Snowman made out of baby food jars

Make Snowman Hot Chocolate Kits in Jars

Published on December 8, 2019Last updated November 27, 2021 ♛ By Melissa J. Will

This snowman hot chocolate kit is made with baby food jars or mason jars to create a fun Christmas gift for friends, holiday gift exchanges, and fundraisers.

For a winter theme, I also have a recipe for melted snowman cookies here.

How to Make Hot Chocolate Kits in Jars

It’s becoming clear that I cannot resist a craft challenge.

We were asked to come up with a repurposed gift under $5 for a holiday event and I opted to turn baby food jars into snowman hot chocolate kits. Of course.

I think I actually first saw a version of them in a craft book when I was a kid (I’m pretty sure I read every single craft book in our public library several times over).

These little snowmen are fun and easy to make, and you can reuse them. Plus, things with cute faces always seem to sell out first at fundraisers as I learned with reindeer cupcakes.

I’ll walk you through how I made them.

You could use any size jar but it will take quite a lot of supplies to fill anything bigger than baby food jars.

Supplies

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For One Snowman

3 baby food jars and lids, clean, with labels removed
Hot chocolate mix
Mini marshmallows
Candies – choose ones small enough to fit a bunch in the jar
Eyes: chocolate chips and dab of white icing
Arms: small twigs or pretzels
Felt (or any scrap fabric) for scarf and mitts
Embroidery floss for mitten strings
Star sequins to decorate mitts and scarf
Polymer clay (orange) for carrot nose. You could also use orange beads, twigs, or anything else that looks nose-ish. Or paint them on.
Mini candy canes for buttons and hats
Santa hat

TOOLS

Marking pen for glass (black) for button mouth
Heated glue dispenser with glue sticks
Snippers for cutting twigs
Scissors for cutting felt

Steps

1Fill Jars

Fill jars with marshmallows, hot chocolate powder, and candies.

I’ve got 9 jars (below) to make three snowmen total.

2Glue Eyes and Nose

Hot glue the eyes and nose onto the marshmallow jar.

Tips:

If using chocolate chips for eyes, let the glue cool a few seconds before applying. Unless you want them melt.
If you don’t want to make a nose out of polymer clay, you can always draw one on the jar with a marking pen for glass.

3Decorate Eyes

Dab a bit of white icing or paint to give the eyes detail.

Tip:

Often it’s easier to use the wrong end of paint brush for tasks like this.

4Attach Twig Arms

Apply twig arms with hot glue.

TIP

Cut the twigs on an angle (as shown below) for a better seal with on the jar the hot glue.

5Make Scarf and Mittens

Prepare scarf and mittens.

TIPS

Measure how long you want the scarf first before cutting the felt.

I folded the scarf in half lengthwise and glued it shut to make it thicker.

I used a star sequin to hide the hot glue attaching each mitten to the embroidery floss.

I also applied star sequins to the scarf using hot glue. Fancy, I know.

6Glue Jars Together

Hot glue the jars together.

TIP

Decide if you want the jars upside-down or right-side-up. The lids on top can give the look of the brim of a stove-pipe hat.

I chose upside-down because I like the marshmallows showing on top of their heads.

7Complete Decorations

Add rest of decorations.

I broke up mini candy canes (carefully), keeping them in their wrappers to form little round hats. Or halos. Depending on how you look at it.
Broken candy cane pieces are used for the buttons.

If you’re giving them away, be sure to provide mixing instructions for the hot chocolate mix.

All done!

~Melissa the Empress of Dirt ♛

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Snowman Hot Chocolate Kits in Jars

This whimsical gift uses baby food jars filled with hot chocolate supplies and candies to look like a snowman. Perfect for gift exchanges and holiday sales.

