Last week was filled with many days of
glorious rain!
In fact, Hannah bounded into my room this morning
begging for more days of
rain.
I know this may sound odd because usually rainy days = being stuck inside grumbling.
But
we had lots of
fun!
(It may be because we have had so few other rainy days this year and this mommy had lots of fun ideas saved up.)
We made
puppets
and put on puppet
shows.
Even Peter was
entrusted with a puppet.
or two.
We created "clean
slime" from glue, borax, food coloring and water.
Hannah sat and played with it
for over an
hour!!
Peter
experimented by sticking
his head in it
and Hannah was very
curious what it would do with all different types of spoons.
And then, of course, we went
out in the rain
and
jumped in puddles
puddles,
puddles,
until we were
soaking wet.
It was
grand!
And I truly look forward to
more rainy days with these creative, silly kids that make me
laugh!!
just in case you want to make some clean slime for your kids or yourself,
here's the recipe!
(from www.ourbestbites.com)
Homemade Slime aka GAK
1 teaspoon borax powder
1 1/2 C water, divided
4 oz (1/2 C) Elmer’s glue, clear or white
food coloring
Add borax powder to 1 cup of water and stir to dissolve. Set aside. Pour glue into a medium mixing bowl and add 1/2 C water. Add a few drops of food coloring until desired color is reached and then stir to mix glue solution until smooth. Pour the borax mixture into the glue mixture and watch the solids start to form. Stir for a few moments and then use your hands to gather the mass. The mixture will be very soft and wet. Keep kneading until it firms up and feels dry. Discard excess liquid in bowl. The more you knead and play with the slime the firmer it will become. Store in a ziplock bag or air tight container and the slime will keep indefinitely.
