Make Flubber!
Flubber Materials:
Flubber
Warm water
2 cups Elmers White Glue*
Liquid Water Color (do not use food coloring)
Glitter (optional)
2 tsp. Borax (20 Mule Team Borax, available in any grocery store laundry section)
Instructions
* In a small container, combine:
1 and 1/3 cup very warm water
2 tsp. Borax
* Stir until Borax is completely dissolved.
* Set aside.
* In a large container, combine:
1 and 1/2 cup very warm water
2 cups Elmer's White Glue
Liquid Water Color
Glitter (optional)
* Mix thoroughly.
* Pour the contents of the small container into the large container.
* Mix well using your hands.
* Lift and turn the mixture until it is fully combined.
Notes:
If flubber sticks on hair, clothes or carpet, use white vinegar to clean it. The vinegar completely dissolves the flubber.
This recipe yields enough for 6 children.
If stored in an airtight container, the flubber will last for up to two weeks.
Liquid watercolors, glitter and gallon containers of glue are available by the gallon from Discount School Supply - 1-800-627-2829
What happens to the Flubber when...
it is stretched?
it is rolled into a ball and bounced?
it is stretched over the opening of the jar?
an object (golf ball, etc.) is rolled on it?
What else can you do with flubber?
...make it and find out!
A Closer Look:
Flubber is a polymer made by a chemical reaction. Polymers are very long chains of repeating units. When the two solutions are combined, polyvinyl acetate chains (a polymer from the white glue) are linked together in a 3-dimensional arrangement by borate ions (from the Borax) and other chemical bonds. This produces the thick, sticky polymer called Flubber.
Traditional Play Dough
* 1 cup flour
* 1 cup warm water
* 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
* 1 teaspoon oil
* 1/4 cup salt
* food coloring
Mix all ingredients, adding food coloring last. Stir over medium heat until smooth. Remove from pan and knead until blended smooth. Place in plastic bag or airtight container when cooled. Will last for a long time.
Add Kool-aid, glitter, make two bathes with colors that will mix to make a new color (red & blue, yellow and blue, red and yellow)
Chocolate Play-dough
Ingredients
* 3 cups powdered sugar
* 6 tablespoons baking cocoa
* 3/4 cup powdered milk
* 1/2 cup butter room temperature (no substitutes)
* 1/2 cup light corn syrup
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
1. Mix all ingredients well in large bowl.
2. Knead together with hands until smooth consistency achieved.
3. Have fun.
Chocolate "Clay"
Important note: Adult supervision and participation is required for this activity. Also maybe a few words on why you can eat THIS clay but not other "non-edibles"!!
10 ounces of chocolate (chopped chunks or chips)
1/3 cup light corn syrup
Note: the chocolate can be substituted with almond bark, or colored candy disks to create different colored flowers
Melt the chocolate in a microwave for 1 minute. Stir. If chocolate is not completely melted, return to the microwave for 30 seconds at a time and stir until smooth. If you don't have a microwave, place the chocolate in the top of a double broiler over hot water and stir until melted.
When the chocolate is melted, add the corn syrup and blend.
Pour the mixture onto a waxed paper sheet.
Spread the chocolate with your fingers until it's about 1/2-inch thick. Cover loosely with waxed paper and let it stiffen for at least a couple hours or overnight. The chocolate will become very pliable.
Making a Chocolate Rose:
Have the kids roll 10 marble-sized balls out of the chocolate clay. Place the balls on a waxed paper sheet, about 1 inch apart. Place another waxed paper sheet on top. Big or little thumbs can press each marble into a flat disk (about the size of a quarter). Use some pressure!
To form the rose:
Remove 1 disk and curl it into a "teepee" shape, narrow at the top and wider at the bottom. Wrap the next disk around the opening of the teepee and the third disk at the back of the teepee. This is the rose bud. Continue adding disks which will look like petals. Continue to layer them to create a rose in bloom. They will harden after a few days and can be saved by storing in a cool, dry place. Since this recipe is the consistency of modeling clay, you can mold any shape you want.
Bread and Glue Clay
Easy Recipe
You’ll need :
8 slices of day-old white bread
(Less expensive fluffy type)
1 /2 C. White Glue
Food color
Flour for work space
Wax paper
To Make:
Remove Crusts. Break bread into small pieces and put in mixing bowl. Pour glue over bread. Mix with one hand until
it becomes a sticky mass. Take the out of the bowl and
form into a ball .With both hands keep patting into a smaller ball until it becomes just slightly tacky. Dust work surface
with a small amount of flour and knead gently until it
becomes smoother and more pliable. Knead firmly at this
time. Knead until texture is satiny, about 5 mins.
Wrap tightly with plastic to store. Remember to seal the unused portion while working.
To color dough tear of portion needed , flatten and add
color directly onto dough. Blend until satiny again.
Add flour, if needed to achieve the proper texture.
Air dry. Drying times vary depending on thickness.
To speed up drying place on cookie sheet and leave
overnight in an unlit oven. Paint with acrylic paints
(optional) and seal with spray on finish.
Easy Tip - Clean Up Time
Keep sticky, paint covered hands away from walls and furniture, with a wet soapy washcloth next to the project area.
Cinnamon Applesauce Playdough
Ingredients
* 1 cup applesauce (store-bought applesauce works better than homemade)
* 1 cup cinnamon
Directions
1. Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.
2. Kneed the dough until smooth.
3. You can use cookie cutters to create your own cinnamon ornaments. The ornaments will take about 2 days to dry and you should flip them over a few times to help them dry better.
Oobleck Recipe
Another interesting substance is called "oobleck." It also acts like a liquid until pressure is applied.
Ingredients:
* 2 parts cornstarch
* 1 part water
* food coloring (optional, as could stain clothing and skin)
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