Handgam (the so-called clever plasticine made by one's own hands) is a rubber unusual toy, which, according to your desire, can take any shape. This material can be hard, and liquid, it can easily be broken or torn, and then glued together again. Its secret is that the consistency depends on the strength that is applied to it. This is the so-called Newtonian fluid. A significant advantage of homemade clever plasticine is that, unlike conventional plasticine, it does not stain your hands, clothes and home furniture. If you have not seen such a toy in stores, then you can make clever plasticine at home from ingredients that are sold in the pharmacy, building stores and stationery stores. In addition, the volume of home smart plasticine can be as you wish.
Are you ready to please your child with unusual entertainment? Then we will tell you how to make clever plasticine at home.
We will need:
- regular plastic bag;
- small capacity;
- PVA glue;
- sodium tetraborate (sold in pharmacies);
- food colors or gouache;
- wooden stick.
- 1. First, in a prepared container, squeeze out one tube of PVA glue. Then connect it with a food color (or gouache) of the color that you like. All carefully mixed with a wooden stick. The more in the dye mixture, the more saturated the color of the handbag will be. Ultimately, you should get a homogeneous mixture without lumps and stains.
- 2. To the resulting homogeneous mixture, add one teaspoon of sodium tetraborate, stirring constantly. The mixture begins to thicken, so if necessary, adjust the consistency of the medicine. The more sodium tetraborate, the more dense the mass is obtained.
- 3. Place the finished plasticine neatly in a plastic bag and mix it with your hands to make the mass more elastic and soft. Take the handgam out of the package - clever plasticine is ready! Feel free to give this miracle toy to the kid.
Alternative recipe
There is another recipe for making clever plasticine at home. For this purpose, we mix in equal proportions the medical alcohol with the usual silicate glue. Beat the resulting whitish mixture until it acquires the necessary consistency, reminiscent of wallpaper thick glue. You can give the desired color not only food colors and paints, but also greenery, iodine, phenolphthalein and even nail polish. Then the elastic mass is washed with a jet of cold water.
If you do not have medical alcohol, then the usual vodka will do, but the proportion in this case will change. Vodka should be in a mixture of one and a half times as much as a clerical glue.
In the stores there are handgams that, when recharged in the light, emit light in the dark. Unfortunately, there is no prescription for making luminous clever clay alone.
You can, of course, add a crumb of phosphorus to the mass, but even the smallest particles can injure the hands of the baby. Glowing effect can be obtained if you mix a plasticine mass with multi-colored sparkles.
The period of use of the prepared house of clever plasticine is estimated in several hours. Then the toy becomes firm and amazing properties are lost. But even this time, crumbs will be enough to get pleasure from experimenting with pleasure, embodying their fantasies.
If you still can not make smart clay, then the proportions of the components were violated. It is likely that one of the components is no longer usable because of the expiry date.