Laural was afraid to touch it at first but then she had a ball with it - especially after she realized she could make "rude sounds" with it. We liked to set it up in various shapes and then watch it melt down and ooze back to a shapeless blob.
Slime is awesome!
One of the last things we did with it before putting it away was roll it into a long snake and then I draped it over my hands and we watched as the ends stretched lower and lower. Each time the ends reached the table, I'f lift the slime higher until we must have had at least a 6 foot long slime snake. At that point it broke and landed on the table in a messy pile. I can't decide whether it looked like a long worm or a pile of intestines. Either way, it looked kinda creepy - perfect for Halloween!
To make slime you need:
1 tsp borax
1 1/2 cups water
4oz of white glue
food coloring
Dissolve the borax into 1 cup of water, set aside. Pour glue into a bowl. Add 1/2 cup water and mix well. Add desired food coloring and mix. Pour the borax water in and watch it become slime. Mix it up with your hands. At first it will be really slimy and gross. Then as you mix it up you will have 2 seperate things - slime and liquid. Remove the slime and discard the liquid. Knead the slime a little and it will become one nice, smooth wad of slime. Then, have some fun!
2 comments:
This looks like such fun and not as messy as playdough.
It's awesome to play with but when you get it out after sitting a few hours, it's cold and tends to cumble if kids use fast movements with it. Once it's warmed up a bit it is very stretchy and oozy. :) My 2.5 year old gets excited while playing and starts moving his hands really fast with it and we get little orange globs all over the table. They melt back into the main ball very easily though. :)
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