I need to do a better job of getting hand-outs, printables, etc on my blog and in a way that's easy for everyone to use because I keep getting emails that the jpg versions aren't working well. I'm going to try using Scribd again. I need to find a host for all my printables and I doubt any site is going to be perfect, but please leave your feedback!
Now for the good stuff.... Hot Chocolate!!
Last year for Christmas, we did a progressive dinner type thing for our Young Women and one of the things I was in charge of was the hot chocolate bar. It's a bit time consuming, but not terrible, and most of the goodies can be found at Wal-Mart or other places where you might do your regular grocery shopping.
To make your job a little easier, grab an EK "Real Estate Sign" punch from your local crafting store. If you can find it at a store that takes 40% off coupons, all the better! I designed my printables for this particular punch but scissors should work great too! Some of the little signs might repeat, but print & use what you want. I recommend printing these on white card-stock or another heavy paper like photo paper.
Be creative, but here are some of my ideas....
- "Crushed Cookies" = Oreos or the peppermint Trader Joe's version
- "Semi-Sweet" & "White Chocolate" = chocolate chips
- "Caramel" = we used the Kraft Caramel Bits - little round balls of caramel found on the baking aisle
- "English Toffee" = Heath Bar pieces - on the baking aisle
- "Dippers" & "Dunkers" = donut holes, biscotti, Trader Joe's Chocolatey Coated Chocolate Chip Dunkers, Pepperidge Farm Creme Filled Pirouette Rolled Wafers
- "Peppermint" = crushed candy canes
- "Marshmallows" = we found a lady at church that made us homemade marshmallows - WELL WORTH IT!!! My favorite mix-in!!
If you're going go through the work of putting all this together, use a really good hot chocolate. I couldn't find anyone to make me hot chocolate from scratch & I was already feeling a bit overwhelmed with all my jobs, so I had bought the Starbucks hot chocolate mix from Costco {with a rebate/coupon} & had someone bring it ready-to-serve. Swiss Miss is just not acceptable! ;)
{Matching Mugs from Williams-Sonoma}
