This week I had my Activity Day girls over for our twice a month activity. Activity Day girls are the girls aged 8-12 at church and I am lucky enough to get to play with them twice a month as my church job! Best job in the whole church.
I’ll share more about our book review and book mark making activity this weekend but I also put together a Valentines Day Hot Chocolate Bar. How fun is that!
I have shared the idea with you before but had only done a Christmas Hot Chocolate Bar. I figured if it worked at Christmas it would work for Valentines Day too!
I thought my white antique dresser in my entry way would provide the perfect backdrop for the event.
I removed most of the Valentine Decor I had there except for the subway art and the Be Mine banner. If you want to see what it looked like before check out my Valentine Decor post.
I decided the Valentines Day Hot Chocolate Bar could also use some candy so there were some jars of Valentine candy too.
I decided the day of the activity that I really didn’t have the right pot to serve the hot chocolate in so I made a quick trip to Goodwill and look what was waiting just for me!
A vintage coffee pot – I was living right!
Of course we had to have some different topping to go on our hot chocolate including whip cream, sprinkles, red hots, strawberry heart shaped marshmallows.
We also had marshmallow stir sticks that I dipped in chocolate and covered with sprinkles.
I also made heart shaped sugar cookies. I’ve got a great sugar cookie tutorial for you here. I found this great cookie cutter at Cost Plus World Market that had a slot in it so the cookie could sit on the edge of the cup – the girls thought those were pretty fun!
I am taking a French class right now so I thought I’d practice a bit on my chalkboard sign. I found the gold vintage frame at a vintage junk sale this weekend that became the perfect chalkboard.
In fact both gold frames came from the junk show I went to. For the bigger one I printed off some of Rhonna Designs great Valentine chalkboard art that I bought from her shop and just taped it to my chalkboard.
I thought some of my milk glass collection was the perfect thing to hold some of the toppings.
The girls had a blast and had fun drinking hot chocolate as they shared their favorite books.
How will you be celebrating Valentine’s Day?
Enjoy!
Leigh Anne
For a few more Valentine ideas check out these posts:
Malted Hot Chocolate Mix, Marshmallow Stir Sticks and a Valentine Printable
Valentine Sugar Cookie Tutorial
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what a fun idea!!! love it al!
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Thanks Kristen I think I may have had as much fun or more putting it together than the girls did enjoying it!
I bet the girls will never forget your Activity Days. So much fun for them to come and see what you have set up for the hot chocolate bar. I use to be Activity Day Leader and had the girls doing some fun things. I realized that the girls didn’t know how to do basic things like simple sewing techniques so for one of our meetings I set up a “Teddy Bear Hospital”.
When the girls came to the house that day, they were greeted with bears (Beanie Baby type) who were all in bed with bandages on them. I had put rips in the seams and the girls had to mend the bears. Then they got to bring them home. Was a big hit. Another time we had a lesson on etiquette. It was Christmas time and I had set my dinning room table very fancy and had heaping dishes of Christmas cookies and other delights along with a warm drink. We had a great lesson that they always remembered. They also liked the English Crackers filled with candy that was on each plate.
Recently I helped my friend with her Activity Day by teaching a fine art class. The girls did so well. Love their enthusiasm! Enjoy your fun calling.
Thanks Valerie. They are so fun. I love your ideas too. Adding them to my list. Thanks much!
you are the cutest thing ever! loved this whole set up…and i wish i had your milk glass collection!:) off to pin.
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Thanks Kiki. I’m loving my milk glass. Just found another fun piece this week. Its a little addicting!!
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Love this! I am in charge of AD as well.
It looks beautiful! I’m sure the girls loved it!
Our activity this week focused on having a healthy heart… for vday.
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So glad you found me! Aren’t we lucky to have the best job in the church! Your activity sounds great!
Keep me posted on any fun things you do.
Wow if only all activity day leaders would go all out like this! This is just too adorable! I’m a stake YW president and I will be doing a special dinner and recognition night for all the YW that have received thier medallions……I may have to steal some of your ideas! Sooo sooo cute! Come link up to centerpiece Wed on my blog!
Karin
Ps I’m pinning this too!
Karin, Steal away! If you have any questions let meknow.
I bet the girls felt so special! I think it was you who asked for book recommendations for these girls? I remember loving Number the Stars by Lois Lowry–it’s about the holocaust. I also loved Two Tickets to Freedom about slavery–I read all these in elementary school–I guess I was a history dork then too.
Wendy – Thanks for the book recommendations. I’ll add them to the list.
Wow — your AD girls are sooo lucky! I’m over the 8 year old AD girls and our things pale in comparison to that! Our budget is so measly we have to save up to do anything it seems! What a fun night & looks sooo tasty.
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Thanks Becky. Since I don’t have kids at home anymore it is a treat for me to be able to do this
Leigh Anne you are just darling and have an eye for detail. Those are some lucky little recipients of this gorg shin dig!!! (: xoxo
Thanks girls. It was so fun to do!
A wonderful idea. We have similar desert or sundae bars at some of our outdoor parties and the kids love them – no holiday required. And some of the adults act like children as well. Thanks for sharing.
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How adorable Leigh Anne!! You always through the best parties… I wish we neighbors
Thanks so much for sharing at Super Saturday Show & Tell today… I’m so glad you came to party with me!! Please come back again next week 
xoxo~ Ruthie
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I want to come live at your house! It is beautiful and you do such fun things! Thanks for linking at Show Me Your Plaid Monday’s!
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Thanks Chandra – you are welcome anytime. I have lots of empty bedrooms!!
This looks so inviting! And I’m super, super jealous of your vintage gold frames turned chalkboard – nice find! And adorable hot chocolate bar!!
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I was thrilled to find those frames. They are hard to come by as everyone is painting everything these days!
I had to smile at your milk glass collection…I am quite addicted to the stuff too!!! It looks so pretty with all the fun cookies and candies!!!
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It can be quite addicting can’t it! But I find so many uses for it that I think it justifies my collecting it or at least that is what I tell myself. I saw you were at the Six Sister’s Blog Conference – did you learn lots? Would love to hear about it.