Frozen Oobleck and Cloud Dough Sensory Play

Frozen Oobleck Cloud Dough Sensory Play

After playing with our Oobleck Sensory Farm, it felt such a shame to throw it away once we were finished. Naturally I took to Pinterest to see if I could recycle and reuse it once again. I came across a pin and article by Trisha over at Inspiration Laboratories that suggested freezing it. Perfect! So that’s what I did, I spooned the Oobleck into a silicone mould I had; it was a bug shaped one so added even more interest.

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I decided to create a sensory tub using Cloud Dough, the Oobleck and some leaves. I think it creates a bug-themed sensory experience and encourages little ones to explore.

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Surprisingly the Oobleck is completely different when frozen, instead of thawing into a sticky liquid as I suspected it would, it thaws into a soft powdery substance. Sophia had lots of fun pulling little bits of the frozen Oobleck apart and mixing it in with the cloud dough.

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Once all of the Oobleck had thawed the cloud dough was beautiful, littered with bright blue and green specs.

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We thought that we would have even more fun and added half a jug of warm water to the tub…oh my goodness; this made for very messy play! Sophia got stuck right in and mixed it all together. It was great for encouraging descriptive language; slimy, sticky and squishy were a few of the words we used.

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Overall we really loved this activity and would definitely do it again! It’s a really great way to begin to bring science into your little one’s play.

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