With all the rain we have been having lately it was perfect. First we read the story, then we made oobleck.
We started out with one cup of cornstarch and about 4 drops of green food coloring. Then we added 1/2 a cup of water and began to mix. We added water until it was the right consistency (not completely solid, but not so liquidy it loses its form when you play with it.
My 4 year old, who I will call Princess in this blog, loved it! The first round she played with it for an hour and a half. Of course, we used a smock and put a cookie sheet under the container of oobleck just to help contain the mess. But the oobleck overall was very easy to clean up.
Princess was fascinated by the fact that it was "hard as a rock" and then the rock would "melt."
We then sealed the ziploc container and put it away. When we brought it back out to play with we just added a little more water and it was good to go. Next time I would put it in the refrigerator though, because it starts to go bad fairly quickly.
I love projects like this for a rainy day. Projects where the kids can get messy, but the mess is some what contained. Projects where Mommy can get some cleaning done (in this case some dishes and wiping down the stove and counters) and it keeps the kids busy. I still take breaks to play with Princess and we talk the whole time I'm cleaning. Definitely helps make things that much easier for this Trucker's wife.
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