At our first messy play group, one of the materials we
explored was blue cornflour gloop, using it to represent seawater on our beach.
There’s something special about cornflour gloop in that it doesn’t behave like
you’d expect from a fluid. Although on first inspection the gloop appears to
flow, if you touch it, the gloop thickens and with enough pressure becomes a
solid. That’s the science over with!
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| Cornflour gloop in action! |
Little kids – and adults too – are often mesmerised by this
special fluid, making cornflour gloop a great material to use during sensory
play. Even better, it’s so easy to make, as a coloured cornflour gloop recipe
only has three ingredients and doesn’t require any heating.
If you’d like to make cornflour gloop at home, simply mix a
250g pack of cornflour with 200ml (7 fluid oz) of water, before adding liquid
food colouring of your choice. You and your little ones are then ready to
explore cornflour gloop’s amazing properties!
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