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Hot Chocolate Activities for Kids

Almost every kid I’ve met loves chocolate – especially a nice warm mug of hot cocoa. And after all, what’s not to like? Sweet and creamy, it’s like a comforting hug in a mug. And although there really is no “bad” time of year to enjoy it, the winter months are absolutely MADE for hot chocolate. It is also the best time to bring some fun Hot Chocolate Activities into your elementary school or homeschool classroom!

I have some great ideas for bringing seasonal fun into your classroom, especially in the form of hot chocolate activities. From math puzzles shaped like mugs to books about tasty hot cocoa, these are wonderful ways for students to practice their basic skills. I have instructional links for bringing chocolate goodness into your classroom in truly delicious ways. And we’ll discuss some creative ideas for gifts and homeroom decorations that will make your classroom shine for the holidays!

Hot Chocolate Activities, Game, & Books for Kids with four mug puzzles

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Hot Chocolate Activities for math

When you bring hot chocolate into your classroom for the holidays, everyone wins. And with these awesome math puzzles, your students will find it downright delicious to practice their basic math skills!

Choose from Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division. Some of these cute steaming mugs of cocoa puzzles come in a set with train puzzles, too – making it easy to tie them into lesson plans involving the enchanting book “The Polar Express”.

Various hot cocoa math activities are available below. Click on the one/s that are most appropriate for your students.

Click to get your own MULTIPLICATION mug puzzles! Get your own DIVISION hot cocoa puzzles by clicking here!
Click to get your own ADDITION hot chocolate activities now! Grab your SUBTRACTION hot chocolate games now by clicking here!

Make Your Own Hot Chocolate Activities Puzzles

Puzzles are a wonderful learning tool and I love to create puzzles in fun shapes that kids are certain to love. If you have some basic skills you would like your students to practice, this editable mug puzzle is a handy tool that you can use to teach a variety of things.

Click here to find an editable mug puzzle in my TpT store! This mug puzzle works great for math problems, sight words, literacy concepts, teachers of foreign languages, and anything else that fits inside each square.

Click to buy your EDITABLE hot cocoa activity puzzle now!

What Teachers Are Saying About Hot Chocolate Puzzles

People who have bought my hot chocolate mug puzzles have said:

  • These types of activities where the students are engaged using different activities are really helpful to keep them on task as well as effective to learn the material. Muchas Gracias por su tiempo y esfuerzo y Feliz Navidad!
  • My class enjoyed these! I actually let them create their own and trade with another student to complete the puzzle 🙂 (feedback on the editable option)
  • Awesome product. My students loved them. I would assign them as coloring pages, then create random groups and they would collaboratively put them together.
  • This is perfectly differentiated!
  • A fun option on Polar Express day…it’s always nice to have extra things to do at that crazy time of year!
  • This was a perfect (educational/meaningful) addition to our Polar Express and hot cocoa day! Thanks!
  • My students love these! They glued them on construction paper and drew marshmallows on top to complete it!
  • This was such a fun and creative way to practice our math facts. The puzzle was perfect to help my students learn the value of persevering!
  • We had a lot of fun with this magic puzzle! We played the song to match the activity and we actually made hot chocolate. This was a perfect review before winter break! Thanks for such a great resource!
  • This was a great activity to do for something extra around the holidays. I like that an answer key was included.

Also Great for Decor!

There are many ways to decorate your elementary classroom for the winter holidays. And without a doubt, a friendly mug of hot chocolate is one of the most welcoming decorations you could include. Imagine how cute it would look to see pretty little colorful mugs of cocoa all over your classroom walls. My favorite part? You can put these up after your Polar Express festivities in December and leave them up throughout January as well. I’m all about getting the most bang for your buck!

My hot chocolate mug puzzles look so pretty after students complete and color them, and there really is no limit in how you can use them. From decor to gifts and cards – and even more. You could even use them to make a nice hallway display welcoming parents to some winter school event. It’s great for your students because of the pride they feel when they see their hard work and creativity on display. And it’s great for you to know that no administrator can complain about the decorations because so much academic work went into making them.

"Wishing You a Warm & Cozy Winter!" easy hot chocolate bulletin board

Delicious Hot Chocolate Fun for School and Home

Parents and teachers alike will love these ideas for Hot Chocolate fun during the holiday season.

  • How to Make Hot Chocolate FREEBIE – This wonderful FREEBIE teaches “how to” writing to 1st and 2nd grade students as they use pictures and simple writing to explain the steps to making Hot Chocolate.
  • Hot Chocolate PlayDough Recipe – Kids love PlayDough and the homemade stuff is always the best. But this PlayDough smells like Hot Chocolate because it is actually MADE with hot chocolate. Simple ingredients make it easy to whip this up at home or in school. Just don’t let the smell of it drive you mad!
  • How to Make Hot Chocolate Slime for Sensory Play – This “hot chocolate” isn’t edible, but it is a lot of fun, and super easy to make. Best of all, kids can enjoy the pleasure of hot chocolate without driving you nuts with their sugar rush!
  • Making Hot Chocolate in the Classroom – One wonderful way to celebrate the season while making your students feel extra special is by making Hot Chocolate in your classroom. This recipe is simple and makes a crockpot full of chocolatey goodness to share with your students – perhaps while reading their favorite holiday book!
  • Marshmallow Snowman (Make a Hot Chocolate Buddy!) – If you are serving up hot chocolate to your students, why not help them make a marshmallow snowman, too? This adorable little guy is put together with toothpicks using marshmallows, pretzels, toothpicks, candy corn, and chocolate chips. Not only is he friendly, but he is also delicious!

Hot Chocolate Books for Kids

Hot chocolate is not only fun to drink. It’s a fun story topic, too. Here are some fun picture books and chapter books to help make your students’ reading practice time extra warm and sweet!

    • Picture BooksHot Chocolate Books
      • Do Frogs Drink Hot Chocolate?: How Animals Keep Warm
      • Warm Chocolate (Includes Game & Recipe)
      • Lucky Pennies and Hot Chocolate
      • Ice Cream, Hot Chocolate, and More
      • Hot Chocolate for Santa Claus
      • Gus and the Hot Chocolate Startup
      • Hot Chocolate (Elementary Explorers
      • If You Give a Horse Hot Cocoa
      • If Brown Cows Made Hot Cocoa in the Summer
      • The Polar Express 30th Anniversary Edition
    • Chapter Books
      • Hot Cocoa Hearts: A Wish Novel
      • Peppermint Cocoa Crushes: A Swirl Novel
      • A Merry Christmas Cookbook

Wintertime is a time of warmth, comfort, and sweet treats. Hot chocolate is all those things and more. With so many great ideas for including hot chocolate in your lesson plans, your elementary classroom is sure to become even sweeter!

Click to get your FREE circle puzzles.

Still not sure about my hot chocolate activities? No worries!

Click here or on the image to grab your FREE circle puzzles. Then you’ll see if these puzzles are a good fit for your students. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division options are included in this freebie.

hot chocolate activities, games, and books for kids with four hot cocoa mugs

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