Fun Mixtures to Make at Home

Playdough (Salt Dough) 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.