Pop-It sensory toys are loads of fun! But did you know that you can use them to make chocolate?!

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REMEMBER: always ask permission from an adult before cooking or baking.

What you need:

• A Pop-It toy

• M&M’s, Pebbles or Skittles

• Baking chocolate

• Small sauce pan

• Large heat-proof bowl

• Mixing spoon

What to do:

1. Wash your Pop-It sensory toy in warm soapy water.

2. Put the baking chocolate in your heat-proof bowl and get an adult to help you put it on top of a saucepan that has boiling water in it.

3. Stir the chocolate constantly until it’s melted.

4. Put a Skittle, Pebble or M&M in each Pop-It hole.

5. Carefully pour or spoon the melted chocolate on top of each Skittle/M&M/Pebble.
   Be careful are the bowl and chocolate will be hot!

6. Put the Pop-It in the fridge so that the chocolate will harden.

7. When the chocolate is hard, pop out the pieces of chocolate from the Pop-It… which is the best bit!

Did you give it a go?

Send us a photo of your of your Pop-It Chocolate and you might find your baking featured in a future issue of Upstart magazine… AND win a prize!