What better way to celebrate the festive season than with a hot chocolate party? It really evokes the feeling of “hygge”, which is a Scandinavian word describing a mood of coziness contributing to wellness and contentment. I may live in the wrong hemisphere for getting cosy at Christmas, but supping on hot chocolate certainly creates comfort and joy!
It has become an annual tradition for us to host a hot chocolate party (the photos above are from last year). It’s a really easy way to entertain and the kids enjoy adding lots of decadent toppings (such as caramel sauce, whipped cream, marshmallows, Lindt balls, choc chips and candy canes) to make their own special brew. To keep the evening easy and relaxed I use festive paper plates and paper hot beverage cups to which I add Christmas stickers. The hot chocolate recipe and my initial inspiration for the party comes from littlespicejar.com. For the party this year I reused the swan tablesetting from my previous post.
Sometimes we do a simple craft activity (last year we painted Christmas images onto rocks, which we later hid for others to find). This evening has become one of our kid’s favourite Christmas traditions, so I think we will be hosting it for some time to come. Merry Christmas everyone and I look forward to catching up again after holidays in the New Year!