We made flubber last week and it was so much fun. It was one of the only times Ava's actually sat down and played by herself for more then 10 minutes. I've left it on the table in a baggie and she's pulled it out every day to play with it. Here's the recipe:

1/3 cup water

• 3 tablespoons borax, laundry booster (find next to the laundry detergent)
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups school glue (I use 4 4-oz bottles of Elmer's school glue)
• food coloring

1. 1

   Put the borax in 1/3 c of warm water and stir until dissolved. Then add several large squirts of food coloring and set aside.

2. 2

   Pour the remaining 2 cups of water into a container and add the 2 cups of school glue. Stir until dissolved.

3. 3

   Add the borax solution to the glue solution.

4. 4

   Mix with your hands. Remove all jewelry! Do not use a spoon! This is really fun.

5. 5

   It takes approximately 5 minutes for all of the water to be absorbed and for the mixture to reach the right consistency. Knead firmly to encourage suspension of the glue particles.

6. 6

   Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator. It should last two weeks or more.