Yesterday, we celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday by reading Bartholomew and the Oobleck.
We decided to make oobleck too. I was somewhat disillustional and thought that the oobleck would not be too messy.
It was really messy but really fun too.
Clean up tip for oobleck: Don't try to wipe up with a wet sponge when oobleck is wet. It just moves around. If you wait till it dries, you can scrap it up.
Better clean up tip: Put newspaper down when making oobleck and throw it away when done.
Best clean up tip: Make it outside and simply hose down area when down.
If you want to have some messy fun yourself, here is the recipe I used:4 cups of water in a large bowl. Add several drops of green food coloring. Mix 4 boxes of cornstarch (16 oz each) with your hands. Add 2 cups of water to mix thoroughly. I probably used a little more water to make it movable.
6 comments:
What a fun thing to do with the kids and a great way to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday!
Looks like a fun way to celebrate!
I have not read that one...Happy Birthday Dr. S! Looks like a fun mess:)
Tiffany
What fun! I miss having my kids at the elementary school where they did Seuss up right! The green ham I dyed for obvious reasons one year (eggs too) was sooooo very dark, yet the kids all ate it up!
fun times at your house!!
We made green eggs and ham.
Love it! We've done this before too and the kids had a blast! Although I cOuld never get mine the right color!
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