9/17/10

homemade GAK

Tonight Ella and I made some homemade GAK. I saw the recipe on one of my favorite blogs ourbestbites.
I wasn't sure if Ella was going to like it, I actually thought she was going to hate it. Ella is the kind of kid that has to finger paint with a paint brush because she doesn't like to get her hands messy with paint.
She proved me wrong though...
Picnik collage
Picnik collage
She LOVED the slimy, ooey, gooey GAK!
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Here is what you need to make your very own GAK
-Borax
-4 oz. of glue
-food coloring
-1 1/2 cups water divided
Picnik collage
Dissolve 1 teaspoon of borax in 1 cup of water and set aside. Pour glue in bowl and add in 1/2 cup of water. Stir together and add your choice of food coloring. Then add in the other 1 cup of water that has borax in it. As you stir it will begin to thicken. Get your hands in there and enjoy your homemade GAK.
(sorry some of my pics are so yellow. I have these awesome fluorescent lights in my kitchen that don't always bring out the best in my photos)

3 comments:

Cassie said...

LOVE this stuff. We always made it when I still worked at a school...the kids were in heaven with all the ooey goodness :) I'll have to try it with Caleb!

Amanda said...

When I was teaching, my students loved when we made this. Glad your daughter is enjoying the fun to be had with it too :)

the tichenor family said...

soooo fun! carson would love this!! you and kristen are SUCH AMAZING moms.

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