Are you looking for an easy gift idea? Well, my dears, you have found it! This Peppermint Hot Cocoa in a jar is pretty much the easiest (and yummiest!) gift idea out there. I was able to create this using things I had on hand, making it the most inexpensive gift ever! You can make a bunch at a time for neighbors, friends, teachers, coaches, visitors, family, etc.
To make these you will need:
Hot Cocoa mix – I used Starbucks Peppermint Hot Cocoa packets because it’s the best hot cocoa on the planet. YUM!
Marshmallows
Crushed peppermint candies (optional)
Mason Jar(s)
Scrapbook paper (optional)
Ribbon, Jute or Twine–I used Jute Avery 2″ Round labels, Avery Printable Tags with Strings (I used jute instead of the strings that come in the package)
Instructions:
Layer 7 hot cocoa packets in the bottom of the jar (1 3/4 cups total of cocoa mix), crushed peppermint and marshmallows to your liking in the jar and replace jar lid. Next, place a piece of scrapbook paper (cut to size) over the lid but under the ring of the lid. Next, I wanted the place the instructions for preparing the cocoa so I designed some cute instructions using picmonkey.com (it’s free!) and uploaded my image to Avery.com/print
The software is super easy to use and Avery has such nice products. I’ve used Avery labels for years and I love them!
You can save and use my images if you’d like!
Next, I did the same thing with the Avery Printable Gift Tags.
I used this image, uploaded it to Avery.com, printed my tags and attached them with jute to my jars.
Doesn’t get much easier than that! You could even use Design and Print on their website if you want to make your own images. It’s really quick and easy and looks totally professional and CUTE!
Now you’re ready to give this yummy gift to anyone you choose! I’m giving them to pretty much everyone on my gift list this year.
For more ideas on labelled jars, visit Avery’s Pinterest page. Be sure to follow Avery on Facebook and Pinterest for more labeling and organizing inspiration!
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112 Comments
Kara
November 11, 2013 at 12:18 pmI love labels when organizing, especially for opaque containers.
Jen
November 11, 2013 at 12:52 pmI love storing baking ingredients in clear jars, so labels are pretty necessary. 😉
Kelly D
November 11, 2013 at 1:01 pmLabels are useful when sending my kids with goodies to hand out at school or when labeling their lunches or belongings.
Kelly D
November 11, 2013 at 1:02 pmtweet
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Jana Fratus
November 11, 2013 at 1:21 pmI always use labels to organize my little plastic containers of make up.
Sundee
November 11, 2013 at 1:26 pmI love labels that allow me to be crafty using the computer to add words to a project without hand writing it all out…especially the clear labels!!
April
November 11, 2013 at 2:04 pmI use avery labels a lot. I use the address labels for more than just addresses. I also like the bigger shipping labels for gifts too.
SalBug
November 11, 2013 at 3:15 pmI label everything – spice jars, shelves, baskets, bins, etc.
Ashley Hewell
November 11, 2013 at 4:02 pmI use them a lot during the holidays.
Diane @ Vintage Zest
November 11, 2013 at 4:20 pmLabels are useful to me pretty much all of the time! Craft supplies, kitchen goods, and office boxes all benefit from pretty labels around here. 🙂
Kristin Corbin
November 11, 2013 at 4:20 pmI use labels all the time especially at work. We use the 1 x 1 1/2 labels on the spine of books in my library I work at 🙂 I use the address labels here at my house!
Jenn
November 11, 2013 at 4:34 pmI love to use labels for the bins in my storage room.
Elena
November 11, 2013 at 4:46 pmI use them on wrapped Christmas gifts
Elena
November 11, 2013 at 4:49 pmhttps://twitter.com/ElenaIstomina/status/400017205091262464
Christa
November 11, 2013 at 4:54 pmI love to use them when I am organizing my pantry!
Stephanie Jacobson
November 11, 2013 at 5:06 pmI love labels for organizing, and for making custom stickers for my daughters’ craft projects.
