How to Make a Tea Dipper

There are days when everyone feels lazy. For the lazy tea lover, there is a simple way to get that perfect cup of tea with minimum effort. Here is a fun way to dip your teabag by making a tea dipper.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Toy
• String or twine
• Fishing hook
• Glue or tape
• Cup
• Teabag

1. Purchase a kid's toy with a battery-operated motor that makes an appendage of the toy move up and down. Some ideas would be a toy crane, a toy whose head bobs back and forth or a toy where the arms move up and down.

2. Attach a length of string or twine to a fishing hook. The string should be long enough to create a dipping motion into your favorite teacup. The hook should not touch the ground if it was hanging from the appendage in it slowest position.

3. Secure the string to the appendage so the hook hangs vertically from the toy's appendage. Use glue, make a knot or use tape to secure the string to the toy.

4. Place your teacup of hot water under the hook. Take care not to burn your hand on the hot water when positioning the cup.

5. Hook the end of your teabag to the end of the fishing hook and allow to hang inside the teacup.

6. Press the power button on the toy and let the teabag dip in and out of the teacup.

7. Switch off the toy when the teabag has steeped long enough for your taste. Remove and discard the teabag.