It’s the second day of summer vacation for my boys from school. I love having them all home together but it’s raining today. I don’t mind them playing video games and watching tv sometimes but I want to keep their minds working over the summer too. When my oldest son was in Boy Scouts they learned how to make flubber using Borax. I received a package of Borax to review thanks to Purex Insiders so I decided to let the kids try to make Borax at home. It’s fun, inexpensive, and can keep them entertained longer than it takes to make it. I don’t recommend this recipe for a child that might put it in their mouth though. I’d say school age is appropriate.
I found a recipe for flubber online but I didn’t have enough elmer’s type glue sitting around for the full recipe. I decided to cut the recipe in 1/4 but it still made enough to keep each kid entertained. I’m going to share my fractioned recipe just in case you don’t want to make a huge bowl of it either.
Materials you’ll need:
–Liquid measuring cup
–disposable spoon or spoon you don’t plan on reusing for food
–20 Mule Team Borax (found in your laundry aisle at your local store)
–1 bottle of Elmer’s glue (for my fractioned recipe you’ll need a 4 oz bottle can be any brand, we used Roseart brand)
–food coloring (any color you wish)
–baking sheet covered in plastic wrap or a disposable baking sheet
–2 disposable mixing bowls. We used some old cottage cheese containers that were cleaned out but things like butter containers, sour cream containers, empty peanut butter jars, etc will work just fine too.
In one bowl mix 1/3 c warm water, whole 4 oz bottle of glue, and a couple drops of food coloring.
In the other bowl mix 1/3 c of warm water and 1 Tbsp of Borax. (I sued my plastic spoon and just heaped it on the spoon)
Then dump the borax/water mixture into the glue mixture. It will start to thicken almost immediately. Once it’s mixed up enough dump it onto your plastic wrap covered baking sheet and allow it to dry. Initially it will be stick like glue as it dries it will become more resistant. Also working it or playing with it will make it more resistant too.
My 9 yr old wanted to play with it for a while he had lots of fun creating different things with it.
You can find 20 Mule Team Borax on the following Social Media Sites:
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Borax on YouTube
This post has been brought to you thanks to the Purex Insider. Purex is also holding their Kick Back and Play Summer Promotion which would also help with your summer. You can enter to win a Little Tykes Endless Adventure Playcenter, LG front load washer and dryer, and a year supply of Purex detergent and crystals! Enter here: http://insiders.purex.com/littletikes?id=37
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I use borax for homemade laundry detergent
I would use it as laundry detergent!!!
I would use it to clean my kitchen sink.
I used borax in my dishwasher and sometimes as detergent!
i would use for laundry soap aand cleaning kitchen, and do that thing you posted about with my kids, that is way to cool
for laundry
I would like to use it in my laundry!
I use for quite a bit including laundry.
Borax is awesome. I use it all over the house. I make laundry detergent. Scrub carpets, clean toilet and tubs, make basic cleaners with it. It’s amazingly versatile!
I already use it in my laundry.
I made this on Tuesday and my kids love it. They play for a few minutes everyday since.
borax is one of the ingredients to make home made laundry soap which I want to make
I’d use this to help the laundry
Thanks for the chance
My kids would love to use it for slime, but i would also use it for laundry
I use Borax in my homemade laundry detergent
I’d use this as a laundry booster 🙂
So many uses… I’d probably get the most use out of it in the laundry.
for laundry soap…thanks..and cleaning other appliances in your home..
I’d use it in my laundry to get out soccer stains!
I’d use this as a laundry booster 🙂
I would use it for my laundry.