Sewing Machine and Slime!

Sarah has been asking for her own sewing machine so we got the Janome Mini Sew for her. It has great reviews and though it is a mini, it is a REAL sewing machine. And under 5lbs we can move it easily. She is a total NATURAL with the sewing machine, I was astonished at how adept and confident she was using it the first time!

The kids love playing with homemade slime! It is water, glue and borax and I also put in a few drops of fragrance oil.

Here's the recipe we use:
Slime Silly Putty Recipe
Buy a large jug of Elmer's glue at Staples (about $20)
Box of borax
food coloring
water
two mixing containers
wooden spoon
1/4C measuring cup

Container #1 for glue mixture:
1 - four cup Pyrex measuring cup or similar size bowl
1/4C measuring cup
wooden spoon
Container #2 borax mixture:
1 - four cup Pyrex measuring cup or similar size bowl
1/4C measuring cup
wooden spoon
In Container #1:
Mix 1/4C water and 1/4C Elmer's glue with one drop of food coloring, stir well
In Container #2:
Mix 1/4C borax with 1C water, stir the borax solution so the borax is suspended and pour some of this solution into a 1/4C measuring cup and
QUICKLY (so the borax doesn't settle to the bottom)
pour into the glue mixture
You'll need to be stirring the glue mixture while the borax solution is poured in
Stir well for 1 minute or less, then reach in and knead and squish it all together above the container allowing the water to drip off.
When it is not so wet, give to your kids on a dinner plate! (I found this recipe online but I can't remember where, so sorry to the person who deserves the credit)!