
Great, thanks.
Hi Amy! OMG! These are so cute and clever! I’ve pinned it to my Pinterest board and plan on including it in a Holiday DIY post on my new blog That Was Then | This Is Wow (thatwasthenthisiswow.com).
A good thing about starting a blog late in the year–lots of holiday ideas to share and therefore post ideas! Pop over to my blog and see if I can inspire you as well.
Thanks! Paula
Where do you get the plain piping bags to use for the reindeer? All I have found in the stores are the ones from Wilton and they are not clear….
You can get them online at Amazon.com or Michaels Arts and Crafts. They are called craft cone shaped bags.
Thanks Amy, my daughter is making these for her friends.
These are so adorable! My mom and daughter made them and now my daughter can’t wait to pass them out at school!