Kids Craft Corner: Make Silly Putty

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Stella had a project that was due in school – so off to the internet she went to figure out what it would be.  The project was how to do something and then they have to present the steps in class.  Last year she made minions and they were so cute, this year she decided to make silly putty.  I love that she is so creative, but not that she is not that great with cleaning up after herself!  Something to work on and I take lots of time outs!

Can’t wait to hear how she did not her presentation.  She did a run through with me as I photographed and asked questions – she did really well and only ran a few seconds over time!

Make Your Own Silly Putty

Items Needed

Plastic bowl
Spoon
Small glue bottle
1 Tbl borax
1 1/2 cup warm water
Food coloring (optional)

Note:  Stella had gloves on her list of items needed.  But as we found out – the silly putty stuck to the gloves and that batch was a dud.  So even though you see a photo with gloves on, don’t use them.  If you use food coloring, just wash your hands right away to get as much off as possible.

1. Pour the glue into your bowl.

2.  Pour the water into the glue bottle, put the top back on and shake.  You want to get all the glue out of the bottle.  Pour out into the bowl and mix the water with the glue.

3. Add the borax and stir.  A glob will start to form.

4. If using food coloring add that now.  You want to make sure you drop some coloring into the water and onto the “blob”.  Mix well with your hands.

5. Take the silly putty out of the water and there you go!

To store you silly putty, use a zip lock sandwich bag.

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