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Learning and
Development
Slime
recipes are perfect for little learners. Why? Not only are they completely cool
to play with, but they also include plenty of educational aspects. Yep, I said
educational. So, what can your child learn and how can she develop?
·
Science:
Sensory exploration (sense of touch), states of matter, exploring light and
scientific inquiry (making predictions, observing/collecting data and analyzing
data)
·
Math:
Making measurement
·
Art:
Colors
·
Building
fine motor skills
Materials
for the Slime Recipe
Here’s what
you’ll need:
·
¼
cup of clear Elmer’s glue
·
¼
cup Liquid starch
·
¼
cup of water
·
Fine
glitter in a rainbow of colors
To make more
of the slimy stuff, use more of each ingredient. Keep them in the same
proportions.
How-To Steps
Before starting,
keep in mind that this is NOT a taste-safe recipe. If your child tends to put
things in her mouth or tries to eat non-edible items, this is not for her.
Always supervise your child at all times and never allow her to put any of the
ingredients or the finished product in or near her mouth.
Now that
you’re ready to begin, ask your child to predict what will happen when you mix
the ingredients together. Write down her predictions and compare them to what
really happens. As the two of you go through this recipe your child can observe
what’s happening to the ingredients, telling you what she thinks is going on.
1. Measure
the ingredients.
2. Mix the
glue and the water together.
3. Add in
the liquid starch, blending it in until the mix gels. If it’s too watery, add a
tiny bit more of the liquid starch.
4. Separate
the slime into piles.
5. Pour a
different color of glitter onto each pile.
6. Spread
the sparkles throughout each slime pile. Your child can use her hands to twist,
mush and mash the glittery stuff in.
Play Time
Now that
your child has several different colors of glitter slime, it’s time to play.
She can keep the hues separate or start blending them together. Try holding the
stretchy, sparkly stuff up to the light. Your kiddo can move it around,
exploring how the lights reflects off of it and makes the colors change.
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