Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Rainbow Slime

      IMG_1466
Browsing on Pinterest I noticed that slime made with metamucil seems to be the ‘in’ sensory experience.  Using metamucil instead of the borax recipe means that it is less harmful if a child swallows it.  It is really easy to make, just one tablespoon of metamucil in one cup of water.  Microwave for about 2 – 2 1/2 minutes.  Watching and stirring as it begins to bubble.
                IMG_1470
   The table was set with tubs of slime, bowls of jewels and scissors.
 IMG_1473IMG_1485
The slime is very jelly and doesn’t pull apart or drip like our borax recipe.  It also doesn’t stick to your fingers.  The children poked and pushed the jewels into the slime.
           IMG_1524
During the week the more the slime was cut, squished and squeeshed the slimier it became.  Then it began to stick to fingers and the jewels.
IMG_1623 IMG_1628
A bonus of this slime is that it doesn't blend easily.  So when they made rainbow stew we were able to pull most of the colours back apart to start again the next day.