“Look how disgusting it is; and I get to keep it!”
Aug 5th, 2007 by willa
Kieron made this homemade slime, yesterday — it’s unusual for us to do project-based learning so I photo’d the whole procedure, happily feeling just a bit like Theresa:
He puts in the glue:
He has laid out the instruction sheet and all the supplies ahead of time, which is nice — I didn’t teach him to do that:
Adds some food coloring and stirs:
Paddy wants me to pay attention to him for a moment:
Adds the Borax and water:
Slime!
You knead it and squeeze out the excess water in order to make the consistency firmer.
The finished slime, which feels a bit like Silly Putty (Kieron compared it)
Paddy gets a bit to play with:
The version of the project we used came from the Young Scientist’s Club — this costs a bit of money per month but has been nice because it comes with all the supplies, and the instructions are nicely laid out — he can follow them easily himself.
We’ve done the slime project before, following instructions online and getting the ingredients ourselves. (I’d use the borax anyway.) I agree, it’s disgusting and FUN!
Hooray, Willa! What fun! I knew you could do it!
Verdi and Bear are standing behind me looking disgruntled. Their Young Scientist Club kits are stacked neatly atop their bookshelves. The first one called for the use of a blender, which we didn’t have, and we never went forward. You make it look like so much fun, though. I loved this glimpse into your real life.
My Little Man would love that project! We have some young scientists kits collecting dust. Great post!
I have always wanted to make slime with the kids! This looks like so much fun!
Much more successful than our attempt to make slime, which ended with sticky glop all over the child and the kitchen ceiling (don’t ask!).