Dr. Seuss celebrates his birthday on March 2. We celebrate Seuss in March with National Reading Month and Read Across America. For good Seuss fun, why not read "Bartholomew and the Oobleck" and make oobleck What's Oobleck? It's Seuss for Goop-Slime-Silly Putty-Gak Splat-Flubber. Those are commercial names. But you can make your own.
But watch out. Oobleck has a mind of its own as
Bartholomew finds out (he's the lad who had hat trouble in Seuss's 500 Hats of Bartholomew
Cubbins.") Here are oobleck recipes.
Stretchy, noise putty Oobleck (fondly referred to by kids as "farting" putty.) Mix in zippered plastic bag,
equal parts liquid laundry starch and white school glue. Liquid laundry starch is located with laundry
supplies. A common brand is Sta-Flo. It's a light blue milky substance. Mix with fingers till glue is
blended in and there is no tackiness. Kneading makes Oobleck rubbery and bouncy.
Galactic glitter Oobleck. Give Oobleck a glam makeover. Add a little glitter to the noise putty recipe.
This is the same recipe for Silly Putty or Flubber. Keep fresh in refrigerator stored in plastic bag.
Glow in the Dark Oobleck. Make Halloween Oobleck by adding a little glow powder or luminescent
fact paint to the Oobleck. Take it outdoors or shine a black light on it.
Mystery oozing Oobleck: Blend small amounts of water in powdered cornstarch. The Oobleck moves
back and forth between liquid and solid states of matter. It "melts" with warmth of your hands hardens
as it cools. Touch and it melts. Like Bartholomew's oobleck it seems to have a life of its own. Mix
directly on a table. Spills dry and vacuum up easily.
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