WChurchill Posted March 30, 2010 Posted March 30, 2010 Hi all Looking for some inspiration for malleable area. Please excuse my ignorance but is gloop corflour???? Also have a high tray we put pasta, rice beans etc in. Ideas here would be much appreciated too!
Cait Posted March 30, 2010 Posted March 30, 2010 Yes, just cornflour with enough water in to make it JUST start to be liquid. Have an experiment. You can add colourings, glitter pulses etc to add different textures, but mine like it 'bare'
Upsy Daisy Posted March 30, 2010 Posted March 30, 2010 If you get it just right it can begin to dry out fairly soon so you sometimes need to add a little more water after they've played with it for a while. It's worth making though. It is fascinating to explore.
Cait Posted March 30, 2010 Posted March 30, 2010 ..... and I'd recommend throwing it away when you have finished with it in its dryish state, just scrape it onto newspaper. DON'T put it down the drain, or you'll regret it in a big way later!
Upsy Daisy Posted March 30, 2010 Posted March 30, 2010 Good point Cait. Although ours generally just gets spread around the garden and washed away by rain (or is it eaten by birds I wonder?)
redjayne Posted March 30, 2010 Posted March 30, 2010 Have you tried instant mashed potato - the Smartprice stuff works well - or soapflakes whisked up with a mixer and warm water - mega slime - the children love it! Shaving foam or soapy foam are good too - just make sure you use sensitive stuff especially if you have children with excema and skin allergies.
fimbo Posted March 30, 2010 Posted March 30, 2010 what about cold porridge, cold custard, cooked pasta- various shapes, jelly,homemade moon sand , clean mud (shave 2 bars of soap, shred 2 rolls of toilet paper add 2 cups of water. - not tried it yet !!) do you get the impression i like getting messy !
Guest Posted March 30, 2010 Posted March 30, 2010 We recently had jelly - that was great and really popular with the children that like to scoop and spoon things into containers. A bit sticky, but worth it!
Panders Posted March 30, 2010 Posted March 30, 2010 the noodles we had a Chinese New Year will forever be imprinted on my mind!
WChurchill Posted March 30, 2010 Author Posted March 30, 2010 Thanks all, much appreciated although our cleaner might say different! ha
Upsy Daisy Posted March 30, 2010 Posted March 30, 2010 Homemade moon sand?? Please explain! Just mix gloop and play sand. I add a bit of green food colouring too.
Inge Posted March 31, 2010 Posted March 31, 2010 and dont forget soapy sand... we used a child's bubble bath mix and whisked it int o wet/damp sand.. made it light and sort of fluffy... .... an interesting texture.. another one you need to experiment with to get it right... Inge
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