flubber, goop, gak, slime...

Whatever you like to call it, it is a great sensory manipulative staple in our classroom!  The children really enjoyed playing with "slime" during our fall semester, so of course we brought it to our demo classes to share with others.  Here are a few photos of all the fun we had with goop!  You can easily make this at home and store it in an air tight bag in the fridge.  If you keep it clean, it can last you awhile!

recipe

Ingredients:

• two cups of non-toxic liquid white glue
• food colouring
• 4 tbsp. Borax
• warm water
• 2 bowls

Directions:

1. In one bowl, mix 1 1/2 cups of warm water, glue, and food colouring.
2. In a separate bowl, mix in Borax with 1 1/3 cup of warm water.
3. Pour glue mixture into the Borax mixture.
4. Do not mix or stir, it will form on its own.  (You may want to stir it a little bit to get it started)
5. Enjoy!
6. Store in air tight container or bag to keep from drying.

Enjoy!