Knowing that Joshua would want to spend his day playing mostly with his new Mack truck (see post below) we didn't plan anything for today. However, late this morning I pulled out an activity I wanted to do with him - color mixing out of Family Fun. I must say that the preparation was a bit much, but the results were quite fun. You make a goopy substance, add food coloring and put 2 colors of goop in Ziploc bags. Then, you squish, squeeze, smash, poke, etc to get colored goop to mix and create a new color. Joshua didn't enjoy all the preparation, but he loved the squeezing and squishing and the oohs and aahs as he discovered the new color he made were priceless! The recipe and directions are below if anyone is interested.
Color Mixing
Color Mixing
1 cup cornstarch
1/3 cup sugar
4 cups cold water
Mix all of these in a saucepan over medium heat stirring continuously. Once the mixture thickens into a pudding-like consistency remove it from the heat and stir for one minute. Let the mixture cool for 30 minutes. Then divide mixture into bowls and add food coloring. Scoop into gallon Ziploc bags and seal with duct tape. Squish, squeeze and have fun! These last for up to a week.
SQUISH!
Before color mixing. . . 
After color mixing!
1 comments:
Eli really likes this too - but I've found a shortcut that is almost as much fun but a lot quicker. I squirt shaving cream in to a bag and then he chooses which drops of food color he wants to put in. We seal the bag and then squish squish squish! He really likes it!
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