Since the oobleck was green in Bartholomew and the Oobleck, we coloured our water green first before mixing it with the cornstarch.Īlmost immediately you will start to see that non-Newtonian fluid dynamic as you try and mix it all together. Simply take 2 cups of cornstarch and 1 cup of water and add to a large bowl. Now it was time to mix up our oobleck! Oobleck is soooo easy to make. Oobleck is messy fun, so always plan ahead for easy clean up. Then we placed it on a table in an easy to clean up area. Once it was all built we carefully placed it all in a large shallow lipped tray to catch all the mess. Seuss oobleck inspired by such a fun story?īeing in a storm of sticky green goo creates the stickiest problems for our little villagers, just like the story.
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What he gets is a storm of sticky green goo called Oobleck-which soon wreaks havock all over his kingdom! But with the assistance of the wise page boy Bartholomew, the king (along with young readers) learns that the simplest words can sometimes solve the stickiest problems.Īfter reading the book we decided it would make amazing inspiration for a hands on science experiment and STEM activity using LEGO. Seuss’s Caldecott Honor–winning picture book about a king’s magical mishap! Bored with rain, sunshine, fog, and snow, King Derwin of Didd summons his royal magicians to create something new and exciting to fall from the sky.
Here is the book description from the publisher: In the end the king learns a valuable lesson about the power of words and we are introduced to the wonders of oobleck! The result is this sticky, gloppy creation that rains from the skies and creates complete havoc for the entire village.
So he tasks his team of royal magicians to create a new weather to make him happy. Sunshine, rain, fog and snow are just much too boring for him. Why is he so bored? He is bored by the weather. This book for young readers is about a bored king, King Derwin of Didd. Some people spell it oblec or ooblek but the correct spelling is actually oobleck, and it comes from the Dr.
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