Gordon (the Young Adult librarian) and I host a special program called JST4U every other month especially for "tweens"--kids in grades 5th-8th. This month we celebrated Halloween with them!!
We watch episodes of Edgar and Ellen
Caramel Apple Bar! Apple slices, hot caramel, candy corn, and sprinkles!! Yummy!!
Spooky Finger Pen
The hit of the day was SLIME!!!
Mix together 1 cup water and 1 cup glue. Add several drops of food coloring (we also tried glow in the dark paint).
In a separate bowl mix together 1 1/3 cups warm water with 4 teaspoons of Borax laundry booster. Stir until the Borax is mostly dissolved.
SLOWLY pour the glue mixture INTO the Borax solution. DO NOT stir! Instead slowly swirl the bowl around several times.
Now comes the best part! Lift the slime out of the Borax solution and set it on a piece of wax paper.
Knead the slime for several minutes. Then have fun playing with the slime!
Store in a Ziploc bag.
We also had fun adding different colors into the already made slime.
There will be another JST4U program in December...we're thinking "Ick Factor"??? Or maybe Gingerbread Houses (with lots of candy!) What do you think?
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