DIY baby hot cocoa mug photoshoot
We had so much fun putting together this photoshoot for Luke when he was a baby. It was very easy! It doesn’t take much prep work, many of the items you might already have at home.
Items you’ll need:
- Large planter
- White spray paint (if you can’t find a white planter)
- Pure cocoa powder
- Dash of milk
- Jumbo marshmallows
- Water
- Towels
- Santa hat
- Duct tape
- Get a large planter. We opted for a pot that was about 24″. Here is a similar one. We bought some white spray paint for plastic since it was hard to find a large white planter. We plugged the holes on the bottom with duct tape.
- We warmed water so the baby would be cozy. Then we added pure cocoa powder to color the water. To help the cocoa powder dissolve, we mixed it in a small cup of really warm water then added that to the bigger pot of water. We did not use hot cocoa mix because it would be sticky. To get a touch of creamy color, we added just a dash of unsweetened plant milk like soy or almond milk. It didn’t take much of either.
- In order to get him sitting at the right height, we used rolled up bath towels underneath him.
- Drop in the jumbo marshmallows and add the Santa hat on your baby! Our hat was a little big for him so we used a safety pin to make it fit better.
He loved sitting in the pot because the water was so cozy. When we were done we removed part of the water with a large stock pot so we didn’t have to carry the whole planter filled with water across our living room.
Happy holidays!