Simple Slime Recipe with Only 3 Ingredients
There are hundreds of recipes for creating gooey slime but we decided just to start with the most basic and keep things simple and easy to clean up.
What you need:
1. 500g cornflour
2. 375ml of water
3. food colouring
4. large mixing bowl & spoon
5. large storage container
You can also hide plastic toys or solid items such as rocks in the mix to add an element of discovery and a contrasting texture.
Instructions:
1. Add cornflour to the bowl
2. Add food colouring to the water
3. Mix everything together
4. Store in a container and refrigerate
What is "Sensory Play"?
Not just the latest buzzword to guilt-trip you about your parenting style, Sensory Play is based on science and draws on some age-old activities that encourage families to just get back to basics.
Sensory activities facilitate unstructured, accelerated learning by encouraging children to naturally explore and use scientific processes while they play, create and investigate by engaging with activities that are intended to stimulate all their senses: whether it be touch, smell, taste, sight and hearing. Igniting these senses helps to build nerve connections in the brain’s neural pathways, enhancing a child’s ability to complete more complex learning tasks, which supports cognitive growth, language development, gross motor skills, social interaction and problem-solving skills.
Technically all kinds of play should engage your child’s senses (even screen-based activities) so what’s the difference between these and “Sensory” Play?
Well, the most obvious difference for us is that sensory play is usually messier and more time-consuming, either in terms of preparation, length of engagement or if nothing else, clean up. But it can also be some of the most affordable (rewarding and enjoyable), with materials such as sand, mud, leaves – these natural resources are accessible to most.