Stephanie Jacobson
November 11, 2013 at 5:09 pmtweeted: https://twitter.com/Momof2GirlsinMA/status/400022237475905536
Jasanna
November 11, 2013 at 6:53 pmI just use labels mostly for organizing!
Mami2jcn
November 11, 2013 at 7:05 pmLabels are useful for storing our homeschool materials.
Mami2jcn
November 11, 2013 at 7:05 pmtweet–https://twitter.com/mami2jcn/status/400051719242915840
katieQ
November 11, 2013 at 7:37 pmI like to make labels listing the ingredients with baked goods that I give as gifts. It helps people with allergies to determine if there is anything that will cause a problem.
katieQ
November 11, 2013 at 7:41 pmI tweeted.
https://twitter.com/NYgirlscout/status/400060117258756096
Lisa Kubin
November 11, 2013 at 7:44 pmI have used Avery address labels forever but I just found some that will work great in my craft room.
Lisa K.
Jessica To
November 11, 2013 at 7:56 pmI use labels to put on my son’s things for school. They make me feel so much more organized!
Robin
November 11, 2013 at 8:02 pmGreat idea for easy gifts. Maybe for the neighbors?
Tracey Froemke
November 11, 2013 at 9:37 pmI love using labels to organize. I love this idea… It will make a great teacher/coach gift! Thanks!
Emily W
November 11, 2013 at 10:22 pmSuch a cute idea! I love to use labels to make my own gift tags. And printing out my addresses for Christmas cards. Total necessity!
tammy
November 12, 2013 at 6:52 amOn all my kids stuff. Weather it’s their instrument,phone, lunch bag.
leslie
November 12, 2013 at 7:03 ami like to use them for gifts
leslie
November 12, 2013 at 7:04 amtweet: https://twitter.com/akronugurl/status/400232184247644160 .
Julie button
November 12, 2013 at 9:42 amI totally use them for gifts (it makes them ten times more exciting to have a pretty little label) and when organizing.
Jen
November 12, 2013 at 10:02 amOrganizing!
Rea Liz
November 12, 2013 at 10:39 amI use labels for organizing toys!
Rea Liz
November 12, 2013 at 10:40 amI tweeted at https://twitter.com/Reatex123/status/400286940865376257
Cherilyn P
November 12, 2013 at 11:09 amI really love to label everything and find them useful in separating my children’s things.
Lisa Brown
November 12, 2013 at 12:25 pmLabels are useful to me for storage boxes of all kinds.
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Lisa Brown
November 12, 2013 at 12:26 pmmy tweet-https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/400313619771969536
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Lindsay Kelsheimer
November 12, 2013 at 12:56 pmI really love this idea!! Labels can make simple ideas seem much more put together and thoughtful! I use them around the house on everything I can…simplicity rules the roost 🙂
erin
November 12, 2013 at 1:22 pmi love labels for xmas cards!!!
erin
November 12, 2013 at 1:23 pmi tweeted
https://twitter.com/erincyoung/status/400328038325293056
jenna d
November 12, 2013 at 4:43 pmI like to use labels for my mason jars and gifts.
jenna d
November 12, 2013 at 4:45 pmhttps://twitter.com/jennadcat/status/400378721304973312
Kristi Lee
November 12, 2013 at 4:53 pmHello there! I love to use labels as seals on cards – they look sweet with monograms, and who doesn’t love a customized envelope in the mail?!
Jen M
November 12, 2013 at 8:05 pmI love using labels for organizing boxes in my closet!
pamela.b
November 13, 2013 at 6:29 amLabels labels everywhere! In the kitchen and the office, to label my kid’s ‘stuff’ — where can’t you use them?!?
KelbelleMama
November 13, 2013 at 12:55 pmWhen ISN’T there a good time to use labels. And having great labeling tools / products / tutorials makes it that much better!
