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 Buy now on Amazon
- Googly eyes Buy now on Amazon
- Chocolate chips *optional
- Circle Sticky tabs or velcro circles to adhere the red pom poms
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!
Oh My Goodness! How stinkin cute are these!!!! Thanks for the idea, I love it and so will my girls!
Absolutely adorable!!! What a great idea :)
What a cute craft! These would make perfect gifts for teachers, neighbors, and friends!
AWWWWWWWWWW!!!!! Those are cute! Must make some immediately!
what a cute idea!
These are super cute!
I love this idea. We may have to do this!! TY
These are so cute and would be an awesome project for my younger daughter.
OH Those ARE adorable! I would never have thought of those! Thank you!
What a cute idea, and easy to put together. Looks great for party favors too! Thanks for sharing!
I love this idea, it is so cute..
Those are just too adorable! I never would have thought to use piping bags that way.
That is so cute! I wish I had kids so we could do this!
So crafty yet simple! We did homemade hot coacoa mix last year but this is way cuter!
About how many packets of cocoa mix do u need to equal 2 cups?
10 packets :)
Love this! Am i understanding correctly that you put 10 packets of cocoa in each one?
Yes! 10 packets fills one tube!
hey, i love the idea so much I’m making them for all of my employees but i wanted to add a tag with preparation instructions. how much water to use and such, do you have suggestions?
Hi Holly, is you use 10 packets of hot cocoa, or even 12-they would need 12 cups of hot water. It is one cup of water per packet.
if*, sorry!
So if you are doing individual cups……..how do you know how much mix to put in? An instructional gift tag would be appropriate.
Hi! I am making some but I was wondering what size piping bags you used? Thanks!!! :)
Hi Kelsi, 12″ pastry bags~have fun!
Super cute.. I was wondering if it would be more frugal to use the big cans of powered cocoa measured out 2cups in each bag? Also how do u feel about a low temp hot glue gun
I think the hot glue would melt the bag myself :( I would use whatever is the most frugal way!! The big cans are the way to go! How about those sticky little circles? They sell them at the craft stores-that is a good idea too! Thanks! Amy :)
These are so great! Just spent an hour and a half to make 29 for my students! They will love it! Next up, making some for my 5 year old’s kindergarten class. Thanks a bunch for this idea :-)
I gave a similar set of instructions a year or two back only I made my bags as the cake decorating tubes are quite expensive which would up the price of the finished product. I also included a layer of chocolate chips (tiny ones are best, they melt faster) and the colored mini marshmallows. Now how to make your own bags. If you have a food sealing machine just trace the cone part onto the sealer’s plastic bags from corner to corner and you get a cone bag. They are not quite as strong but they do work. If you can find refill plastic bags without advertising they will look nicer but that is why I put a very large bow on the top with tails hanging down to cover the ad.I made so many of these over a period of 3-4 years that I actually got sick of making them. They sold like hotcakes so hope you have the same luck. Marlene
P.S the food sealer machine is made for storing food so it should be safe. The machine has a wire across it and a air withdrawer thingy . The wire heats up and causes the plastic to seal itself, there is no glue involved. I do think if you used hot glue it would not work so well as the hot glue would melt the plastic bag and probably is not too good to ingest. good luck. Marlene
If you are going to sell these at a craft fair (I’m doing one at an Elementary School), how much would you price these?
I would price them at $4 myself if they were the large size.
Thanks! They would be using the 12 inch treat bags.
I think I will make for my granddaughters class. So cute.
I know that you said to use 1 cup of water. But once it’s all in the cone. How much of the powder do you use. (How many teaspoons/ tablespoons?) I just want to write it on the tag with the gift.
Hi, two tablespoons per 8 ounces of water. :)
These are so adorable! My mom and daughter made them and now my daughter can’t wait to pass them out at school!
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.
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
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.
Oh my gosh this is adorable and great for gift giving too! Perfect craft for my daughter’s girl scout troop!
What size pom pom did you use for the nose?
Any size would work, but I use the medium sized ones.
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.
Hello.. What does the little card say that is attached?
The instructions for making the hot cocoa.