You really only need two ingredients to make this oobleck recipe — cornstarch and water. If you want to add color, I recommend using tempera paint versus food coloring to prevent any staining.
Continue to Content. I added 3 tablespoons of green tempera paint to color the suspension, but you can use more or less or leave it out altogether. Mix the ingredients using your hands, adding more cornstarch or water as necessary. Note that you may need to use more cornstarch if you live at a high altitude.
Store the oobleck in a covered container to play with again. The cornstarch and water may separate, but you just simply need to work them back together. Recommended Products As an Amazon. How much did you LOVE this recipe? Click here to cancel reply. Max Saturday 10th of April Amy J. We mixed it up using the recipe ratios we use with cornstarch oobleck, and although it seemed promising at the beginning it suddenly turned into a soupy liquid.
It took some playing around but it turns out we needed less water. This tapioca flour oobleck recipe gave us a nice non-Newtonian Fluid.
When comparing our various oobleck recipes we noticed this recipe was very similar to our arrowroot oobleck , although not quite as extreme in some of the behaviours. For instance it was very sensitive to pressure and would solidify easily. In fact it would become very hard when solid. Crazy hard. I actually broke a nail trying to dig some out of the bowl. Helpful 24 Not Helpful 7. Do not pour the Oobleck down the drain or else the drain may become clogged. Helpful 22 Not Helpful 7.
Lay a couple newspapers on the floor so it doesn't get all over the floor or table. Helpful 20 Not Helpful 7. Helpful 20 Not Helpful 8. Be aware that if Oobleck is left out too long, it will dry out and turn back to cornstarch. Just throw it away when you're done with it. Helpful 18 Not Helpful 7. Don't use plastic spoons to mix the ingredients.
It might break if there is too much pressure. Helpful 21 Not Helpful Don't worry too much if it gets on something; it will come out with a little water. Helpful 20 Not Helpful Helpful 16 Not Helpful Don't drop on the couch, deck, or sidewalk. It's hard to get off of certain surfaces. Helpful 15 Not Helpful Helpful 14 Not Helpful Related wikiHows How to.
How to. About This Article. Co-authored by:. Co-authors: Updated: October 31, Categories: Putty Dough and Slime. Article Summary X To make Oobleck, mix 2 parts cornstarch and 1 part water in a bowl. Deutsch: Oobleck zubereiten. Italiano: Fare l'Oobleck. Bahasa Indonesia: Membuat Oobleck.
Nederlands: Oobleck maken. Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 1,, times. I also brought figures for them to sink into the oobleck. Rated this article:. More reader stories Hide reader stories.
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Use warm water to clean the material off your hands, clothes, and counter. If you think you are done with the goop, trash it but do not pour it down the sink as it may clog your drain. To make your oobleck rock, lay a subwoofer on its back with its cone facing upwards.
If the cone is too small to accommodate the oobleck, pour it on an aluminum tray and place it over the cone. Otherwise, wrap the entire speaker in plastic so that the cone behaves like a bowl to hold the goo. Start playing some tune with lots of beats and bass and watch the solution vibrate. To prepare glowing oobleck, add some tonic water containing quinine to the mixture and follow the same process mentioned above.
Your Halloween celebrations will be more exciting with this. Kids can try out making some innovative stuff with oobleck for their project. One idea is to make a fun oobleck pool with some toy animals dipped knee high in the fluid.
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