Gooey Gunk: A Recipe
Heidi
This is FUN! From the book "The Ultimate Book of Kid Concoctions"
which we have out from the library (but may just have to buy)
It makes a slick, shiny, malleable stuff, like Slime(tm) without the
stickiness. I thought we'd have probs with the color staining
things, but nope. It's just gloppy and stretchy and gooey.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
Solution A
1 c. water
1 c. white glue
2 TBSP. liquid tempera paint or 7-10 drops food coloring
Solution B
1 1/3 c. warm water
4 tsp borax laundry booster
HOW TO CONCOCT IT:
1. Mix ingredients in solution A together in a medium bowl
2. In a second medium bowl, mix the ingredients in solution B
together until the borax is completely dissovled.
3. Slowly pour solution A into solution B (Do not mix!)
4. Roll solution A around in solution B 4-5 times
5. Lift solution A out of Solution B and knead for 2-3 minutes.
6. Store Gunk in an airtight container or plastic zip bag.
when Robby lifted the stuff out of Solution B(step 5), it dripped
between his fingers in big globules, and was sort of sticky, but as
he kneaded it, it transformed into a sort of quivery, gooshy stuff.
He did black, but we thought a brownish red would be good. In
brownish red, the thing would look like a liver, laying there! L As
is, he has black gooey gunk, and everyone is having fun with it.
HeidiC
which we have out from the library (but may just have to buy)
It makes a slick, shiny, malleable stuff, like Slime(tm) without the
stickiness. I thought we'd have probs with the color staining
things, but nope. It's just gloppy and stretchy and gooey.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
Solution A
1 c. water
1 c. white glue
2 TBSP. liquid tempera paint or 7-10 drops food coloring
Solution B
1 1/3 c. warm water
4 tsp borax laundry booster
HOW TO CONCOCT IT:
1. Mix ingredients in solution A together in a medium bowl
2. In a second medium bowl, mix the ingredients in solution B
together until the borax is completely dissovled.
3. Slowly pour solution A into solution B (Do not mix!)
4. Roll solution A around in solution B 4-5 times
5. Lift solution A out of Solution B and knead for 2-3 minutes.
6. Store Gunk in an airtight container or plastic zip bag.
when Robby lifted the stuff out of Solution B(step 5), it dripped
between his fingers in big globules, and was sort of sticky, but as
he kneaded it, it transformed into a sort of quivery, gooshy stuff.
He did black, but we thought a brownish red would be good. In
brownish red, the thing would look like a liver, laying there! L As
is, he has black gooey gunk, and everyone is having fun with it.
HeidiC
Heather Woodward
Thanks for posting this - it looks like fun! My daughter will love trying this-
She had a slimy science kit that made something like this( and lots of other neat stuff). It then turned into a trip to the plastics museum in Leominster, MA. I wasn't very pro - plastics - but the museum was really cool. They had a whole program for homeschoolers with all kinds of stuff to do. They made a sort of silly putty and a "rubber" ball to take home. She also explained how latex is used to make parachutes and they made their own "strings"
It was funny -the lady said they make the school kids leave their concoctions because they tend to get all over the bus - and balls bouncing off the bus drivers heads etc. but since our kids were homeschooled - they could take them home.(minus the parachute thing - I guess it could be toxic -)
Anyway - if anyone is near Leominster, MA it was a fun excursion.
Heather
She had a slimy science kit that made something like this( and lots of other neat stuff). It then turned into a trip to the plastics museum in Leominster, MA. I wasn't very pro - plastics - but the museum was really cool. They had a whole program for homeschoolers with all kinds of stuff to do. They made a sort of silly putty and a "rubber" ball to take home. She also explained how latex is used to make parachutes and they made their own "strings"
It was funny -the lady said they make the school kids leave their concoctions because they tend to get all over the bus - and balls bouncing off the bus drivers heads etc. but since our kids were homeschooled - they could take them home.(minus the parachute thing - I guess it could be toxic -)
Anyway - if anyone is near Leominster, MA it was a fun excursion.
Heather
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From: Heidi
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Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 10:10 PM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Gooey Gunk: A Recipe
This is FUN! From the book "The Ultimate Book of Kid Concoctions"
which we have out from the library (but may just have to buy)
It makes a slick, shiny, malleable stuff, like Slime(tm) without the
stickiness. I thought we'd have probs with the color staining
things, but nope. It's just gloppy and stretchy and gooey.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
Solution A
1 c. water
1 c. white glue
2 TBSP. liquid tempera paint or 7-10 drops food coloring
Solution B
1 1/3 c. warm water
4 tsp borax laundry booster
HOW TO CONCOCT IT:
1. Mix ingredients in solution A together in a medium bowl
2. In a second medium bowl, mix the ingredients in solution B
together until the borax is completely dissovled.
3. Slowly pour solution A into solution B (Do not mix!)
4. Roll solution A around in solution B 4-5 times
5. Lift solution A out of Solution B and knead for 2-3 minutes.
6. Store Gunk in an airtight container or plastic zip bag.
when Robby lifted the stuff out of Solution B(step 5), it dripped
between his fingers in big globules, and was sort of sticky, but as
he kneaded it, it transformed into a sort of quivery, gooshy stuff.
He did black, but we thought a brownish red would be good. In
brownish red, the thing would look like a liver, laying there! L As
is, he has black gooey gunk, and everyone is having fun with it.
HeidiC
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