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Colourful Scented Oobleck

Jen — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 19:28:08 +0000

Oobleck, goop, goo, cornstarch paste… Whatever you call it, we’re huge fans! The cornstarch and water mixture has been a staple in our play repertoire for a long time now and it never fails to captivate those who dare to dig their hands in. With Halloween having just come and gone, we’ve played with it… Read More

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A Spooky Bug Swamp

Jen — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 19:45:47 +0000

A bin of green oobleck and a handful of creepy crawlers = messy Halloween-inspired fun for the kids in the courtyard. The bugs slowly sunk into the oobleck and disappeared in the sticky swamp, so retrieving them was great fun. The best part? I hosed everything down afterwards and the mess literally disappeared. For… Read More

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Playing with Oobleck

Jen — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 07:59:56 +0000

Today Miss G and I tried making and playing with the ridiculously fun {and equally messy} substance called Oobleck. It’s made out of only 2 ingredients (or 3 if you want to add a little colour), and it isn’t quite a liquid and it isn’t really a solid… In fact, it behaves like both. While… Read More

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