Once again I state, that I am awed of the flexibility of our schooling days. At any time of the day we can suddenly change what we are doing, grab a recipe and start creating. I am fairly certain that on this day (picture taken day) that I was determined to have a great, educational, learning, fun day & you 3 kids (Avigail is just perfect) were determined to make that impossible.
You know the good thing about being so much older than the children means that your intelligence, experience & knowledge can give you an equal burst of determination to not let that happen. This day I pulled a fast one, & not only did it work but it set the rest of the day up for fun.
With a simple basic recipe of cornflour, glue, water & food colour (not too much dye) we were set for some serious play.
This goopy stuff is slimey and yet will also allow you to roll it up like a sausage and snap it like a stick. Roll it in your hands enough it will turn powdery and then you can spread it out on the table like Isaiah did above.
Clean up is easy enough, or chuck kids & goop into the bath (I promise they wont come out sticky, or green).
From here while you sit and chatter, & they show you how amazing they are, you can teach them anything you want to. Draw letters or numbers into it, create, make, whatever takes your children's fancy.
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