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  Boredom Busters

What You'll Need

Elmers Glue
Four percent Borax solution
Water
2 large plastic cups
Popsicle stick (for stirring)
Jar or plastic bag for storage

Stretchy-Putty

Roll this putty in a ball and bounce it down the hall. Copy the funnies or mold it into bunnies. Stretch it really far and store it in a jar!

1. Measure 5 teaspoons of glue into one of the plastic cups.

2. Add 4 teaspoons of water and stir well.

3. In the second plastic cup, mix 1 cup of water and 1 level teaspoon of Borax.

4. Measure one teaspoon of the Borax solution you made in step 3 and add it to the glue and water mixture.

5. Stir well and remove any solid chunks.

The putty will be sticky for a couple of minutes, but then you will have some incredible, stretchy-putty!


 
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