This is the wildest stuff—and if it doesn’t get your inner kid just a little bit excited, I don’t know what will! I can tell you this—it elicited a genuine “Wow! Cool!” from a 13-year-old who normally reacts with studied cynicism to just about everything these days…
Oobleck gets its name from the Dr. Seuss book Bartholomew and the Oobleck, in which a gooey green substance, Oobleck, fell from the sky and caused all sorts of trouble in the kingdom.
Making Oobleck can be used as a science experiment of sorts, because it is considered a “non-newtonian fluid.” That is to say, it acts like a liquid when being poured, but like a solid when pressure is put on it (for instance, when you squeeze it in your hand). Hit it hard and it feels like you are hitting a wall! Touch it softly and the material will flow gently around your fingers (Hmmm…wonder if there’s a life lesson in there as well?)
Here’s an easy way to make Oobleck—though it will likely still make a mess—primarily because you’ll get carried away playing with it. You may want to put down some newspaper before you begin. Just in case…
The following activity is adapted from one of my favorite books, 
The wit and wisdom of Dr. Seuss. He taught a lot of us that reading could be fun, and shared some pretty good life lessons while he was at it…
The same might be said for having fun. Children giggle, laugh, and enjoy a special brand of silliness that adults, believing we need to be seen as “proper,” are often hesitant to display. (Adult silliness tends to take other forms that too often involve a few remaining strands of hair desperately combed over growing bald spots, and then paraded around in ridiculously expensive sports cars, but we won’t go there right now…)
If you’ve ever had a snow cone with condensed milk, a very popular add-on in many places, then you have some idea of what snow ice cream is all about. Making snow ice cream is a fun activity all by itself, but after the basic recipe, we’ll give you some ideas for variations that mimic favorite frozen treats from different parts of the world. 
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