2025 Summer Program
- Mon, Aug 11 - Aug 15, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Designed for ages 6, 7 and 8
- 350.00 per child
- By Apprentice, Apprentice
Slime is still happening, and never really went out of style. Slime was inspired by Silly Putty, another long polymer compound discovered in New Haven 81 years ago. The Chemist James Wright was looking for a substitute for rubber because World War II had disrupted the supply. Wright concocted a gooey mess. Disappointed, he threw a glob of it on the floor. It bounced back at him. A new kind of play was born.
Join a week of disciplined experiments, careful observations, and gooey play. We have counted nearly 100 recipes and applications for slime. All of them begin with simple, safe materials. Make classic slime, crunchy slime, glitter slime, magnetic slime...to mention a few. Extrude slime, inflate slime, stamp slime, and walk on slime. The creative variation is mind-boggling. Keeping a journal with measurements and observations will organize your experiments. Test out new challenges daily and end the week with a giant “slime bubblefest.”