Muddy Oobleck Sensory Bin (2024)

FAQs

What does oobleck teach children? ›

In addition to learning about science concepts, Oobleck is also great for the development of fine motor skills as children work and strengthen their little hand muscles while engaged in sensory play.

Oobleck, Gak or Slime? Today I am sharing another simple sensory activity that can entertain your baby, your preschooler, and even all those big cousins! It is very inexpensive, taste-safe, and chock full of learning potential.

Making oobleck is a great science and sensory project combined into one. After combining cornstarch and water, dip your hands into this non-Newtonian fluid, fluid that acts like a solid and a liquid at the same time.

The goal is to get a consistency where the Oobleck reaches a state that is the liquid and yet solid.

OOBLECK encourages young children to pinch, pour, scrape and poke exercising their fine motor skills using simple tools or by getting their hands dirty!

It's so quick and simple, and is a great sensory play activity which stimulates your baby's sense of touch. They will love how gooey and gloopy it feels as it oozes through their hands and drips from their fingers, and they will delight in smearing it everywhere – including up their arms and on their face!

Babies want to eat anything, and if they accidentally eat cornstarch, it could lead to digestive issues or even choking.

Good for age: 19 months (but older and younger kids might enjoy it, too!) Safety note: Discourage your child from eating gloop since it's thick and might cause him to gag. If your child has asthma or you're concerned about him breathing in the cornstarch, mix it with water while he's at a safe distance.

Oobleck is a non-Newtonian fluid; it has properties of both liquids and solids. You can slowly dip your hand into it like a liquid, but if you squeeze the oobleck or punch it, it will feel solid. Materials Needed: Mixing bowl.

The reason someone may eat cornstarch right out of the box can usually be attributed to a medical condition called pica. It results in a craving for cornstarch, paste, flour or even dirt. A zinc or iron deficiency is often the cause.

What fun things can you make with cornstarch? ›

Oobleck is a suspension, or a substance that can mimic the qualities of a solid or a liquid. These materials are also classified as non-Newtonian fluids. A Newtonian fluid has a constant viscosity, such as water or gasoline. As you might guess, the viscosity of a non-Newtonian liquid changes.

A mixture of cornstarch and water make what is known as a suspension. When you squeeze a Cornstarch Suspension it really feels like a solid because its molecules line up. But it looks like a liquid and acts like a liquid when no one is pressing on it because the molecules relax.

Oobleck is an example of a fluid whose viscosity is not constant; it's viscosity changes depending on the stress or forces applied to it. If you poke it with your finger and apply a large force, it becomes very viscous and stays in place. If you gently pour it, applying little force, it will flow like water.