![]() For the final boxes, I definitely recommend the slime that Angela at Teaching Mama posted about today. He made sure to draw the dots of the food coloring in the first picture, the stringy in between texture in the second picture, and the fun solid in the third picture. When we were done playing with the silly putty, I had Little Bear complete the drawings for the silly putty. Plus, Little Bear’s face alone made it worth it. I hate messes, but honestly this one was so fun, it was totally worth it. Here is a free printable recipe to make your own homemade silly putty. They were in awe of the texture and how two liquid ingredients could make a solid. I never guessed it would make for such a fun sensory material. Little Bear was still a little apprehensive, but Smiley Man loved playing with it. Once the mixture became more solid the boys enjoyed it much more. Little Bear and I thought it was gross, but Smiley Man loved it. The in between stage is very slimy and stringy. ) He stuck with it though and pretty soon the mixture turned much more solid. You can see that he did not exactly enjoy mixing up the silly putty. When I put my hand in I immediately remarked how slimy and nasty the mixture felt. Next, we all stuck our hands in and started smooshing and mixing and squishing. Then, I dropped some green food coloring on the liquids. We did one cup of glue and one cup of liquid starch. ![]() They are both pretty cheap, so it shouldn’t be too hard to get the right brands. And yes, the brands of glue and liquid starch are important. I originally did two parts glue to one part liquid starch, but after experimenting, equal parts of each makes a much better end product. ) Homemade Silly Puttyįirst, put equal parts Elmer’s school glue and Sta-Flo liquid starch into a container. Next, I told my boys we would be making something that starts as a liquid and then turns into a solid. I had him draw the ice cube as a solid, in between, and as a liquid. He did the sorting page first, then he did the drawing page. You can download these free worksheets here. ![]() I then gave Little Bear some worksheets about solids and liquids to practice what he knew.
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