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Recipes for Kids – Flubber

Glue

GlueFlubber is a great play object to make for your kids. It reacts in different ways depending on the way you manipulate. Plus, it just feels cool in your hands. If you’ve never played with flubber, give this recipe a shot.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Warm Water
  • 2 cups Elmer’s White Glue
  • Liquid Water Color (food coloring stains)
  • 20 Mule Team Borax, available in the grocery store laundry section
  • Glitter (optional)

Directions

In a large container combine and mix 1 and 1/2 cups of very warm water, 2 cups of glue, and a few drops of color and glitter. Mix well.

In a small container combine and mix 1 1/3 cups very warm water, 2 level tsp 20 Mule Team Borax. Make sure the Borax is completely dissolved.

Combine the glue and borax mixtures. Mix well using your hands until all the liquid is absorbed.

You can store the flubber in a plastic, air-tight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.

Read more about Flubber at OMSI.

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Recipes for Kids – Gak

Gak

GakGak is a substance that acts like a liquid until pressure is applied to it. Then, it appears solid. Kids have a ton of fun playing with Gak and it’s a good substance to help them learn about liquids and solids.

Recipe

Ingredients
1 cup Elmer’s glue
Food coloring
1 cup liquid starch

Instructions
1. Pour glue and food coloring in plastic container.
2. Stir until color is thoroughly mixed in.
3. Add starch a little at a time, stirring with a spoon or kneading with your fingers.
Stir until mixture holds together like putty

Test the mixture with your fingers. If its too sticky, add more starch in small amounts until it is smooth and rubbery.

A word of caution: Gak is messy! Play with it in an area you don’t mind getting messy.