Space Mud

2 cups white glue
1 1/2 cups water at room temperature
food coloring or colorations water color

1 cup hot water
2 1/2 level tbsp 20 mule team borax

Combine glue and room temp. water. Add food coloring or colorations.

In larger bowl, combine hot water and borax, stirring until the borax is completely dissolved. Slowly pour glue mixture into the borax mixture. (You must do this exactly - glue mixture into the borax mixture, or it may not work.)

Squeeze space Mud between fingers until most of the water is worked out. (There will be some water left.)

This mixture will not stick to dry surfaces. Kids (and adults) can cut Space mud with a plastic knife, cut with scissors, tear it, watch it slowly melt off the edge of the table. It even bounces! Lasts indefinitely in an air tight container.

Credit goes to Brenda Webb for this recipe and write up.

Space Mud

2 cups white glue
1 1/2 cups water at room temperature
food coloring or colorations water color

1 cup hot water
2 1/2 level tbsp 20 mule team borax

Combine glue and room temp. water. Add food coloring or colorations.

In larger bowl, combine hot water and borax, stirring until the borax is completely dissolved. Slowly pour glue mixture into the borax mixture. (You must do this exactly - glue mixture into the borax mixture, or it may not work.)

Squeeze space Mud between fingers until most of the water is worked out. (There will be some water left.)

This mixture will not stick to dry surfaces. Kids (and adults) can cut Space mud with a plastic knife, cut with scissors, tear it, watch it slowly melt off the edge of the table. It even bounces! Lasts indefinitely in an air tight container.

Credit goes to Brenda Webb for this recipe and write up.

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This "snow" is nothing other than "super snow" from Discount School Supply, tinted with a little liquid water color paint made by Colorations. The snow comes in powder form, and what fun it is to add water, stir, and watch it turn into snow. I then spritzed it with liquid water color out of a spray bottle. The kids have been playing in it with utinsils, but hands and other objects would be great too! The best thing about the Colartions liquid water colors is it doesn't stain like food coloring. I could go on and on, but if I did I'd have to send them a bill!

Synopsis: I prefer projects that I can make out of (cheep) household ingredients. However, this stuff lasts and lasts, and a little bit of powder goes a long ways!