home made gak

Made gak today with older two kids. The idea of it is more fun than actually playing with it. Eric and Amy thought it was cool for about 5 mintues then put the stuff in zip top bags and went on their way. Here is the recipie anyway...

Solution A

4 tsp Borax

1 1/3 cup warm water

Solution B

1 cup water

1 cup glue (Elmer's school glue or the like)

food coloring

Mix up solution A in a bowl until borax is totally dissolved. Mix up Solution B in separate container. Slowly pour solution A into Solution B bowl and do not mix. With your hands gently mix until you have gak.

That's about it.

In other news, it is a little past midnight right now and I just came from my Precious Paul's room. He was crying out "mommy!" and he rarely does that so I went in to check on him. He was standing in his crib saying "hurt" so I picked him up and rocked him. I thought he went back to sleep so as I put him back in the crib he said again "hurt. finger. band aid." He LOVES band aids. Especailly Straberry Shortcake ones. so my first reaction was

It is midnight - and you don't need a band aid!! But Paul will be Paul and he kept repeating to my chagrin "hurt. finger. band aid. strawberry shortcake one."

At this point of the day, I value sleep over winning an argument with my two year old so I reluctantly went to the bathroom, flipped on the light and looked for the box of Strawberry Shortcake band aids. I put it on some random finger because no telling which one was truly "hurt" then he immediately laid down.

Strawberry shortcake band aids. Who woulda thunk