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Thought I’d do the mom thing this week, and find some fun recipes to try out with the kids.

First it was Slime, made with glue – water – borax – food coloring. Made this with the littles. They enjoyed making it, but in the end, Dylan wouldn’t touch the stuff. At least not until the water was absorbed and it was more like silly putty.

Yesterday, we got out the cornstarch – water – food coloring and made Goo. That’s the “official name” on the website. This was a huge hit with Marley and Ethan. Lainey loved it. Dylan…wouldn’t touch it.

It was the strangest stuff! It behaved like a liquid, as long as you played with it slowly. If you pushed down quickly on it, it acted like a solid and was VERY thick. It was a blast!

We started neatly, with everyone’s goo in a bowl. It didn’t stay that way.

I didn’t take an “after” picture, when they were all done. I should have. The cornstarch turns back into it’s powder form when the stuff dries, and the table was covered! And, around Lainey’s seat, so was the floor and her chair. Thankfully, it cleaned up really easily.

I guess this is my way of clinging to summer just a little bit longer before we start school and homeschool co-op next week. I’m looking forward to our new year…1 preschooler, 1 kindergartner, 3 8th graders, and 1 10th grader. But, there’s definitely something about having free days that are very appealing.