Prep Time1 hr

Total Time1 hr

Makes: 1 Snowman

Author: Melissa J. Will

Cost: $10

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Marking pens for glass
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Hot Glue Dispenser
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Scissors

Snowman Body

▢ 3 Jars baby food size

Hot Chocolate Ingredients

▢ 1 container Hot chocolate mix
▢ 1 bag Mini marshmallows
▢ 1 bag Chocolate balls in foil wrappers

Snowman Details

▢ 1 bag Chocolate chips for eyes
▢ 1 tube Gel icing white
▢ 1 piece Polymer clay orange, for carrot nose
▢ 1 bag Mini candy canes for cane and decorations
▢ 2 Twigs for arms (or use pretzels)

Hat and Mittens

▢ 1 scrap Red felt for scarf and mittens
▢ 1 piece Embroidery floss for mitten strings
▢ 1 Mini santa hat
▢ 1 bag Star sequins to decorate mitts and scarf

Fill jars with marshmallows, hot chocolate powder, and candies.
Hot glue the eyes and nose onto the marshmallow jar.
Dab a bit of white icing or paint to give the eyes detail.
Apply twig arms with hot glue.
Prepare scarf and mittens.
Hot glue the jars together.
Add rest of decorations.
Allow everything to dry.
Give as gifts. Include instructions for mixing hot chocolate and note indicating exterior of snowman is not edible.

See images for how to make mittens and add decorations.

For a stronger bond than an electric glue dispenser provides, you could also use GE II Silicone sealant to attach the jars together.

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The kid ate the puree with pleasure, smearing its contents on all surfaces. And the jar was carefully washed out and sent to the shelf to its fellows. What to do with her?

There are a lot of ideas for using glass baby food jars. Website "Mom can do anything!" collected the most interesting of them.

Needle cases. From glass jars it is easy to make such cute pincushions that can fit buttons and other small handicraft things.
Houses for fairies. If you are fond of modeling, then you should try to make such a delightful house for fairies.
Aquarium. A jar is a small aquarium for a toy fish. Pour soil inside, install algae - the craft is ready. You can also mold plasticine fish together with your child and place them in a jar.
Terrarium. Plant moss and other small, low-maintenance plants inside.
Decorations for the holiday. Decorate the jars with glitter, make holes in the lids and install decorative elements, letters and numbers. A very original decoration is ready.
Bird feeder. Few people realize that such delicious drinkers and bird feeders are obtained from an ordinary baby food can. In the sun, they will shimmer with all the colors of the rainbow and delight the eye.
Storage for small items. From cans, not only beautiful things are obtained, but also very practical. Screw the lids to a wooden surface and you will get very convenient containers for storing small things.
Candlesticks for the garden. Buy a lot of small candles, put each one in its own jar and hang them by ropes on tree branches. A beautiful setting for a romantic evening is ready.
Container for growing onions. Green onions are a storehouse of nutrients that are so lacking in the cold season. Growing such an onion is not difficult. Pour water into the jar, put the bulb on top, in a few days we will get the first shoots.
Pots for seedlings. It is convenient to plant parsley, dill and other herbs in small jars.
Crafts from baby food jars. Such beautiful flowers in pots are easy to make yourself with your children. We circle the palm on a green sheet of cardboard, cut it out, gluing a flower on each finger. We put it in a pot-jar - a beautiful craft is ready. Such flowers will be a great gift for mom or grandmother by March 8th.
Storage containers. In puree jars it is very convenient to store buttons, beads, beads.
Pencil holders.
Night lamps.
Snow globe. A can of baby food makes a delicious snow globe. Just stick the figurine on the lid. Pour the baby oil and glitter into the jar, close the lid tightly and shake.
Gift-treat for guests or children.
Original frames. Just place photos inside the jar.
Spice storage. Glass jars with screw-on lids keep spices fresh for a long time.
Vases for flowers. Just dip the jar in the paint and get unusual vases for small flowers.
Jelly mold. Small jars are great for making jelly. It looks beautiful and appetizing in them, one jar holds one serving, and the screw cap will help keep it in the refrigerator for a long time.
Portion desserts. In small jars it is convenient to make portioned desserts.
Refreshing cocktail in a jar.
Candles. You can read how to make these candles here.
Crafts. Small glass jars are a great base for crafts.
Rubber storage. The advantages of transparent jars are obvious - it's easy to find the right one.

