Sorry it took so long to repost…but I have been super BUSY today finishing several projects (and reading all your comments) that were only half finished! I am so excited to share them with you in the coming days.
I also have some awesome GIVEAWAYS. You won’t want to miss it…I PROMISE!
We recently made some silly putty for each kid for one of our summer activities. It was a big hit! It was so simple…anyone can make this and have it turn out! I promise!
Here is the recipe:
1. Take a small mixing bowl and add 2 Tablespoons of Warm Water. Then add 2 Tablespoons of White Elmer’s School Glue (other glues might not work as well) and a drop or two of food coloring. Mix together thoroughly.
2. Sprinkle in 1 and 3/4 to 2 Tablespoons of Borax into your glue mixture while stirring constantly. Your mixture will thicken up quickly. When the borax is all added, gather the mixture into a ball and knead together for a few minutes till firm. That’s it!
Make sure to keep it away from the carpet! Store in a plastic baggie when not is use.
And for those of you opposed to the use of Borax…here is a different recipe for Silly Putty that uses liquid starch instead of Borax. We have tried both and personally I like the Borax recipe best!
Ingredients:
1 cup Elmer’s glue
food coloring, your choice of color (optional: coloring can stain!)
1 cup liquid starch
Pour glue and coloring in plastic container.
Stir until color is thoroughly mixed in.
Add starch a little at a time, stirring with a spoon or kneading with your fingers as mixture thickens.
Keep stirring until mixture holds together like putty.
Test with your fingers: if too sticky, add more starch in small amounts until mass is smooth and rubbery.
★Amy
Love it! Now to get some Borax. :)
That is so cool! I need to put that on our to-do list before school starts again :)
XOXO
Jen
We made this for a kindergarten party, and it was a HUGE hit!!!
This is great. We made it today and my kids were completely entertained!!!!!!!! Thanks.
That putty will be as strong as a 20-mule team!
hee hee
You know what first made me subscribe to your blog? Your creative lightbulb flowers/plants up top. Brilliant! lol. I keep coming back because you have great crafty ideas and give excellent photography pointers that I can actually understand. Love your blog. Thanks for the recipe. We'll have to try this out tomorrow after church. :)
This is going on my list of things to do to keep my little boy entertained in order to keep him out of my grandma's pond…. thanks!
I look forward to try the recipe out! I just recently found your blog (which is ridiculous because you are fabulous and I should have known about you many moons ago). Jen (Tattertots) just let me know that you recently addressed mean comments on your blog. I posted about it today because I couldn't let it go on any longer either. Just wanted you to know you aren't alone :).
Yay! I knew you would have a great kid recipe on here to inspire me on this super hot Florida day!!! Thanks Amy!!!! :-) Going to make silly putty right now…
I love all your fabulous ideas…especially the ones that help me keep my four boys busy!! Personally, we liked the Borax recipe better, too. Thank you for taking the time to write your blog (and for being so diplomatic and gracious when hit with adversity). As my boys say, "The Idea Room Rocks!"
I am sooooo going to do this! What's the deal with Borax?? I LOVE the chipped nail polish on your daughter's fingers. That is how my daughter looks all the time and I'm so happy my daughter is not the only one!! :)
We made this, using Borax, on Sunday before church — my children LOVE it! We made pink, orange, blue and green….sooo much fun! Thank-you for sharing the recipe!
oooh! Wish I had this recipe last week! We have Borax to use up from your fantastic slime recipe. Made it over vaca last summer too… I didn't have internet access up there, and we just got back last night. Ah, well.. Silly Putty made at home can be just as fun as Silly Putty made up north! LOL!
thanks, Amy!
can't wait to let the girls try it out :)
Just pinned this! What a great idea. My girls will love it.
thanks for sharing this tutorial!
I did this when I was in school and loved it. I have been looking for the recipe for a long time. I just did it with my three kids and they loved it!!!!
I’m thinking about making this for some nieces and nephews for Christmas….do you know how long the silly putty will last (in other words, can I make it in November and send it to them and still have
Oops! Accidentally hit the “enter” button while typing. Anyway, can I make it in advance and still have it be good when they open it up at Christmas, or is this something that needs to be played with the day it is made and thrown away in a week? Thanks for the help!
I wouldn’t make it too far in advance but a couple of weeks (two) should be fine.