Our soap flake slime sat around for a few days with it's lid on stewing away. Then one particularly beautiful afternoon, the kind too nice to stay inside, we ventured out to the yard to see how the slimed turned out. Lots of lessons learned on this afternoon, in addition to some fun:
Lesson 1: The slime really did almost solidify. The bubbly froth was no longer there, though it could be whipped back up if needed. What was left was a true slime that just oozed in and out of everything that was played with it. The kids and I had a ball trying to capture it into various containers and "build" things with it.
My favorite treat of the afternoon was the slimy popsicle I was served up!
Lesson 2: My dog likes the taste of soap flake slime. As the kids flung it around the yard, she would rush to it to try and lick it up. As I had visions of seeing the slime leaving my dog at a later date, I ran around chasing the flung slime too with a hose hoping to dissolve it away before the dog could get to it. Yes, the mental picture in your head is probably hilariously close to the reality that was.
Lesson 3: There is a reason the recipe recommended boiling water to dissolve the soap flakes. As I was attempting to dissolve the soap slime in my yard, I quickly discovered that it took quite a lot of water and the most direct sprayer on my hose nozzle to actually get the slime to break apart and begin to dissolve. I ended up pouring most of the bucket into my front yard where it was safe from our dog with the hopes that it would dissolve through lawn watering and due. (It did not. I ended up hosing it down pretty good a couple days later). My words of advice for those of you sliming after me; go with the directions from the website Slime Recipe and don't take your slime outside. Instead use it in small portions in your laundry.
Lesson 4: Sadly slime will not be returning to our house. After Day 1, Alice developed a rash on her back. No other symptoms, and it really didn't seem to bother her. Further investigation lead us to thinking it was mild hives. After Part 2, she showed up with the same rash confirming my theory that she was allergic to the soap flakes. BUMMER! Turns out she has some of the same soap sensitivities her Momma had as a kiddo too. So the soap flakes have moved onto our cousin's house where we hope they will have as much fun as we did.
I would highly recommend this activity as a great warm weather sensory play! My kids loved it and it was so much fun watching them explore something new.
Lesson 1: The slime really did almost solidify. The bubbly froth was no longer there, though it could be whipped back up if needed. What was left was a true slime that just oozed in and out of everything that was played with it. The kids and I had a ball trying to capture it into various containers and "build" things with it.
Lesson 2: My dog likes the taste of soap flake slime. As the kids flung it around the yard, she would rush to it to try and lick it up. As I had visions of seeing the slime leaving my dog at a later date, I ran around chasing the flung slime too with a hose hoping to dissolve it away before the dog could get to it. Yes, the mental picture in your head is probably hilariously close to the reality that was.
Lesson 3: There is a reason the recipe recommended boiling water to dissolve the soap flakes. As I was attempting to dissolve the soap slime in my yard, I quickly discovered that it took quite a lot of water and the most direct sprayer on my hose nozzle to actually get the slime to break apart and begin to dissolve. I ended up pouring most of the bucket into my front yard where it was safe from our dog with the hopes that it would dissolve through lawn watering and due. (It did not. I ended up hosing it down pretty good a couple days later). My words of advice for those of you sliming after me; go with the directions from the website Slime Recipe and don't take your slime outside. Instead use it in small portions in your laundry.
Lesson 4: Sadly slime will not be returning to our house. After Day 1, Alice developed a rash on her back. No other symptoms, and it really didn't seem to bother her. Further investigation lead us to thinking it was mild hives. After Part 2, she showed up with the same rash confirming my theory that she was allergic to the soap flakes. BUMMER! Turns out she has some of the same soap sensitivities her Momma had as a kiddo too. So the soap flakes have moved onto our cousin's house where we hope they will have as much fun as we did.
I would highly recommend this activity as a great warm weather sensory play! My kids loved it and it was so much fun watching them explore something new.
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