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14/05/2024

How to Make Eco Friendly Glitter

Don't give up the sparkles yet! Making your own Eco-Friendly Glitter is a fabulous zero waste alternative to traditional glitter. It is kid safe, low waste, cheap, easy to clean up and won't end up in our oceans.

This post is going to show you the simple steps to make your own natural glitter in lots of different colours. Glitter has been getting a bad reputation lately for its environmental impact, and in a household with crafty kids, this is a hot topic for us.

Today, I'll show you how to keep the sparkles in your life while you figure out what to do with all the glitter you have stashed in the craft cupboard.

Ingredients
1 Tablespoon of Epsom Salts
1 Tablespoon of Table Salt
4-5 drops of Liquid food Colour

Instructions
>Add the epsom salts to a glass or plastic container
>Drip food colours in carefully and give a little stir with a spoon
>Pop on the lid and give it a really good shake

You can use immediately but I find it best to allow it to air dry for around 30 minutes to an hour.

How simple is that!

You can also use it to decorate home made cards and gift tags - Just use some glue, cover with your eco glitter and allow plenty of time to dry.

I don't recommend using sugar unless you're making edible glitter, as the last thing you want is to have your crafts and sparkles covered in ants!

If you want to make it bath friendly, just omit the plain salt.

For edible glitter, use only sugar and colouring of course!

09/05/2024

We are on a mission to reduce our waste and plastics, so I do love this recipe AND once it needs to be disposed of, it can go straight into the compost, worm farm or green organics bin.

We discovered this several years ago at a science show and still have as much fun with it today as we did back then.

It is super cheap to make , can technically can be eaten and IS easily removed from hair, party dresses and carpet.

Ingredients for Eco-Friendly Slime:
1/2 cup Cornflour
18-20 Teaspoons of Water
Food Colour or Natural Colour

How To Mix It:
I know a lot of people are reluctant to make their own and if you've never played with slime you might not even know what it's really supposed to turn out like.

Step 1 > Measure out 1/2 a cup of cornflour

Step 2 > Place some water in a small dish and add some colour
This makes it much easier to stir and less chance of staining your hands or clothes in the process.
I don't measure the water at this point, there's no need to. We did green this time, but you can do pink, purple, orange or any other colour you like.

Step 3 > Place cornflour in a dish and add 10-12 teaspoons of your coloured water on top.

Step 4 > Mix together with a butter knife or spoon
It should start to look a little crumbly

Step 5 > Slowly add extra teaspoons of coloured water to the mix until you reach a gooey slimey consistency.

It's a lot like making cupcake icing really and only takes a minute or two to do. If you made it too watery, just add a little more flour.
If it becomes too dry, especially after the kids have played with it for a while, just add a little more water.

How do you know if the slime is the right consistency?

When you scoop it up with a knife it should slowly drip down like a goopy mess. AND when you grab a bunch of it in your hand you should be able to roll a ball.

While you are rolling your hands together, it will keep its shape and as soon as you stop, it turns straight back to gooey slime and drips everywhere!
Congratulations, you've made slime and are probably going to be the favourite grown-up for the day, or maybe even the entire week!

You also taught your kids something about science they aren't likely to forget AND you did it waste free.

13/02/2024

Octopuses are incredible animals!

Discover some super facts today!

25/01/2024

Did YOU know these amazing facts about whales?

21/01/2024

30/12/2023

WHAT AN AMAZING DISCOVERY!

Scientists have discovered that ants, after collecting the grains and seeds that they need for winter break those seeds down into halves before storing in their nests because breaking them in half keeps them from germinating even through rain and the most perfect germinating conditions. But scientists were stunned when they discovered that coriander seeds stored in the ant nest were broken down into 4 pieces instead of 2 pieces. After lab research, scientists discovered that a coriander seed will still germinate after being divided into two, but it won’t germinate after it’s divided into four parts. So how do these tiny tiny creatures know all this? Humans know very little, there's a lot to learn from other creatures

Read on below for more information/research:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326160274_Seed_manipulation_by_ants_Disentangling_the_effects_of_ant_behaviours_on_seed_germination&ved=2ahUKEwjumfOE4_CKAxV4SkEAHd0MCX4QFnoECCgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2y6rU9wRkJmlGGK9bioZGP

08/12/2023

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02/12/2023

🎄🎄Christmas is coming!!🎄🎄

NOW is the time to make beautiful tree decorations with easy to find items around the house :)