Cindy Brooks
November 13, 2013 at 10:53 pmI use labels in every room…pantry, office, laundry, and we label anything that goes out of the house…video games, books, dvds
Cindy Brooks
November 13, 2013 at 10:56 pmtweet
https://twitter.com/someluckydog/status/400834474784464896
Tami Smith
November 13, 2013 at 11:59 pmI love these! I use labels in my pantry and office more then anything else I think
One Frugal Girl
November 14, 2013 at 11:05 amLabeling all of the storage containers filled with my son’s toys and clothing. I’m hoping for a second child and want to keep everything organized so we can easily access the hand-me-downs.
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One Frugal Girl
November 14, 2013 at 11:11 amhttps://twitter.com/OneFrugalGirl/status/401016936542138369
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D Schmidt
November 15, 2013 at 2:21 pmI use labels in a variety of ways around the home and tend to find them perfect for organizing my children’s craft supplies. I also use them to address gifts over the holiday season!
D Schmidt
November 15, 2013 at 2:24 pmTweeted
https://twitter.com/mummytotwoboys1/status/401430379459907584
Susan Smith
November 15, 2013 at 9:17 pmI love using the peel off labels on Christmas gifts and on my childrens school supplies
Susan Smith
November 15, 2013 at 9:18 pmhttps://twitter.com/susan1215/status/401534495116914688
Linda @ it all started with paint
November 16, 2013 at 12:35 pmThis looks so delish! Thank you so much for sharing at our mason jar holiday party!!!
🙂 Linda
@It All Started With Paint & Mason Jar Crafts Love
Kellye A
November 16, 2013 at 8:51 pmI usually use address labels.
Elena Vo
November 17, 2013 at 2:11 pmStorage containers, especially when moving from one state to another, like we did last year! We labeled boxes but not the smaller containers inside and that got to be a bit frustrating. 🙂 Lesson learned!
Elena Vo
November 17, 2013 at 2:23 pmI tweeted about the promotion here: https://twitter.com/LifesDeepColors/status/402154885820317696
Erica Best
November 17, 2013 at 3:13 pmwhen giving a gift
Erica Best
November 17, 2013 at 3:13 pmhttps://twitter.com/purplelover04/status/402165714590498816
Jessie C.
November 17, 2013 at 10:22 pmI use labels to organize toy bins and pantry.
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Jessie C.
November 17, 2013 at 10:23 pm-https://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/402275543715819520
cheryl
November 20, 2013 at 12:25 amI’m making my gift tags this year….no store bought ones anymore. This is going to fun!!!
Sandra
November 26, 2013 at 7:01 amDuring, back to school time, I use tons of labels!
Sandra
November 26, 2013 at 7:09 amI use them mostly during back to school time, it makes labeling all those school supplies a breeze!
rachel
November 26, 2013 at 3:38 pmI love using them to label gifts any time of year.
Madeline
November 26, 2013 at 7:48 pmI label my daughter’s clothing and lunch items for summer camp.
Madeline
November 26, 2013 at 7:54 pmTweet link: https://twitter.com/shala_darkstone/status/405499712305758209
Tina M
November 27, 2013 at 7:47 pmaddress labels and gift tags on Christmas gifts
Tina M
November 27, 2013 at 7:48 pmhttps://twitter.com/HappyTina0115/status/405860592692367360
Wild Orchid
November 30, 2013 at 8:39 amLabels are most useful to me when I am completing home organizing projects.
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Wild Orchid
November 30, 2013 at 8:41 amtweet–https://twitter.com/WildOrchid985/status/406779849294880768
Debbie B
November 30, 2013 at 11:48 pmi like using them for Holiday gift labels on my Christmas presents
Debbie B
November 30, 2013 at 11:49 pmi posted a tweet:
https://twitter.com/bellows22/status/407008376766205952
Gautham
December 1, 2013 at 9:21 pmI can use them to send out holiday cards and organize them.
Gina Millis
December 2, 2013 at 7:48 amI love professional looking labels, a treat for organization freaks like me.
maria cantu
December 3, 2013 at 3:57 pmUseful for gifts anytime of the year.
Ashley B
December 4, 2013 at 8:38 amI use labels every year for addressing my holiday cards – saves me writing 80 addresses by hand!
Jessica
December 5, 2013 at 10:02 pmLabels are useful for putting kids names on clothes, shoes, and such.
