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Butter slime gets its name from its buttery smooth look and feel, but surprisingly, actual butter is not an ingredient! Follow this recipe to make some seriously satisfying butter slime.Want more slimey science fun without the hassle of gathering materials? Explore the science of thermochromism with <a href="https://www.kiwico.com/us/store/dp/color-changing-slime-project-kit/2948" target="_self">Color Changing Slime</a> from the <a href="https://www.kiwico.com/store" target="_self">KiwiCo Store</a>!

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Gather your materials! Measure out 1 cup of white glue, 1 tsp baking soda, 3 tbsp water, 1 tsp oil, and 2 tbsp lotion. You also need ¼ cup of air dry for later.

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Add 1 cup of white glue, 1 tsp baking soda, and 3 tbsp water to a medium bowl.

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Add in 1 tsp oil and 2 tbsp lotion, and mix again!

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Add in 1 tbsp contact solution. Mix until the mixture begins to thicken a bit.

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Pour the butter slime onto the table (it will still be pretty sticky and loose at this stage). Add a heaping ¼ cup of air dry clay and knead!

The slime should have a smooth, buttery, thick texture. If the slime is still sticky, add some more air dry clay and keep kneading!

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white glue

baking soda

water

oil (cooking oil or baby oil)

lotion

contact solution

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Journey through the center of the Earth with a play dough diagram of the different layers!

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We start by rolling red play dough into a ball to represent the inner core. Then we cover the core with other colored play dough to show the different layers of the Earth (orange = the outer core, yellow = the mantle, brown = the crust, and blue and green = ocean and land).

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Once he sees the finished product, he's in awe and bursting with curiosity. Truth is, I am too. Now we're ready to reveal the Earth's layers. There are many ways to slice a hunk of dough, and the ease with which floss cuts it like butter makes me a little giddy. And so I hand him the floss...

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Wow! The layers look cool! I lightly mention what the different colors represent, but I don't make a big deal of it since I can tell my son is much more interested in observing and enjoying rather than getting a lesson.

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Besides, he already has his own agenda - how quickly can he mash up all the colors and start dissecting it!

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Become a rocket scientist by building your own clay rocket with air dry clay and an old toilet paper tube!

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Missing supplies? Get them from <a href="https://www.kiwico.com/us/store/cp/supplies" target="_blank">the KiwiCo Store</a>!

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Grab a ball of white clay about the size of your palm, and use the rolling pin to roll it out until it is long enough for it to wrap around the toilet paper tube.

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Use the clay knife tool to cut the rolled out clay to the height of the toilet paper tube.

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Wrap the clay around the toilet paper tube.

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Trace your circular container/lid onto your colorful construction paper and cut out this shape. This will become your rocket’s nose cone.

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Roll the shape into a cone and tape it into place. Use the toilet paper tube to figure out how wide of a cone you want. Add it to the top of your rocket!

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Cut out two triangles for rocket fins.

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Squish the fins into the sides of the rocket. You may need to add more clay or glue to secure them.

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Decorate! We used some white paper & a colored marker to create a window for our rocket.

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Most rockets are made of 2 or 3 big pieces called “stages”. When the fuel from one stage is used up, the rocket lets go of the stage so it can lighten its load and travel further!
Just like our clay rocket, all rockets have nose cones. Rockets with pointy nose cones (like ours) are designed to fly at supersonic speeds, that’s faster than the speed of sound! Round nose cones are used for slower rockets and most airplanes.

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Winter-fy your home with these charming DIY snowflake ornaments!

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Paint on your snowflake! We used metallic acrylic paint. Let dry.

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Once your paint is fully dry, use a clay tool to poke a hole in your ornament.

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Cut a length of thread to hang your ornament with.

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Thread the thread through the hole in the ornament and tie a loop.

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Add a fun and colorful pop of color to your walls with your own hanging air dry clay mobile!

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Roll out your clay and shape it with a cutter of your choice.

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(Optional) Add additional clay to decorate your shape!

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You can mix two colors together to get a marbled effect!

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Use a pointed clay tool to poke a hole in the clay.

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Repeat until you have enough pieces for your mobile, then let your clay pieces dry completely.

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Tie a long length of yarn to your dowel in two places to create a hanger.

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Tie your clay pieces to one another using yarn.

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These mini clay donuts look almost good enough to eat! Flex your sculpting skills while making a darling miniature to place on a shelf or desk, or to feed to your dolls!

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If you don't have these materials at home, check out KiwiCo Supplies <a href="https://www.kiwico.com/us/store/cp/supplies">here</a>!

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Mix the color for your donut base. We use a little orange, red, and white.

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Shape your donut ring! Start by rolling the clay into a ball. Then gently press down to flatten the bottom & top like a real donut!

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Use a pointed clay tool to poke a hole through the middle.

Poke halfway through on the top and the bottom so that the hole meets in the middle. This will help you keep your donuts shape!

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Roll out the frosting! Make it approximately the same size as your donut, then cut out a circle in the middle.

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Attach the frosting layer to your donut.

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Press in your clay sprinkles of choice!

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Art that can be worn is fun for most kids I know. These charms make great gifts, too!

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To start, I worked the clay a little bit to soften it up for the kids. 

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Emma rolled out her clay and used a butter knife to cut the square shapes. Small cookie cutters would work well, too. A toothpick is perfect to make the hole for the twine. 

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Emma used buttons to make prints on her charms. This butterfly button was perfect for this.

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When they were all finished we followed our clay directions for cooking. We placed all the charms on a parchment lined baking sheet and baked them at 275 degrees for about 20 minutes.

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