Apple Pie Oobleck Recipe
This apple pie oobleck is a fun and easy fall sensory activity for kids of all ages! A super inexpensive kitchen science experiment to try this fall!
What is Oobleck?
Making oobleck is one of those kitchen science experiments that is so simple to do at home that you’ll wonder why you haven’t done it before. Making oobleck is much easier than you think. It only requires two ingredients: water and corn starch. When these two ingredients are combine in the right portions this create this awesome sensory substance that just feels fantastic between your fingers.
Oobleck is neither a solid nor a liquid. It will act like either a liquid of a solid depending on the amount of pressure you apply to it. This type of liquid is know as a non-Newtonian fluid.
Apply lots of pressure by squeezing it tightly in the palm of your hand, and it will feel like a solid ball. The moment you open your hand though, it will flow out and drip down between your fingers like a liquid.
If you would like to make regular oobleck, check out this recipe here. Check out these other amazing recipes and ways to play with oobleck here.
What is Apple Pie Oobleck?
Apple Pie Oobleck is oobleck with a few extra ingredients added to make it smell and look like apple pie! The extra ingredients are also very accessible and there are a few alternatives available if you don’t have exactly everything listed.
Oobleck is also amazing for all ages since it is taste safe. This apple pie oobleck we are going to make, however is not taste safe since it uses red paint. If you want to make it taste safe, skip the red paint and use red food colouring instead.
You will want to play with this apple pie oobleck slime for hours!
Apple Pie Oobleck Ingredients
There are four ingredients needed to make this apple oobleck recipe — cornstarch, apple juice, apple pie spice and red paint!
To add color, use tempera paint over food coloring in order prevent any staining of hands and/or clothing.
For this apple pie oobleck you can either use a combination of spices to create the apple pie scent or you can use apple pie spice.
To mix the ingredients together I used a large bowl. Any large mixing bowl will do. The bigger the better. I recommend mixing playing in the same bowl to cut down on the mess so if you have a plastic mixing bowl that would work better especially with smaller children.
I also recommend coving your surface with a plastic table cloth or butcher or Kraft paper. You can also just put the bowl in a large storage bin, the kind that you can use to store things under your bed or what I also call a sensory bin!
How to You Make Apple Pie Oobleck?
If you took a look at the mess meter at the end of this post you will see that this activity has one of the highest messy factors out there. This is a messy activity. Be prepare for that but just remember two things. First, this is the kind of mess that is amazingly fun for your kids (trust me they will love this). Second, oobleck is surprisingly easy to clean up!
Combine all the ingredients together in a bowl and mix! You can start with a spoon but trust me you and your child will quickly realize this is harder than it looks. The best way to mix all the ingredients together is with your hands. So dig in and get messy! I let me kids do the mixing and they loved it!
Continue to mix the ingredients together until you have reached the right consistency. The right consistency for oobleck will feel like honey in your hands but when in the bowl is like a solid. When you push your hands through it it will give and almost tear if you were to drag your fingers through it.
You may need to add more corn starch or water as needed so have each on hand just in case. You will know that your oobleck is ready when you hold it in your hands and make a fist around it, it remains in a solid ball form but the moment you open your fist it oozes out like a liquid.
Recipe Supplies for Easy Apple Pie Oobleck
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- 2 cups of corn starch
- 1 cup of apple juice or water
- 1 tablespoons of apple pie spice (or 1/2 tablespoon of nutmeg, 1/2 tablespoon of allspice and 1 tablespoons of cinnamon)
- 3 tablespoons of washable red tempera paint (or several drops of paint)
Frequently Asked Questions
How to store oobleck?
You can store your apple pie oobleck in an airtight container for up to 24 hours. After that it will start to grow mold.
How to dispose of oobleck?
Allow your oobleck to dry completely and it will turn into powder which can be easily wiped or vacuumed up. Do not throw your oobleck down the drain as it will clug them. Toss your oobleck out in the compost or garbage.
Age Suitability
This activity is good for toddlers, pre-k, kindergarten aged children 3 years old and up. My kids are 4.5, 4.5 and 8 years old.
Mess Level
The mess level for this activity is high.
Difficulty to Create
Easy.
Skills Developed
Sensory play, language development, number recognition, color recognition, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, imaginative play, creativity.
The benefits of sensory play:
- encourages the development of fine and gross motor skills;
- supports language development;
- can calm and relieve anxiety;
- promotes and strengthens memory; and
- helps develop the nerve connections the brain requires for higher learning.
Books, TV Show & Play Kits!
Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids. Or grab your copy at Amazon.
Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids
Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more.
Find out more and grab your copy here.
Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.
Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids
Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids, of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles that show them how to think outside the box.
- 350 riddles for kids—Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
- Level up their skills—Riddles get trickier as kids progress through the book, challenging them as they get better at solving puzzles!
- Double-check their work—Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.
Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!
Designed for kids ages 6 years old and up.
TV Show: Curious Crafting
I’m so excited to finally share my new crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched July 1 at on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube!
Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.
In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create.
Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.
This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up.
The Best Sensory Play Kits for Kids
Play is at the core of learning during the early years and it can take many forms. One of the most important of these is sensory play because it engages all of a child’s senses (taste, touch, smell, sight and hearing) and has a enoumous positive impact on brain development.
Our Sensory Play Kits are some fun and easy ways to keep your child engaged while at the same time using sensory play to nurture their mind!
Shop our ready made play kits here.
Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.
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