Amy Tong
December 6, 2013 at 1:43 amOh my….these are so beautiful and handy. I use labels all the time because I like to bake and always give out homemade gifts, especially around the holiday seasons. I will definitely try them out. thanks for sharing.
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Amy Tong
December 6, 2013 at 1:45 amtweeted:
https://twitter.com/uTry_it/status/408849629547995136
amy [at] utry [dot] it
karen medlin
December 7, 2013 at 3:08 amFor my DIY projects, I use them a lot in the garage work area, I label all the bins with the different size screw, nails, nuts and bolts etc. When we need a wood or metal screw, we know which bin to pull up.. saves us time. I also label all the kids school supplies when they start back in the fall. I try to use a cute font and add their favorite character to the label, so it sticks out and they can find their folders or books quicker.
Kelly Massman
December 7, 2013 at 4:39 pmLabels are extremely useful to me when it comes to Christmas mailings or for postcards when my husband has a woodturning show!! thanks for a chance to win! kmassman gmail
nannypanpan
December 10, 2013 at 9:26 pmI use them a ton when labeling storage, but I also just had twins and find the need to label all of their different stuff
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Norma
December 11, 2013 at 3:26 amReturn address labels!
LAMusing
December 11, 2013 at 3:27 amI use small labels on my spice jars, and larger labels on my plastic shoe boxes.
Lindsay L
December 11, 2013 at 4:39 pmI use labels for everything – it’s so easy to change the contents of boxes and slap a new (and pretty!) label on it. Address labels around the holidays are fun, too.
Wanda McHenry
December 12, 2013 at 12:56 amLabels are useful when I’m re-organizing in the Spring
Wanda McHenry
December 12, 2013 at 12:58 amhttps://twitter.com/myfolly/status/411012031303532544
Carmen
December 12, 2013 at 5:47 pmI love to use labels in the pantry, craft room, and as gift tags for my homemade caramels.
angie lilly
December 13, 2013 at 2:19 pmThey are super necessary for labeling any lotions/soaps/etc. you make yourself so you can keep track of fragrances and uses!
angie lilly
December 13, 2013 at 2:20 pmI tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/411575114170257408
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Teresa P
December 14, 2013 at 11:27 amLabels are useful to me all the time since I’m usually so unorganized. They help me identify the stuff I store in jars or containers. I love printable labels for Christmas gifts, too.
Teresa P
December 14, 2013 at 11:27 amTweet
https://twitter.com/didyouyarnthat/status/411894726959169537
Kerry
December 14, 2013 at 8:15 pmI love using labels this time of year for Christmas goodies!
Kerry
December 14, 2013 at 8:40 pmtweeted: https://twitter.com/KerryBishop/status/412034418451021824
Betty C
December 14, 2013 at 11:48 pmI label everything especially if it is in a container I’ve repurposed. I like making my own dry mixes and storing them in attractive glass containers. A label is a necessity. Of course labels make things easier and more attractive for gift giving and storage.
Betty C
December 14, 2013 at 11:51 pmTweet – https://twitter.com/willitara/status/412082193687515137
Betty C
December 15, 2013 at 12:05 amPlease disregard the above Tweet linke – here is the correct one: https://twitter.com/willitara/status/412085632148594688
Amanda Sakovitz
December 15, 2013 at 12:22 pmlabels are useful for me for long term storage
Amanda Sakovitz
December 15, 2013 at 12:22 pmhttps://twitter.com/aes529/status/412271137293213696
Thomas Murphy
December 15, 2013 at 1:09 pmLabels are very useful for gifts
Thomas Murphy
December 15, 2013 at 1:10 pmhttps://twitter.com/thomasmurphy40/status/412283491829571584
ewhatley
December 15, 2013 at 3:59 pmI use labels to organize my mountains of paperwork.
Tabathia B
December 15, 2013 at 5:30 pmI like to label seasonings and flour and sugar so that I can tell the difference
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Tabathia B
December 15, 2013 at 5:31 pmtweet https://twitter.com/ChelleB36/status/412348758723018752
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