I decided to attempt some craftiness and make some Goop. The Goop I'm talking about has nothing to do with Fishsticks Paltrow and is more a slimy, slippery concoction that can be both semi-solid and liquid--basically it's really cool to kids and really messy.
I found a few different recipes online but basically it's just corn starch (corn flour in the UK) and water. A few recipes said equal parts and a few said 2:1 so I just threw in all the corn starch I had and them started with 1/2 that amount of water and added more. I also threw in some flour and baking soda as I didn't have a lot of cornstarch and some purple food colouring to make it fun.
You can see it's liquid but also holds it's shape and basically that means it's fun to play with and a good textural experience for toddlers or something like that. You grab a handful and it immediately turns to liquid and drips down your hands!
Since NBH was already cleaning downstairs I didn't want another mess to clean so we played with our Goop in the tub. In all honesty it's not hard to clean up as when it dries it turns into a chalky powder but playing in the tub meant Blondie Boy had a large canvas to paint and splatter and I could hose him and it down afterwards. I'm glad I added the food colouring as that meant he could also use it like finger paints, too.
It all washed off of both him and the tub with just the power of the hand-held shower head and because I used food colouring it didn't stain him or our tub. It was cheap, easy, messy and fun--everything you need to please a toddler and parent.
What's your favourite cheap and easy toddler craft/art activity?
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I think I'll try this. Toddler not been well, he's better now but we've been in the house for a number of days & I'm running out of activities. We do lots of colouring & painting. Did some stamping with potatoes & finger paints recently.
That is so fun. Just FYI you dont want to rinse it down be drain because it can clog plumbing
Looks like great fun was had there - messy play in bathroom is a great idea to contain the mess!
Looks like great fun was had there - messy play in bathroom is a great idea to contain the mess!
lol love it x
The tub is a brilliant idea!
I have yet to try Goop - am a bit timid of the stuff but doing it in the tub sounds like a great idea to contain the mess.
Would love to have you link up to the Sunday Showcase (open thru Thurs.) - a child centered linky party to share ideas http://momto2poshlildivas.blogspot.com/search/label/Sunday%20ShowcaseBern
Thanks I've linked up!
Oh SWEET!!! I LOVE GOOP!!! I'll make some for my girls and they better share with me!
Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality!
It was super easy!
I'm all about easy clean up :)
Whoops!
We've not done potato stamps but we did apple stamping for St Pats!
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