Ingredients:

• 2 cups cornflour
• 1 cup cold water.

Method:

• Slowly add 1 cup of cold water to two cups of cornflour in a bowl.
• Stir until the water is absorbed by the cornflour.
• Add colour if you like.
• Put the gloop in ice cream or large containers with spoons, cups and other utensils.

Gloop is great to use with just your fingers on a flat surface.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup soap flakes
• 4 cups hot water.

Method:

• Dissolve 1 cup of soap flakes in 2 litres of warm water.
• Add colouring if you like.
• Allow the mixture to stand until it becomes thick and slimy.
• Beat the mixture with an egg-beater to make it frothy.
• Put the slime in a wide, open container or trough with egg-beaters, spoons, funnels, cups, sponges, sieves and whisks for children to experiment with.

Slime can be kept for several days in a covered bucket.

Be sure to check children do not have skin allergies. Some children's skin can be sensitive to soap flakes.

Ingredients:

• 2 cup cornflour
• 5 cups water
• 1/2 cup of soap flakes.

Method:

• In a large bowl, mix 2 cups of cornflour with 1 cup of cold water.
• While stirring this mixture slowly, pour in the boiling water.
• Keep pouring and stirring until the mixture turns smooth and thick.
• Once the mixture turns smooth and thick (add more hot water if the mixture is too thick), add half a cup of soap flakes and stir well.
• Split the mixture into different bowls or pots and add food colouring into each, making sure each pot has a different colour.

Finger-paint can be kept in the fridge for a couple of days.

Some children’s skin can be sensitive to soap flakes. If this is so, then leave it out of the recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup salt
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tbsp cooking oil
• 4 tsp cream of tartar
• food colouring.

Method:

• Mix dry ingredients together. Add water, oil, and colouring. Blend until smooth.
• Stir over heat until mixture comes away from the sides, forming a ball.
• Tip the dough onto a board and knead well.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 2 tbsp cooking oil
• 1 cup salt
• 1 tsp food colouring
• 1 cup water (hot water works best).

Method:

• Put flour and salt in a bowl.
• Mix water, oil, and colouring and combine with dry ingredients.
• Knead well – extra flour may be required.
• Add items such as essences and herbs for different smells and textures.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of white rice flour
• 1 cup of cornstarch
• 1 cup of salt
• 1 tbsp cream of tartar
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 cups of water
• food colouring (optional).

Method:

• In a large pot, mix together the rice flour, cornstarch, salt, and cream of tartar.
• Add the vegetable oil and water to the pot.
• Stir to combine.
• Cook the mixture over low heat, stirring constantly, until it forms a thick dough.
• Remove from the heat and knead the dough until it is smooth and pliable.