Science is Cool!

Several months ago I saw a pin on pinterest about reusable bubbles. Now that all the boys are out of school for a few weeks, we decided to give them a try. This recipe is basically slime (or gak) but made stiffer so it will hold its shape a while longer. We’ve made slime before, but this was a whole new twist on the slime thing. And we had some very serious fun. Even Malia got into the whole bubble blowing bonanza.

(synchronized bubble blowing is harder than it looks)

Back to school sales are starting and white glue is super cheap so go get yourself a bottle or two (or as many bottles as you have children to eliminate the bickering) and try the reusable bubbles. It’s a totally fun way to spend an afternoon. And I only feel a little high from breathing in glue fumes…

Here’s how we did it: mix one bottle of white glue (ours were 4 oz.) with food coloring (or liquid water colors). You can add some glitter as well, but we didn’t have any because I’m not a fan of the mess glitter makes. And once the fun got started, nobody missed it. Add StaFlo liquid starch a little at a time, stirring after each addition. When the slime is too solid to stir, start kneading it instead. Continue to add starch a bit at a time until the slime breaks when pulled straight up instead of stretching. Use straws to blow some pretty awesome bubbles. And be prepared to play with it much longer than you think you will. Seriously. Even if you are a grown up like me. Unless you’re a boring grown up in which case you’ll be folding laundry like a good girl while the kids are playing. (FYI: my laundry is still not folded)