DIY Hot Cocoa Treat Box

| | |

Create sweet hot cocoa treat boxes for the holidays with these fun printables! 

12 Days of Holiday Crafts by Crafting CheerfullyPrintable hot cocoa treat boxes sit on a wood table with tiny marshmallows around them.

This site contains affiliate links. I may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. [Learn more]

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s day six already of my annual series “12 Days of Holiday Crafts” and today I’m sharing a new printable treat box with you. I absolutely love making treat boxes – they make really cute gifts especially at the holidays. These new treat boxes have been designed to look like a hot cocoa stand ready to serve up toasty cups of cocoa to nearby sledders. 

I designed these boxes by first drawing a picture with pencil and paper. Next, I scanned the drawing into Procreate and digitally colored it before turning it into a treat box. This hot cocoa box joins other favorites like my Gingerbread House Treat Box, Christmas Barn Treat Box and Country Christmas Treat Box. All of these started as little doodle sketches before being turned into giftable boxes!

A printable hot cocoa treat box sits on a wood table with tiny marshmallows around them with evergreen trees in the background.

This new treat box is perfect for gifting everything needed to make hot cocoa! Try adding cocoa mixes, marshmallows and fun stirrers to the box for a DIY Hot Cocoa Kit! You can also use the boxes to hold handmade gifts, ornaments or baked goods.

Printable hot cocoa treat boxes sit on a wood table with tiny marshmallows around them.

Printable Hot Cocoa Christmas Gift Boxes

Supplies Needed:

Supplies with paper trimmer, scissors, double-sided tape, printables and clothespins.

Creating the Hot Cocoa Stand Treat Boxes

Step One: Start by downloading and printing the Hot Cocoa treat boxes from my Etsy shop. Fill out the purple form at the end of this post and the file will be emailed directly to you! Cut out the box pieces using a paper trimmer and scissors.

Two printed pieces for the treat box are cut out with a scissors.

Step Two: Use a scoring board and stylus to score along the fold lines. 

A printable box is scored using a scoring board.

Fold along the scored lines. Go over the folded edges with the side of the stylus to help create nice, crisp edges. 

The two box pieces are folded along the score lines.

A stylus is used to smooth the fold line on the treat box.

Step Three: Apply adhesive to the tabs to connect the treat box. I used 1/2″ Scor-tape.

Double-sided tape is added to the tabs on the printable box pieces.

Form the box by attaching the pieces along the tabs.

Two box pieces are attached along the first tab.

Fold in the bottom of the box. The “H” shaped piece gets folded first, then the two side flaps, and finally insert the “Y” piece into the gap. If you plan to place something heavy in the bottom of the box, you can place a piece of cardboard or chipboard that measures just under 3.5″ x 3.5″ in the bottom of the box. This will add a lot of stability to the box and prevent the bottom from opening up.

The two pieces of the box are assembled and the bottom is folded together.

The treat box is finished! I love to close my treat boxes with a small snowflake clothespin at the top but you can also punch holes and tie them with string.

Printable hot cocoa treat boxes sit on a wood table with tiny marshmallows around them.

I hope you enjoyed this fun paper craft! The printable box is available in my Etsy shop along with a detailed step-by-step picture tutorial. 

Purchase this file from my shop! Thank you for supporting my small business :)

I’ll be back tomorrow for day seven of my series and I hope you’ll join me! If you love making treat boxes as much as I do, make sure to check out my DIY Treat Box Craft Page where I share fun designs for all year round!

12 Days of Holiday Crafts by Crafting Cheerfully.

Happy Crafting! -Kim

Similar Posts