Kid's Ugly Christmas Sweater Party

 Last night was the kids' Ugly Christmas Sweater Party. We had a few friends and their families over for a very fun and festive night. The main attraction was definitely the Hot Chocolate Bar. All the kids were so excited to make their own hot chocolate with tons of candy and sugar…and then they ran ragged around our house chasing each other and wearing themselves out for the next two hours.

It was so much fun! :)

Here is how I put together the Hot Chocolate Bar:

First, I made a crockpot of hot chocolate. Here is the recipe I used and it made plenty for 14 people:

What You’ll Need:

• 10 cups Milk

• 1 cup Hershey’s Cocoa

• 1 1/2 cup White Sugar

• 2 cup Hot Water

What You’ll Do:

• Combine Cocoa, Sugar, and Hot Water in large pan.  Stir, and bring to gentle boil.

• Transfer mixture to crockpot, and add milk.

• Stir, then cook on high for 2 hours {or low for 4 hours}, or until hot.

 Then, I put out all kinds of toppings like sprinkles, whipped cream, white chocolate chips, caramel bits, crushed peppermint, chocolate shavings, marshmallows, and peppermint marshmallows. I got the adorable glass jars in the front from Dollar Tree. I was so excited to find these because now I am going to re-use them to keep art supplies in for the kids.

 Then I made these Peppermint Stir sticks. I made them 2 hours before the party and put them in the refrigerator with plastic wrap. Here is the quick and easy recipe for these:

What You’ll Need:

• Peppermint sticks (pack of 10 found at the Dollar Tree)
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 5 crushed candy canes
• Bag of Marshmallows

What You’ll Do:

• Melt white chocolate in 30 second intervals in microwave. (It took about 2 minutes).
• Dip the peppermint stick into the white chocolate and stick into the marshmallow.
• Dip the other end of the marshmallow into white chocolate and roll it in crushed peppermint. 
• Let dry for 15 minutes on wax paper.
• Enjoy!

I put out some cookies that I'd made throughout the week. Here is a link to the Oatmeal M&M Cookies and here is a link to the Candy Cane Kiss Cookies. 

 I printed this adorable chalkboard sign here for free.

After the kids were done wearing off the hot chocolate, we did a simple Christmas Tree craft. I just got foam Christmas tree, tacky glue, and all kinds of decorations like foam stickers, pom pons, glitter, and confetti. Then we put magnets on the back to make them magnets!

Here is how the boys' ugly sweaters turned out. Aren't they adorable?! We gave out awards for the ugliest sweaters. All in all, it was such a fun night and this will definitely be a yearly tradition!