Today we played in ooblick, which is a non-Newtonian fluid. What does that mean? That it has the properties of both a solid and a liquid. And it is super easy to make. In our old chafing pan, I dumped a whole box of cornstarch. I added several drops of yellow food color. Then I gradually mixed in 1 1/2 coffee cups of water (don't you love my precise measuring system?), using a fork to chop up the lumps. It looked disconcertingly like scrambled eggs in reverse...first chunky, then liquidy smooth.
One of the kids asked me what I was making. I told her I was making a mess. Which was partly true...it was a future mess of theirs. They played in it as part of our centers. There were a couple forks in the bin, and hands. They rubbed it, scooped it, rolled it in balls and watched it melt over and over. And, of course, splattered it all over the table. The most fun is had when the biggest mess is made. Lucky for me, it is pretty easy to wipe/sweep up.
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