How do you use jars?

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Snowman from the sock

Baby food can snowman

Bath bomb snowman

Paper snowman

Felt snowman

Thread and glue snowman

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snowman walk time. These charming winter characters can be made at home from improvised materials. And they won't melt! In our selection there are several options for how to make snowmen for the New Year with your own hands.

Sock snowman

The very case when unpaired socks will come into play.

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Required materials and tools:

White sock
Red sock
Threads
Filler
Glue gun
Buttons or beads
Orange felt (for carrot nose)

Work process:

Fill or insert filler into the sock.
Tie tightly with string.
Cut off the top of the sock.
Using a thread, make 3 "balls" of the future snowman.
Cut out a hat and a scarf from a red sock.
Twisted cone from orange felt. This will be the carrot nose.
Glue to the snowman's head.
Glue on the beaded eyes.

Baby food can snowman

A creative idea for moms whose closet is filled with empty baby food jars. Throwing away the hand does not rise ... And if you give them a new life?

Materials and tools needed:

Baby food jars (with lids)
Piece of fleece - for scarf and hat
Foamiran - for eyes and nose
Buttons — 2 pcs.

Work process:

Glue two cans to the tops with a hot glue gun.
Open the fleece and glue the cap (removable).
Cut out a scarf from fleece and glue it to the lid in a circle.
Using a hole punch, make circles of foamiran with sparkles, cut out the nose.
Glue circles and a spout to the jar.
Glue on the eye buttons.
Decorate your hat.
Fill jars with sweets.

Bath bomb snowman

Finding out in these cute snowmen a gift that can turn your bath into a SPA-salon is not easy. But creating such a bomb is easier than ever - even a child can do it! Our step-by-step instructions contain a detailed plan on how to make a bath pop, which, however, will also appeal to adults.

Materials and tools needed:

(per bath bomb)

Soda - 1/2 cup
Olive oil (or any other) - 1/4 teaspoon
Citric acid - 2 tbsp. spoons
Paint
Ball shape of two hemispheres — 1 pc.

Work process:

Mix baking soda with citric acid.
Add olive oil. Mix thoroughly.
Press into a ball mold.
Leave to dry overnight.
Color the snowman in the morning.

Paper snowman

One of the simplest master classes that will help you make a toy even for kids.

Materials and tools needed:

White paper (white cardboard)
Scissors
Markers
Adhesive

Work process:

Draw a snowman and cut it out.
Draw a snowman hat and cut it out as well.
Glue the pieces together.
Paint a snowman.

Felt snowman

The pattern for this craft is very simple. It can be made by analogy with a paper snowman.

Materials and tools needed:

White felt
Red thread
Needle
Scissors

Operation:

Cut out a snowman from felt (two to three balls).
Sew around the edges with red thread.
Make a loop. So you turn the craft into a Christmas tree toy.

Thread and glue snowman

But it takes a couple of days to make this craft.

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Required materials and tools:

White cotton thread
PVA glue
Water
Two balloons
Details for decoration (nose, mouth, eyes)

Work process:

Dilute PVA glue with water and mix (proportion: 3 parts glue to 1 part water).
Soak the threads with water for 30-60 seconds and wind them around the ball in random order.
Leave to dry for 1-2 days.
Pierce the balloons with a needle and remove.
Decorate the snowman with eyes and a nose.

Decorate your house with your made snowmen, put them under the Christmas tree, give them to your friends in addition to the main gifts! Such crafts always cheer up and create a magical feeling of waiting for a New Year's miracle.

What kind of snowman will you make with your child?