So I had my nephew's 5th birthday party today and I had no idea what to get him. He's a huge fan of Spider Man and Star Wars... so I went with something Spider Man, but I also wanted to make him something as well.
This is what I did...
I took an spaghetti sauce jar, took off the wrapper -- don't worry about the glue because you will be putting card stock over this.
Pick out the colors you want to go with. I used green and blue card stock and some fun stickers and letters.
I decorated the lid, then I decorated and glued the card stock to the jar. I actually hot glued it so it would stay.
Yes -- my nephew's name is Charlie --- not Chalie!! Haha... we got a good laugh out of this...
Here are the ingredients...very cheap!! Get the big glue (I think it was like 7.65 ounces). Food coloring and borax. Borax is cheap and can be used for numerous things...mostly added to your laundry.
Follow these directions --
You will need 2 bowls. In the first bowl put 3/4 cup of warm water, the whole thing of glue (equaling close to 1 cup) and food coloring of your choice. I used green, I did about 6 droplets. Stir.
In the second bowl mix together 4 teaspoons of Borax and 1 1/3 cup of water.
Once you have the water and Borax mixed, pour in your mixture of glue and water...DO NOT STIR!!
Let it sit for a good 5-8 minutes. The glue mixture will start to solidify. Once it's been a while, take the mixture out and toggle it back and forth between your hands so that it dries out a little and it isn't so sticky.
Do not set this on a dish towel, it will immediately stick to the towel...I made that mistake. Just be sure to keep juggling it with your hands, you will know when the mixture is ready for the jar.
Once it's dry, put it in your jar and see the excitement of boogers on the child's face! My son is begging me to make him some of this...I think they will be party favors for his birthday party this summer!! They all loved it!!
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