Do you remember Gak? It was that slimy stuff they sold back in the day. Who knew that a little cornstarch, water, and food coloring could make something pretty similar?
Let me begin by saying, yes, this is MESSY.
However, not quite as messy as I thought.
It peels right off of the table and comes off of hands super easy. Well, except for the food coloring I used. Hopefully Bumble enjoys having purple fingers for a few days.
I have been pulling ideas from The Toddler's Busy Book and we have been having a great time. I don't know about you, but I just run out of ideas and I get tempted to just let the girls watch Disney Junior for hours. This has happened. I won't lie. This book has helped though and we had a blast making a mess.
Bumble was not so sure about getting her hands "all messy". She is the girliest thing ever, but once I got my hands in it and showed her she ended up playing in it for hours. She was fascinated with how it felt like a solid and then when she lifted her hands it would slime between her fingers to become a liquid.
I was pretty fascinated by it too :)
Cornstarch, Water, Food Coloring, and a Bowl
We put the cornstarch in a bowl. I didn't go by exact amounts. We just mixed the water with the cornstarch until we got a slimy consistency.
Bumble stirred...Hoot watched...and ate Cheerios...what else?
We started off with pink coloring...Bumble's choice.
Then we got a little crazy and added orange.
Then blue...
Which ended up making purple...
It was slimy coming down, but more of a solid in the bowl.
It was pretty cool once we poured it out on the placemat. It peeled up and then would slide back together.
Here's the book I mentioned earlier:
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