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Gooey Fingers
Provide your child with a new sensory experience with this recipe for “Goop.”
3 cups cornstarch
2 cups warm water
Cover a table with newspaper before you begin.
Slowly pour the water into a bowl with the cornstarch. Let your child help mix
the ingredients together with her hands. Goop is ready for molding when it
changes from lumpy to a smooth and satiny texture.
Encourage your child to explore the different forms Goop will take.
For example, when she holds Goop in her hands, it will turn to liquid.
If your child shapes or molds the Goop, leave it on a paper plate in a dry place
to harden.
See how long this new experience holds your child’s attention!
Imagination Station
Create a prop box for your child at home to use his imagination for dressing up,
pretending, and acting out roles.
Fill the box with small scarves, purses and briefcases, fabric scraps, dolls, and
small household items.
Once in a while, add a new prop.
For example, add several short and long pieces of white cotton batting (used
to fill pillows), which is available at any craft store.
Encourage your child to use his imagination for ways the cotton batting can
be used.
For example, suggest he make blankets for the stuffed animals, or a shawl like
Grandmother’s or make a wig of long, white hair.
Your child may imagine ways to use props you cannot even think of!