* HOMEMADE SILLY PUTTY

2 cups white school glue
1 cup liquid starch

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Mix together and set aside until dry. Store in an airtight container.

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* GOOEY GOOP

1/2 cup water
2 cups cornstarch
Food coloring

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In a large bowl, mix together water and cornstarch until smooth. Add food coloring and stir.

Play with goop on a plastic-covered surface or on a newspaper.

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* SILLY PLAY GOOP

2 cups cornflour
2 cups warm water
3 cups flour

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In a mixing bowl, add two cups of cornflour and 1 cup of water. Mix until it becomes liquid. Pour the liquid in a saucepan on low heat and add the three cups flour. Mix while gradually adding water.

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Turn off the stove and put the dough on the table for kids to play with. It will stick to your hands but that’s okay. Pour a little flour on the table or on children’s hands. Keep playing with it until it doesn’t stick. You can also store in Ziploc bags.

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*Thanks to Fatima from Kuwait for this Silly Play Goop recipe. Fatima says this Goop is great to stretch and model with.

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* SILLY SLIME

1 cup room temperature water
1 cup white school glue
Food coloring
1 1/3 cups warm water
4 tablespoons Borax laundry booster

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Mix together room temperature water, glue, and food coloring in a medium bowl. Set aside. In another bowl, mix together warm water and Borax until completely dissolved.

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Next, slowly pour the glue mix into the second bowl with the Borax solution, but do not mix them together.

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Roll the glue mix around in the Borax solution (around 4 or 5 times). Then lift the glue mix out of the Borax solution. Knead for 2-3 minutes.

Store the slime (the glue mix) in an airtight container or plastic ziplock bag. NOTE: Be careful when using Borax around young children. Do not ingest and avoid contact with eyes.

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Compliments of Kristy Schadt, MFT, RPT-S  Harmony Counseling Center, Simi Valley, CA  (805) 657-5285

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