![]() ![]() Liquid watercolors or food coloring (optional).container of Cornstarch (this is corn flour in the U.K.) To get the most bang for your buck, do what I did and set up this goop-making activity up as a 3-part activity to enable your child to experience the medium in multiple ways. Seuss book (yet!), but I imagine it would be fun to read the book in conjunction with this activity. For my science friends out there, this is a dilatant material, which is one that changes its properties in reaction to external stimuli. Seuss’ book Bartholomew and the Oobleck ) is a fun material to play with: At one moment it’s a solid, and at the next it’s a liquid…it’s unbelievably silly to play with, and I’ve witnessed adults get lost in the strange sensation of its texture. Goop, better known as Oobleck (named for a slime in Dr. Have you tried it? The recipe is simple and children are riveted by the magic of this weird substance. It’s the easiest recipe, and full of so much fun for small children. Homemade Goop is one of the best things I’ve learned how to make as a parent, and today I’m going to share this big secret on how to make goop aka how to make oobleck. ![]()
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