Science makes the best toys

Been playing with "Non-Newtonian fluids".... Non-newtonian fluids flow like water until you put strain on them, is a sticky solid that you can pick up and mould as long as you keep pressure on it, as soon as you stop, it reverts back to a liquid and runs through your fingers. We made Gloop! ....really fun messy play that is easy to clean up later!

2 parts cornflour
1 part water

when it dries out, it dries to a powder that can be vacuumed off carpets, and washed out of clothes etc. They used a similar thing in mythbusters to walk across a pool filled with custard - as long as you keep moving, you're fine - as soon as you stop, you start to sink



as an aside, I managed to work out why you're lovely comments weren't showing previously (found the obscure setting that was wrong), so they all show now and I can see who luffs us :D

Who needs a paddling pool

My boy worked out how to make his own!



Geex I dunno, that boy will do anything to get a bath!

Big day for Kane

Today Kane got his "Big Boy's" bed. We picked up the bed that was mine, and Mum's before me. My little baby is all grown up now! I made it up and he immediately started jumping on it and lay down on it...I think he is stoked he gets his very own pillow now!

He is also having fun with the fact the toddler bed is still int he room too - he and jump on both of them!


He has also been having a lot of fun with his christmas present from his father - a pop-up car tent. As it is a reasonably practical size, I have bee able to have it up for him for a while, and will often find all his cars parked in neat rows inside it

Happry New Year

Wow what a busy few weeks!

Managed to get to Rotorua to visit Kane's Grand-Nan. On the last morning we were there, she cuddled him while I loaded up the car, came back in and managed to snap the most gorgeous pics

And a week later Kane met Santa for the first time. Man he is my boy - stuff the guy in the red suit... Lemme at the fire engine he arrived in!!!