Aside from baking in the kitchen, why not make a little mess and have fun with the kids? Here is a cheap and quick activity to whip up that can be perfect for play dates with your toddler, a rainy day activity, or a ‘stay inside’ because it is too blisteringly hot outside for the kids to play – making goop!
How to make it educational?
Making goop is a great scientific experiment. Kids are fascinated to see three ingredients that when mixed together behave completely different than either one of them did by itself.
Mix up a bowl of Gloop Goop, a mysterious matter that kids can shape into balls or let ooze from their fingers.
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Simple Recipe of Gloop Goop – Here’s how:
* Pour one cup water into a large mixing bowl.
* Add a few drops of food coloring (any color).
* Slowly stir in two cups of cornstarch (use a spoon at first, but you may eventually find it’s easier with your hands).
Goop Recipe
This goop recipe is a little more involved than the first one and since it uses borax, you should caution the kids to be careful when handling it.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 tablespoon of white craft glue
- 1 ½ teaspoons of borax
- 2 paper cups water
- Food coloring (optional)
DIRECTIONS:
- Pour the glue in one of the paper cups. Add a tablespoon of water and stir until the two are mixed well.
- For different colors of goop, add a few drops of food coloring to the glue and water mixture before moving to the next step.
- Mix the borax with four tablespoons of water in the second paper cup. Add one tablespoon of this mixture to the glue and water mixture in the first paper cup. If the glue mixture doesn’t turn into a gel, add another tablespoon of the borax mixture to it.
- Take the gel out of the paper cup and roll it with your hands until it firms up a little. The goop is ready to play with.
- Make sure the kids wash their hands when they are done playing with the goop.
Note: The borax goop experiment is also a good exercise in following directions. The goop won’t turn out right, if they do not follow the recipe exactly.
Give this a try! It may get a little messy, but that’s what makes it fun and interesting for your kids. What kid doesn’t like something icky, sticky and goopy that they can squish between their fingers?
If your kids are like my child, then they probably enjoy playing with clay. I know my daughter can’t get enough of clay at home and at preschool. Play Doh can get old and hard, or the colors get all mixed up. Buying more gets expensive. So I had to ask my daughter’s preschool teacher how they make their “Play Clay.” Here’s a recipe to make at home. And if your child is old enough, s/he can even help you. Makes for a great activity!
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