The children in School-age 2 had been requesting to make slime, I gathered together all the ingredients needed and put them on the cart. As soon as I told the children about making the slime, they could not hold their excitement and just wanted to go inside as soon as we could. We began the process with me going over to each child and asking them to measure one slime ingredient and pour it in a big bucket. Children assisted me pouring all the ingredients which are lots of glue, baking soda, contact solution and some blue food colouring. Once everything was in, we started mixing and soon the texture started to change from liquid glue to a more clumped sticky texture as our slime was coming together. Children surrounded me and watched the slime process with curiosity in their mind and uncontrolled excitement. “Look, there are bubbles in it.” said Adelina. Before we knew it, our slime came together and it was ready for children to play with. Rodrigo and Nick decided to pull the slime to its maximum and see how many desks can they could cover without breaking their slime. To all of our surprise, they both managed to cover 9-10 desks. Adelina and Hannah made some pretend food items (macarons, cookies) and sold them to their peers, while Henry was exploring the feeling of the slime texture on his hand and pulling it apart. “It feels relaxing Anshika”, Henry told me. Making slime introduces children to basic science concepts. Mixing ingredients, observing texture changes, and understanding cause and effect are all integral parts of the process. It's a mini chemistry lesson! From tactile exploration to sensory stimulation, slime engages multiple senses.
