Today we made flubber with the children after snack. If you have not experienced what flubber felt like, it is a substance that is created by combining glue, water, and borax. It is intially cool to the touch and very bouncy. After handling the substance, it gets warmer and more piliable. We read the recipe out loud to the children and asked them to help out with measuring and stirring. We talked about the transforming of liquid to solid as the borax mixture was added to the glue mixture.
As children explored flubber, they used their small muscles on their fingers to poke, stretch, and shape it. Practicing small muscle control help the children to handle writing tools and will eventually lead to writing.
If you are interested in making your own flubber here is a recipe:
We discovered Flubber at the kids’ day event. The girls loved playing with it! Here’s the recipe.
Flubber
Mixture 1:
1 ½ cups warm water
2 cups Elmer’s Glue
Food coloring
Mixture 2:
3 tsp. Borax
1 cup Warm Water
Stir mixture 1 together in 1 bowl.
Mixture 2 in another bowl.
Make sure both are mixed well.
Pour mixture 1 into mixture 2.
There is no need to stir the mixture but you can if you want because it is the chemical reaction that actually makes the flubber. When it is in a glob work it for 2-3 minutes. Initially it feels wet but it eventually dries up to the final product.
Enjoy!
