Slime? Flubber? Let's make it!

My oldest son made this before at summer camp and when he saw I had the Borax out the other day making my homemade laundry soap, he's like "Mom, can we make slime?" Sure!  We had to find some glue in the house but we found a bottle I had got super cheap with coupons when school started so we made green slime!

Materials

• Elmer's white glue or Elmer's school glue gel
• Borax (find in the laundry detergent aisle of the store)
• Water
• Two bowls
• Food coloring (optional)

What to do:

1. In one bowl mix 1/2 cup (4 oz) glue and 1/2 cup water. 
2. In the other bowl, mix 1 teaspoon borax with 1 cup water until the borax is dissolved.
3. Add the glue mixture to the borax solution, stirring slowly.
4. The slime will begin to form immediately; stir as much as you can, then dig in and knead it with your hands until it gets less sticky. (No one makes slime without getting a little messy!) Don't worry about any leftover water in the bowl; just pour it out. 
5. Put the slime in a plastic bag and add a few drops of food coloring.  Squish it around in the bag and it will magically turn colors! (Brody chose green) 

What's happening?
The glue has an ingredient called polyvinyl acetate, which is a liquid polymer. The borax links the polyvinyl acetate molecules to each other, creating one large, flexible polymer. This kind of slime will get stiffer and more like putty the more you play with it.
Store it in a plastic bag in the fridge, to keep it from growing mold.

Happy 4th Birthday Caden!

I can't believe that Caden is now 4!  He was such a tiny baby and a lot has happened with our lives since he was born!  He's lived in Arizona, now back in Michigan. 

We had a party at Castaway Play Cafe in Howell.  The kids had a ton of fun running around like crazies!  They let out a lot of energy, so hopefully they all slept good that night!

I made this super cute shirt for Caden to wear.

I messed up on this since it was my first time making it, so he actually wore a red one at his party. 

He got tons of gifts and loved everything!! 

Thanks everyone who helped make his birthday awesome! He counted down his birthday for weeks and now he's counting down til he's 6 so he can start kindergarten like his big brother! Oh lord!

Project 365, Day 24

Cupcakes it is!! No one had Power Ranger's decorations for cakes, so I decided to get all the colors of Power Rangers in cupcakes and then I made these little toppers to stick into the cupcakes.  I got the idea from Under A Cherry Tree.  If you have a Silhouette Cameo, you should check out her blog and her You Tube Channel.  I did this using the Print & Cut feature on my machine.  LOVE IT!

My mother in law was in town for Caden's birthday party and so we went to eat lunch and also visit a family friend in the hospital.  Little baby Charlie is so cute!!! 

Project 365, Day 23

Called to make sure we had tables and stuff for Caden's birthday party today.  They didn't have the time slot we wanted, so I had to move the party to a little bit later but the kids should still have fun.  I can't wait for it!! I can't believe Caden is gonna be 4 :(  My little baby is no longer a baby!

Project 365, Day 18

January must be a popular month to be born! I have 2 Aunts, my Dad, My FIL, my Brother, my Cousin and Caden's birthday's all in January!  Today was my dad's birthday! Happy Birthday Dad!!

I got my new machine today and am SUPER excited to use it! 

I made this shirt first thing with it!  I have lots of other projects in the works too!