Show and Tell {Edible Volcano}

We finally got around to making our edible volcano.  The kids have been bugging me about this since I first mentioned that we would do it, and I have in fact had all the ingredients on hand for at least a week.  The problem was finding a good day to do it - one on which we had time to assemble AND eat the project!  Yesterday was that day.

We're studying earth science this year, and our most recent lessons have been about earthquakes and volcanoes.  We put together a "seismograph" with a shoebox and a rolling pin to demonstrate how tremors can be measured.  Unfortunately I did not think to take a picture of that.  We also built block buildings and tested which designs held up best under earthquake conditions.  This was a popular activity because it involved shaking the table.  I found that I later had to ban all further use of the dining room table as tectonic plates, because Kennady's ongoing study of earthquake-proof buildings was putting MY plates - and indeed the table itself - at considerable risk...

Anyway, to finish up the study of volcanoes, we sculpted a cinder cone shape out of chocolate ice cream:


Then we added chocolate syrup lava:



followed by cookie crumbs for ashes and cinders, and some chocolate chip bombs.  The finishing touch was pouring some root beer over the top in hopes of having the effect of steam and poisonous gases.  LOL



That may be the best picture of the finished product too.  Here's a couple more, taken right before we started eating.



(that one is sideways - I just noticed!)



Conclusion from Kennady:  "I like volcanoes.  But I want mine without root beer."

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