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Funny Putty
Make your own goo!
by Amy Schamburek
You may remember something like this from when you were a kid -- the floppy goo with almost magical properties. You could bounce it, knead it, and even make an imprint of your favorite Sunday comic strip! Here's how to make your own funny putty at home.
What you need
1 tablespoon liquid starch (found in the laundry aisle)
Food coloring
2 tablespoons white glue
Plastic Easter egg or zip bag
How to Concoct it
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1. Mix white glue and food coloring together in a glass bowl.
2. Pour liquid starch into a second glass bowl. Slowly pour the glue mixture on
top of the the liquid starch.
3. Allow the the concoction to stand for 5 minutes, or until the glue absorbs the
liquid starch.
4. Remove putty from bowl and knead. (At first the mixture may look as if it's a
mistake -- but it isn't. The more you knead the putty, the better the consistency will
be.)
5. Store funny putty in the plastic Easter egg or a zip bag.
Tips and Ideas
1) Press funny putty down on newspaper comics or pictures printed with an ink jet
pritner. Slowly pull the funny putty off of the paper: the picture will transfer
magaically onto the putty.
2) Roll your funny putty into a ball and bounce it!
Links, information and more for you
 Family Fun Crafts: 500 Creative Activities (book)
More activities for kids
Directory of family articles
Directory of all articles
About the author: Amy Schamburek is the mother of three as well as the owner/editor of the 20ish Parents web site.
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