A Hot Chocolate Prop For Children's Role-Play

#2 son came home from school with a request for an old mug. His teacher said it was to be filled with fake hot-chocolate for a role-play corner about penguins (I guess even they feel the cold eventually), and would be ruined as a cup.

Ten second's inspiration, and twenty minute's work later, I'd saved the teacher a job.

Step 1: Materials and tools

The teacher's plan (according to #2 son) was to fill the whole mug with brown-stained glue. That sounded wasteful, so I decided to provide the bulk of the "hot chocolate" with scrap.

• Mug - any old mug will do, preferably plastic in case of accidents.
• An old drink-can.
• Something sharp to cut the can.
• Some polystyrene packing (from under a frozen pizza).
• PVA glue.
• Cocoa powder.
• Something to stir the glue.
• Hot-glue gun.

You will also need materials to clean up - warm water, tissue and cotton-buds proved perfect.

Comments

[CamWaite]

very cool but I foresee practical jokes if you use this in a classroom, but where did you get that penknife!!

[Kiteman]

I won it in a past Instructables contest.

[digitaltripper]

PVA Glue....hehehe I had to Google it...Man, I've been using it for years, had no idea that is it's name...PVA Glue=White glue=elmers.... Great instructable !!

[Matt4_16]

interesting, but why not just use a cup of hot chocolate (or cold if the kids are really young) as a prop , ..... too messy????

[Kiteman]

Too messy - it was made to be left in the "home" corner, which was dressed up to be "somewhere cold".

[James (pseudo-geek)]

WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR CUSTOM MULTI-TASK PURPLE TOOL THING!!!!!!!?????? I sooooo want one!!!!!!

[Ward_Nox]

home depot sells somthing like it as doe QVC and most camping stores its called a multitool when yu ask some one about it

[James (pseudo-geek)]

no, custom. notice the name on it.

[Kiteman]

I won it in the last-but-one Valentine's contest. It's a Leatherman Juice XE6, laser-engraved. Actually, it's about time they were offered as prizes again...

[Lithium Rain]

I'll say!

[Chomblebrown]

like... REI

[Kiteman]

REI

Er... pardon?

[Kiteman]

It was a prize from Instructables, from last year's Valentine contest (I distilled my own perfume oils).

[James (pseudo-geek)]

btw I saw that instructable you did, I liked it.

[James (pseudo-geek)]

ah ok. can you buy them?

[Kiteman]

No, but if you buy an ordinary Leatherman online, you can get them laser-engraved with the text of your choice for free.

[James (pseudo-geek)]

alright.

[Spl1nt3rC3ll]

Cool, it's also a good prank. "Accidentally" knock the cup onto something important of your victim, just to see their reaction.

[James (pseudo-geek)]

ooo nice idea.

[LinuxH4x0r]

Nice work! Great instructable as always kiteman!

[GorillazMiko]

Nice job Kiteman, all your stuff rules! :-)

[IdahoDavid]

cute prop - a squirt of the expanding foam used to fill cracks might have provided a neat effect, too

[Kiteman]

Good idea, but I just used what I had to hand.

[jnixon]

Very cool! I suppose you could make doll house accessories this way too.