I’ve noticed hot cocoa bars really trending the last couple of Christmas holiday seasons. I suspect hot cocoa bars (and everything you need to set them up and prepare hot cocoa) will be very popular for the Christmas 2023 season as well. Here are some ideas for creating content around this festive topic.
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For your livestream backdrop, there are many hot cocoa bar themed photography backdrops available on Amazon. My favorite is this hot cocoa kitchen backdrop.
Choose a 7×5 fabric backdrop for the perfect size behind your livestream desk in your video studio. For your viewers wanting to decorate their homes or use the hot cocoa backdrop for family portrait photography, suggest they purchase the 10×10 size.
Demonstrate how to make hot chocolate in your kitchen, if possible. You can then tag your hot water kettle, cups and festive mugs, gourmet hot cocoa, marshmallows, stove, pans, and even the spoon you stir it with.
You could demonstrate making hot cocoa with this hot cocoa maker and chocolate frother, too.
If you can’t livestream in your kitchen, showcase hot cocoa products like these fabulous BomBombs hot cocoa mixes that come in adorable coffee container packaging.
Suggest this Hot Chocolate Bar gift set as a Christmas present or hostess gift.
You can also suggest and promote hot cocoa Advent calendars, such as The 12 Cocoas of Christmas Keurig Advent calendar, or this 12 Days of Christmas Hot Cocoa Gift Set.
This is the perfect time to feature your favorite hot cocoa mugs, such as this “warm + cozy” enamel campfire mug from Sweet Water Decor. Of course, you won’t make a lot of commission on mugs under $20, but it’s still something attractive and tempting to talk about on your livestream. Feature Santa Claus mugs before Christmas, and winter snowflake mugs after.
Suggest marshmallow themed mugs as a novel option for decorating your hot cocoa party.
There are all sorts of Hot Cocoa Bar type wooden trays and related decorations you can showcase, plus wooden or metal hot cocoa bar signs you might like to show viewers.
Have an assortment of Christmas hot beverage cups in your livestream carousel.
Pair cookies with your hot cocoa – sip your cocoa while you chat with your viewers, and occasionally munch on cookies and show them to viewers of your festive livestream. Perhaps hot cocoa Oreos?
Suggest peppermint candy cane spoons, and gourmet marshmallows. Read up on marshmallow alternatives (kosher, gluten-free, vegan) in case your followers and viewers ask.
Host a 100-piece puzzle race on your livestream. Invite three other livestreamers (use Streamyard, ReStream, BeLive, OBS or the like to have multiple people join you on screen) to compete with you to see who can put together a 100 piece hot cocoa-themed puzzle together the fastest. Your audience can root for their favorites and cheer you on in the comments.
Amuse your livestream viewers by demonstrating this Hallmark Paper Wonder hot cocoa 3d pop-up greeting card.
Play a few rounds of Festive Trivia with your viewers, asking them holiday and Christmas trivia questions. Suggest that they buy a Christmas Trivia deck for their own hot cocoa bar party.
For your guests who are looking for activities to do at their hot cocoa parties, suggest setting this 1000 piece hot cocoa themed puzzle out on a side table during their hot cocoa bar party. (Of course, 1000 piece puzzles take many hours to put together so probably not much progress would be made during the actual hot chocolate party).
Suggest and showcase hot cocoa themed plush toys as gifts for kids, such as this Squishmallows hot cocoa plush, or this Squishable hot cocoa plush toy. There’s also a wintry BumBumz hot cocoa plush toy you might suggest.
Besides giving plush hot cocoa toys as gifts, you could use them as part of your hot chocolate bar decor or have them visible on a shelf behind you on your livestream for visual interest and to make things more festive. This is the Mon Ami Cocoa Cup plush decoration.
You might mention this LEGO Snow Resort Hot Chocolate Van for a present for a child’s birthday.
Happy livestreaming and hope you sell lots of items and get lots of new followers!
-Creator Inspiration