November
27 was a Slimetastic Day!
My name is Jordan, I have been
working at OSC for my fifth consecutive week. I run the art programs on
Mondays and this was the most fun and exciting session yet! Before it
even started I had kids waiting to sign up for art. This was my first go at a
hands on art. While I was excited I was actually feeling a little
overwhelmed in the beginning because I wasn't sure if everything would come
together. However, this art exceeded all my expectations and I
left feeling overjoyed.
Growing up as a child I was always a big fan of slime, what child is not?
However there is play dough, silly putty and other weird textures in
our program, so how much more fun could slime be?
I think I forgot that creating your own "slime" or creating anything
is more satisfying and makes the experience that much better. The fact that
everyone has a unique style, through the different colours, sizes, viscosity
and texture, has made our slime creations all the more special.
The ingredients used were:
1. ~1 cup of Elmers Glue
2. ~1 cup of water
3. Food colouring
4. Liquid starch
The Recommended Ratio: 1-1-1
The recommended ratio was the most
fun part about this day, as it distinguished the children's style in how they
created their slime. This made everyone want to experiment with the
ingredients. At the end of the day and the kids were experts at this creation
and were able to know exactly what ingredient was needed to be added, how much
of it and how it would help. With kids experimenting more, of course a mess was
inevitable. Fortunately I was reminded to put down a table cloth or I would
have been scrubbing the tables until night.
Overall, I believe the slime creations went really well. The kids were playing
with the slime the whole day until pick up time. They were blowing bubbles with
the slime, kneading it, covering cups, making ice cream, the list goes on and
on. Hopefully no messes were made outside of OSC time!
It was definitely a successful day and kids enjoyed the art with the
simplicity of slime!
Until next time,
Jordan
