• 1 c Flour
• 1/2 c Salt
• 1 c Water
• 2 tsp. Cream of Tartar
• 1 tsp. Salad Oil
• Food Coloring

Mix together all ingredients and cook for 3 minutes over low heat. Stir well. Add food coloring. Store in a plastic container or bag.

Gak Recipe

• 1 cup white glue
• food coloring, your choice of color (optional: coloring can stain!)
• 1 cup liquid starch

Pour glue and coloring in plastic container.

Stir until color is thoroughly mixed in.

Add starch a little at a time, stirring with a spoon or kneading with your fingers as mixture thickens.

Keep stirring until mixture holds together like putty.

Test with your fingers: if too sticky, add more starch in small amounts until mass is smooth and rubbery. 

Oobleck Recipe

Another interesting substance is called "oobleck." It also acts like a liquid until pressure is applied.

• 2 parts cornstarch
• 1 part water
• food coloring (optional, as could stain clothing and skin)

Amy's Flubber Recipe

Mix thoroughly

• 1 1/2 cups very warm water
• 2 cups Elmer's glue
• food coloring (optional, as could stain clothing and skin)

In a separate bowl,  mix thoroughly:

• 1 1/3 cups very warm water
• 2 level teaspoons Borax

Mix the contents of the two bowls together kneading until it is fully combined. Discard any remaining liquid.

Glorax (Flubber) Recipe

• Put 3 T. of water into a Ziploc bag.
• Add 1 T. of white glue.
• Add 2 heaping T. of Borax (laundry detergent). It must be Borax.*

Shape into a ball. If the mixture is too sticky, roll the ball in a little bit of Borax. Enjoy stretching this elastic substance.

Silly Putty Recipe

This will bounce and pick up pictures from the paper just like the name-brand stuff.

• Add: 1/2 cup water to 1/2 cup Elmer’s Glue (Not “School Glue”!)
• Mix and add 3 drops of food coloring (optional)
• Make Borax solution: Take 2 tablespoons borax (You can buy this at a grocery store or online) and add to 1 cup of water and stir.
• Add 1/2 cup of Borax solution to water and glue mixture
• Stir and store in a plastic bag

Mix well. Add food coloring if you wish. Let it dry about an hour. When ready, it will be smooth and rubber-like. Store in an air tight container.