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The Fluffliest Slime Recipe Ever!

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This fluffy slime recipe has to be one of the fluffiest and easiest slime recipe around. We know that your kids are going to love making this DIY slime.  Make sure you have all your slime making supplies ready before you get started.

Gather these supplies

1/4 cup of water

1/2 cup of clear glue or 1/2 cup of white school glue

1 tsp of baking soda

assorted food coloring

2 – cups of shaving cream

1/4 cup of liquid starch (laundry section of supermarket)

Disposable plastic cups and spoons

Then make the slime!

Add the bi-carb soda to the water and then mix into the glue.

Add the shaving cream next and stir well.

Mix the liquid starch into the glue/water mix.

You need to work fast as the slime will start to form immediately. Stir for about 20 seconds, then take out of the cup and start kneading the mix, it will be sticky at first but will start coming together.

The mixture will start to thicken immediately. If it is still sticky add a few more drops of the liquid starch, keep doing this until it all comes together.

That is it!

Store in an air-tight container.

Looking for more DIY Slime recipes? Check out these other Slime posts we wrote.

Slime is a great stress reliever as well as an educational tool. Not only does it teach science but it is hands-on, which means children are using their fine motor skills to make and or play with slime.

Check out our Amazon gift guide for kids who love slime. We basically sourced all the best Slime gifts, Slime kits, Slime supplies and Slime merchandise and crammed it all into one gift guide:

Slime Lovers Gift Guide.

Playing with slime is an important activity for children because it provides a tactile experience, which can be beneficial for their development. Tactile play is an important form of play that helps children to explore and understand their environment through their sense of touch.

Slime, being a malleable and squishy substance, allows children to engage in this type of tactile play by exploring its texture, shape, and consistency. This type of play helps children develop their fine motor skills, as they manipulate and mold the slime with their hands. It also encourages creativity and imagination, as children can create different shapes and designs with the slime.

Additionally, playing with slime can also help children with sensory processing disorders, as it provides a calming and soothing sensation when touched, which can help them to feel more relaxed and comfortable.

Overall, playing with slime is an excellent way to encourage children to explore their sense of touch and engage in tactile play. It can also help them develop important skills such as fine motor skills, creativity and imagination, and even provide calming and soothing sensations.

 

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Moss and Lichen Unit Study

I guess moss and lichen are more things that you see in the spring than in the summer, but there are some deep shady parts of our yard that stay mossy all year, and summer is a fine time to look for plants that like to live in shady, wet areas.

Raising Up Wild Things has a really pretty set of printables to use for a moss and lichen unit study.

And just in case you’re like me and don’t really know the difference, moss is a plant that grows in damp wooded areas, while lichen is a combination of fungus and algae that live together. Lichen can live in different environments but are often found in places where you would find moss, too.

The printable includes drawings of some common moss such as sphagnum moss and wood moss, as well as common lichen shapes (crusty, leafy and shrubby). There are good sized images you can print out and laminate to use to compare to specimens you find when you are exploring nature.

There’s also a forest floor coloring page and a printable journaling page where kids can write or draw their observations and there are a few questions older kids can answer.

You can use these when you go on a walk in the woods (or the back yard) to talk about what you are seeing, or combine them with other resources to talk about things that live in the forest. Check them out at Raising Up Wild Things.

This PDF from the Morton Arboretum has a bunch of pictures of different kinds of moss and where to find them, which could also be helpful in your studies. Learn more about lichen, including what they are and what they are not, in this article from the US Forest Service.

[Photo: Raising Up Wild Things]