Oozing with Creativity! How to Make Gooey, Green Oobleck for Dr. Seuss' Birthday

Making this fun craft is the perfect way to celebrate Seuss' birthday!Ever since I was a kid, we've made oobleck, a wacky combination of cornstarch and water that's neither solid nor liquid. It's still one of my favorite science experiments to do with kids. It's named for the gooey substance in Bartholomew and the Oobleck, a classic Dr. Seuss book wherein a boy named Bartholomew is challenged to save his kingdom from the sticky green oobleck.

To make your own, all you need to do is combine cornstarch and water in a bowl - with a drop of food coloring to keep things interesting. Dr. Seuss' oobleck is green, but you could make yours blue, yellow or pink -- just swap your favorite color.

Here's what you need to start:
Stir together 1 1/2 cups cornstarch, 1 cup water and a drop or two of food coloring. It's the best kitchen science experiment to do with kids of all ages -- and costs less than a dollar!

Here are 5 simple steps for making oobleck:

1.) Begin with Cornstarch and Water
Such a simple foundation!









What could be easier?

2.) Make it Colorful
This is the fun part!









But any color will do!

3.) Have Fun with It
So slimy!









According to Scientific American, oobleck is one of those substances that's a liquid and a solid: "applying pressure to the mixture increases its viscosity… A quick tap on the surface of oobleck will make it feel hard, because it forces the cornstarch particles together." It's fun to play around with in the kitchen, and it's unlike any other substance you'll ever see.

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4.) Nab the Right Texture
A must-do step!









It's the right consistency when it's pourable yet crumbles into chunks, and then melts when you apply pressure to it.

5.) The Final Product
All done! Have fun!










It looks like a liquid but crumbles into chunks like a solid, quickly reverting to its liquid state once you're no longer squeezing it.

- By Julie Van Rosendaal
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