I recently noticed that both my kids were becoming sensitive to
having dirty hands. The two kids who pick up spiders, worms,
play in dirt and sand all summer long don’t like to have wet
“dirty” hands. During a recent activity with paint they were
very uncomfortable with the thought of having paint on their
hands and both requested a baby wipe to keep near by. I can
respect that they want to stay neat and clean but this may some
day become a problem if they want to become chefs, sculptors or
painters. So, I conducted an intervention of sorts and we called
it GOOP week. I made a batch of “flubber” that I found a recipe
for on this website. I have since found that Borax was probably
not safe for us to play with, but of course it was fun at the
time. (Live, learn, and adjust.) J & A were both pretty
apprehensive about getting their hands dirty at first but with
some coaxing they did great. How funny it is typing that I had
to encourage my toddlers to get dirty. The second goo I made
with them was a mixture of cor