More on Learning to Be Fun: Flubber

Ok, here’s a true blessing–a dear woman responded to the (Re)Learning to the fun post by not only sharing her ideas with me, but by giving me the ingredients to do them! Now that’s setting me up for success. 🙂 Thank you!

Flubber

Ok, flubber is so much fun!  Today Dutch had some friends over, and we gathered all 5 kids around the table and made this and they loved it. They got to do it all–pour the glue, stir it all around, and even mix it with their hands.  This stuff is amazing.  We called it “Oobleck” after the greenish goo in the Dr. Suess story Bartholomew and the Oobleck.   (I skip over the weird parts about magic–the lesson about saying sorry is great) Here’s the recipe:

• 3 cups warm water
• 2 cups Elmer’s white glue (4 small bottles)
• liquid water color (food coloring stains)
• 20 Mule Team Borax (available in grocery store in laundry section)

Here’s what to do:

1. In large container combine and mix: 1 1/2 cups very warm water and 2 cups glue. Add a few drops of water color and stir to mix completely.
2. In small container mix 1 1/3 cups very warm water and 2 level tsp. Borax.  Stir until Borax is completely dissolved.
3. Using hands, mix contents of smaller container into large container (just dump in and start mushing around with your hands). Lift and turn mixture until it is fully combined.

It will soak up all the water until solid and SOO fun. We put a little bit in each child’s container and let them go for it. You can also keep it in an airtight container and it keeps for up to 2 weeks.  (vinegar will dissolve it from carpet, hair, furniture, clothes.)  So fun!

Thanks to all you creative people there is more fun to come…