We’re not big New Year’s Eve people here. But I wanted to come up with something special for the children, and one day in November, on the way home from the grocery store, I came up with the idea of a hot chocolate bar, with all the fixings.

We had two varieties of hot chocolate from which to choose:

Syrups (to stir in or drizzle on top) and sprinkles:

French vanilla snowmen marshmallows:

And peppermint marshmallows, too:

Plus more peppermint options. Candy canes (of course!):

And crushed peppermints:

Pirouettes, to eat on the side, or to use to stir:

And, two different flavors of whipped cream!

I even bought the children Christmas mugs for the big event:

Which will work out well in the future, because I think this is one tradition that’s going to stick!

Happy New Year!