Messy Day Fun: Corn Starch Goo

After a week of rain, a general feeling of restlessness was felt all over the house. I needed to find something to lift our spirits.  In our house nothing lifts our spirits like getting really messy! It is something that an almost nine year old and an almost two year old have fun doing together and for us that is really important.  


 

If you want to measure and use this messy fun as a science experiment, I suggest you check out this site!  We have done the lesson part before, today we just wanted to have fun!  Mad Scientist kind of fun!!

So, with this particular activity no measurements are required! 


I am going to take a moment to suggest that you wear some clothes you don't mind getting messy and highly suggest you do this activity outside.  .  It washes easily out of anything it touches but it covers everything if you are doing it right!



You want to pour enough water into the cornstarch until it starts to feel like tough goo.  One way to know you have the right consistency is to grab a glob and squeeze.  It will turn hard as a rock in your closed hand but will turn to soft goo again when you open it.  We also like to make a ball and throw them on the ground where they will instantly lose their shape and ooze into a blob.



With a seven year age gap, I get near giddy to see my kids both having fun doing the same thing!





Don't worry about your kids eating any either...cornstarch and water...totally edible!



Goo turned into paint with more water being added and our walkway got a make over!



Baths, showers and a hose rinse for the walkway and all was back to normal!  If you find your family getting a little restless in the future why not try a little messy fun!  Sometimes it's just what's needed.