Slimy Pit

Today we talked about the verse found in Psalm 40:1-2.

We made GAK to illustrate our "Slimy Pit"  using the following recipe:


What you will need:
Solution A
1 Cup water
1 Cup white glue (about 2 bottles)
2 Tbs. liquid tempera paint or 7-10 drops food coloring
Solution B
1 1/3 Cup warm water
4 tsp. borax laundry booster


How to concoct it:
1. Mix ingredients in Solution A together in a medium bowl.
2. In a second medium bowl, mix the ingredients in solution B together until the borax is completely dissolved.
3. Slowly pour solution A into solution B (Do not mix!)
4. Roll solution A around in solution B 4-5 times.
5. Lift solution A out of solution B and knead for 2-3 minutes.
6. Store "GAK" (Aka: Slimy Pit) in an airtight container or plastic zip bag.


We played the Seeds Family Worship song "Out of the Mud" (which is Psalm 40:1-2 put to song). We looped it all morning long and we compared how it is to stand in slime versus standing on the Rock of God! 

This surprisingly led to over an hours worth of play! I don't think there has been anything that has kept my kids' attention for that long in a long long while!