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You are here: Home / Holidays / Christmas / Hot Cocoa & Candy Christmas Party {guest feature}

Hot Cocoa & Candy Christmas Party {guest feature}

This hot cocoa & candy Christmas party is choc full of diy details that will inspire you. Spruce up store bought items with these easy tricks.

I can’t tell you how thrilled I was to receive this in my “in” box yesterday. This Hot Cocoa & Candy Christmas party was created by the uber talented Amanda Parker of Amanda’s Parties to Go, and showcases her latest printable party set appropriately called “Candy Christmas.” I’ve showcased several of Amanda’s party designs in the past, and once again she blew me away with her attention to detail and DIY sensibility. Just check out all the deliciousness for your self…

Hot cocoa & candy Christmas party treat table details:

  • Christmas tree cones & cake stands wrapped in white eyelet & peppermint candy
  • Adorable Santa hats {from Hobby Lobby} added to spoons
  • The most brilliant display for cake pops ever: they’re used as the ‘pompom’ topping the polka dot paper cone “Santa hats” which are trimmed with fur, of course!
  • Other details include the twine & button embellishment on the mini parfaits, and grand cake presentation {homemade}. Amanda actually made the cake pedestals using candlesticks and plastic lazy Susan from Goodwill – gotta love that!

Hot cocoa & candy Christmas party design ideas:

  • Utensils wrapped in paper napkins and secured with a “candy” circle {from the collection} and white grosgrain ribbon made to resemble wrapped candy pieces
  • Small canning jars embellished with ribbon & more buttons are used as drinking glasses
  • Amanda used white fudge covered Oreos, and Rice Krispies squares from the grocery store, and added fondant toppers {to the cookies} and dipped the squares into white chocolate drizzled with red.
  • Papers from the set tie everything together even more with wrapped candy bars, bottle wraps, and party circles.

The amazing table is such a focal point with the DIY backdrop of frames & sweet treats, and the table cloth Amanda made by sewing ruffles onto a white tablecloth & adding a bow– it is stunning!

The sweetness continues with a hot cocoa bar complete with snowman centerpiece made from foam balls….

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White ribbon and tulle are the backdrop for the hot cocoa bar, with snowflakes added for a wintry wonderland effect. Hot cocoa is served along with sundae glasses filled with m&m’s, white & chocolate chips, toffee pieces, and crushed peppermint. For stirrers there are chocolate dipped peppermint sticks, chocolate dipped peppermint spoons, and white chocolate-dipped marshmallows sprinkled with more crushed peppermint and a red striped straw used as a handle.

Every inch of this design offers inspiration and ideas you can re-create on your own {with a little help from these vendors too ; ) }.  What do you think?  Will you be hosting a kids Christmas party this year?

Styling & Printable Paper Designs – Shindig Parties to Go / Fondant Cake & Cupcake toppers – Edible Details / Striped Straws – Shop Sweet Lulu / Bakers Twine – The Twinery


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November 30, 2011 9:08 am Chris Filed Under: Christmas, Guest Feature

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  1. Amy says

    January 3, 2012 at 9:19 pm

    What are all the different things you have at the hot cocoa bar? I want to do this for my party this weekend.

    • Chris says

      January 4, 2012 at 3:10 pm

      Hi Amy,
      Everything is listed there in the last section/paragraph of the post : )

  2. Sandra says

    December 10, 2011 at 8:29 am

    My head is swimming with ideas, I love everything! Thank you in big ol bunches for the inspiration.

  3. Bethany says

    December 7, 2011 at 9:22 pm

    Simply amazing!!! I am in love with ALL OF IT!!!!!

  4. Michelle (The Paper Cottage) says

    December 1, 2011 at 1:33 pm

    What a PRETTY post!! Love everything!!

  5. Laurie @ Gallamore West says

    November 30, 2011 at 10:59 pm

    WOW!! Every detail is perfect! I love those candy Christmas trees with a touch of eyelet!

  6. Alejandra Morin {The Marshmallow Studio} says

    November 30, 2011 at 7:52 pm

    Sooo many cute and easy ideas here. OMG I LOVED it all…. The gingerbread holding a peppermint lollipop design is genius!

  7. Ibett says

    November 30, 2011 at 4:07 pm

    This has got to be one of the most BEAUTIFUL table settings I have ever seen…. ((bowing down))

    I’m in total awe….honest….

  8. Brittany @GreyGrey Designs says

    November 30, 2011 at 2:55 pm

    Amanda kills it every. single. time. The cake pops are a stroke of genius!

  9. Debbie Kennedy says

    November 30, 2011 at 12:13 pm

    i am loving every inch of this display! So amazing!

  10. Tori says

    November 30, 2011 at 11:56 am

    DARLING! Love the button detail on the cups – SO cute!

  11. Kristin says

    November 30, 2011 at 11:55 am

    This is just mind blowing! LOVE,LOVE ,LOVE every single little detail. What a masterpiece! So creative and inspiring. Love how Amanda always offers the DIY ideas for us to learn from.

  12. tina says

    November 30, 2011 at 11:44 am

    Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!! Love it!

  13. Amanda at Shindig Parties says

    November 30, 2011 at 11:27 am

    Thank you, Chris! It was quite a labor of love and definitely my favorite collection of holiday printables. I can’t wait to see all of your holiday features this year from the amazingly talented ladies out there in the business!

    • Shannon says

      November 30, 2011 at 2:45 pm

      Hi,

      I am in love with this whole table scape. I would love to know how you made the lollipops and would like to order the whole thing.

      Thank you,
      Shannon

      • Amanda at Shindig Parties says

        November 30, 2011 at 5:08 pm

        Hi Shannon,

        I made the candies and lollipops using styrofoam circles (small ones – Dollar Tree, large ones – Hobby Lobby) and then cut out white, red and green felt to glue on top. Then I wrapped them in clear cellophane and tied them with ribbons. I don’t sell them but they are easy to make. And you can find the party printables that I do sell and used throughout the photoshoot here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/85044127/candy-christmas-printables-huge-party

        Glad you like everything!

        Amanda
        Shindig Parties To Go

  14. Ashley says

    November 30, 2011 at 11:21 am

    So stinking adorable!

  15. Michelle says

    November 30, 2011 at 11:01 am

    WOW! LOVE it! The cake pops in the party hats is so clever!!!

  16. Kim @ The Celebration Shoppe says

    November 30, 2011 at 10:55 am

    It’s all so lovely (and yummy), but the styrofoam snowman is still my fave! 🙂 Great work Amanda!

  17. Carrie ~ A Sweet Spot: Home says

    November 30, 2011 at 10:46 am

    My goodness, this is lovely!! I’d love to see a tutorial on how she did that tablecloth!!!

  18. Party Box Design says

    November 30, 2011 at 10:39 am

    omg love love love!!!!! just beyond fabulous!

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