Hot Cocoa Bar: Preparation

On Saturday I'm having a little 'Hot Cocoa Bar' outside in the snow with My Friends! I've been wanting to do this for a while (We had a Tea Party in the summer and it was wonderful) but we're having the weirdest winter in my part of Canada... There just hasn't been much snow at all. I love making things and decorating so I'm very excited and I thought I'd share all of the things I'm doing to make it weird and wonderful.. ;)

First things first is my food shopping list. It's a hot chocolate bar but c'mon this is Canada so it's natural that we need a little Tim's French Vanilla. I'll be buying the K-cups you use for a Keurig, just open them up and dump all the powder into a container.

Obviously décor is a big part of pretty much everything these days! Michaels and Thrift stores are your best friend when it comes to this.

I wanted to keep it vintage but girly! Containers to hold my straws, marshmallows and cinnamon sticks. Some labels and everyone needs some sort of chalky surface for anything they do because Pinterest says so!

I decided to pick up some mugs from Value Village because 1, they're cheap and 2, I didn't want everything to be 'matchy matchy'..

Throw blankets are a staple when you're having a gathering outdoors. I made this blanket ladder out of some trim and quarter round but I think I'm going to put all my blankets into a basket for the Cocoa Bar.

And lastly; Printables!!! These are really simple to make on Picmonkey or you can buy some from Etsy OR you can search for free ones on Pinterest. Which is what I did. I wanted to pull this whole thing off on a very low budget but still have it look nice. Just send them over to Staples to have them printed on nice glossy card stock.

This is my favourite one I came across (other than a few I seen on Etsy) It's free and you can download an 8x10 or an 11x14 HERE

Now all I have to do is put on my apron and get to baking! Well, that and set up my entire back yard to look like a magical picturesque Hot Cocoa Bar...


Have you ever had a Hot Cocoa Bar or a Tea Party? Send me links, I love looking at photos for inspiration!