Oh gosh, is this what I have to look forward to? I saw a demo of it on tv. Fascinating stuff, but I really don’t want it in my house. Great story, btw.
Can honestly say, I was never confronted with making this stuff with my girls….we did have to mess with the plaster of paris which totally destroyed several cooking utensils….so glad did not have to mess with this stuff and girls are out of elementary school…
Wanda, I loved this story. Sounds to me like you did a good job since you’re still able to move and not stuck to something like the floor or kitchen counter top, etc. If I remember correctly this sounds like the same kinda stuff that body casts and leg casts used to “set” broken limbs is made from. That stuff is harder than diamonds and maybe even ‘Chinese Algebra’. Anyway, good job, good story. Will
HA! Already been there done that only my 9 yr old was trying to make silly putty to sell on Free Enterprize Day. I got Ooblek confused with the silly putty. You use cornstarch and water for Ooblek but cornstarch and Elmer’s glue for silly putty. I’m still scraping the ooblek (which solidifies after 8 months) off carpet, chairs, windows, the 5 yr old…..and we went belly up trying to sell silly putty to kids who were covered in ooblek. I guess it was a marketing error.
Wanda, Thanks for heads up! With 9 grandchildren I’m sure that this would have come up sooner or later. Now I’m prepared to say……let’s bake cookies instead!
Sounds like something that should be restricted to the classroom. Even if you home-school, they should be sent to the nearest school for this. Eeewwwww!!!!!
Oh gosh, is this what I have to look forward to? I saw a demo of it on tv. Fascinating stuff, but I really don’t want it in my house. Great story, btw.
Ack! My son is in 2nd grade. I’m already running…very fast!
Can honestly say, I was never confronted with making this stuff with my girls….we did have to mess with the plaster of paris which totally destroyed several cooking utensils….so glad did not have to mess with this stuff and girls are out of elementary school…
Wanda, I loved this story. Sounds to me like you did a good job since you’re still able to move and not stuck to something like the floor or kitchen counter top, etc. If I remember correctly this sounds like the same kinda stuff that body casts and leg casts used to “set” broken limbs is made from. That stuff is harder than diamonds and maybe even ‘Chinese Algebra’. Anyway, good job, good story. Will
HA! Already been there done that only my 9 yr old was trying to make silly putty to sell on Free Enterprize Day. I got Ooblek confused with the silly putty. You use cornstarch and water for Ooblek but cornstarch and Elmer’s glue for silly putty. I’m still scraping the ooblek (which solidifies after 8 months) off carpet, chairs, windows, the 5 yr old…..and we went belly up trying to sell silly putty to kids who were covered in ooblek. I guess it was a marketing error.
Wanda, Thanks for heads up! With 9 grandchildren I’m sure that this would have come up sooner or later. Now I’m prepared to say……let’s bake cookies instead!
Sounds like something that should be restricted to the classroom. Even if you home-school, they should be sent to the nearest school for this. Eeewwwww!!!!!