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« on: September 25, 2009, 02:33:24 PM » |
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Empty a 4 oz bottle of Elmer's Glue-All into a bowl. Fill the empty glue bottle with warm water and shake. Then pour it in the bowl of glue. Add 10 drops of green (can be any color!) food coloring and with a plastic spoon stir well.
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In another bowl, Mix 1 teaspoon of 10 Mule Team Borax with 1 cup of warm water. Stir with a plastic spoon until the powder dissolves!
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Slowly pour the colored glue into the bowl with the borax solution, stirring with a plastic spoon the whole time.
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Remove the thick glob that forms, and knead the glob with you hands until it feels smooth and dry.
I wear rubber gloves, but that makes it harder to feel if it is dry.
Discard the water left in the bowl.
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« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2009, 06:10:16 PM » |
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Are you brave enough to let your gkid play with it?
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« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2009, 07:38:07 PM » |
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yes, Colin plays with it. It is not messy. Just don't let them eat it. It is less messy then play-doh. It is a really cool texture for them to touch. It works well on their touch sense.
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« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2009, 04:44:38 PM » |
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never played with it before, I think. What can you do with it?
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« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2009, 07:38:14 PM » |
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This is SO MUCH FUN!!! We used to make it in the children's program I led...but we called it "Elephant Snot"...(it just adds to the "eww" factor!)
In response to KL asking about what you do with it...the answer is basically nothing. You just feel it wiggle and jiggle and change shape in your fingers. It's a neat thing when you're talking about chemical/physical reactions. You really should try it. Your kids will love it (we only did it with the Kgtn-gr5 group though as it's a definite "no eat" substance)
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« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2009, 10:01:03 PM » |
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It is very cool to touch. You just play with it like play-doh. They did it with my grandson at his school because he has an aversion to touching weird things and being dirty. It helps develop the child senses. The flubber is kind of cold to touch. I would say they the child should be at least 18 months old so they don't eat it.
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« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2009, 10:25:55 PM » |
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We did this for green eggs and ham during Dr. Suess Week. The kids grade 4 and 5 loved it. But it was dangerous for kids to make, borax can be dangerous without the proper measures taken like wearing rubber gloves. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoraxPlease read more about Borax (borac acid). It is found in various things if you check the link out. Here are some more websites for the slime version http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/polymer.phpHere is an alternative recipe to make slime instead of using borax so maybe you can add more ingredients to make playdough http://www.ehow.com/how_4898523_make-slime-borax-liquid-starch.htmlI am not brave enough to make it or give it to my LO for they are too young. |
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« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2009, 10:28:09 PM » |
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« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2009, 10:28:35 PM » |
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Colin did not make it. He simply touched it. It was perfectly safe. You just have to make sure they don't eat it. They did this at a school for children with learning disabilities so I think once it is made and the chemical reaction has happened that flubber is safe. I would not suggest letting the little ones actually make it.
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« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2009, 11:05:28 PM » |
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Colin did not make it. He simply touched it. It was perfectly safe. You just have to make sure they don't eat it. They did this at a school for children with learning disabilities so I think once it is made and the chemical reaction has happened that flubber is safe. I would not suggest letting the little ones actually make it.
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« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2009, 03:58:30 AM » |
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Or you can just mix glue and liquid stratch together its quicker and also to get it out of anything like for example hair use vinegar it works like magic have fun i love it
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« Reply #11 on: October 01, 2009, 02:37:16 PM » |
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Thanks for the tip!
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« Reply #12 on: October 01, 2009, 04:40:23 PM » |
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I must try this! This is un-heard of in my country, to think we have lots of laboratory experiments during school years. Thanks for the idea!
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« Reply #13 on: October 02, 2009, 01:16:46 AM » |
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i cant really catch how to make the flubber. never heard about this before. its really good idea. can anyone elaborate more on how to do it? sorry i cant catch the method. quite slow in this.  i heard some of my fren using flour to make it like a dough then just let her baby play with her hand. train up the small finger.  |
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« Reply #14 on: October 02, 2009, 09:45:47 AM » |
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