At a conference I went to once we were talking about the hazards of using hot glue. When making puppets we use REALLY HOT GLUE!!! So If you get it on your fingers stick your finger in your mouth with a bunch of spit. It will automatically cool and peel off. But if you stick it in your mouth and miss you need to go to the ER!!

Also if you need to smooth out hot glue put a butter knife in a cup of cold water and when you add the hot glue before it cools use the knife wet and all and stick it back in the water and its smooth and the knife is easier to clean.