Gum for hands with their own hands

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:47

Gum for hands (handgum) - a popular toy that helps develop fine motor skills and relieve stress, looks like plasticine, because it is often called "smart plasticine". Under the influence of heat, it begins to change its properties, it becomes soft and pliable, which resembles modeling dough. But there are several differences between hand chewing gum and ordinary plasticine: the plastic mass quickly loses its shape, but does not dry and does not stick to hands, and does not stain clothes. It can be crushed, torn into pieces and stretched.

Properties of "smart plasticine"

When rolling into a ball, the handgum can be used as a jumper, because it easily bounces off hard surfaces. If you leave the toy on a vertical surface, it begins to slide down, stretching like a slime. Hand gum comes in a variety of colors, including metallic colors. Some species glow in the dark, but such options require "charging" under directsunbeams. There are chameleon colors that change tone depending on the temperature of the hands.

The smell of this plastic mass can be neutral or fruity. "Smart plasticine" is almost not contaminated if it is not rolled on the floor. It is stored for a long time in a metal container that comes with the kit, and does not lose its properties. Gum for hands is used to relieve stress, develop imagination, and relieve fatigue. It helps to strengthen the muscles of the palms and pass the time when waiting for a long time.

Features of magnetic chewing gum

One of the novelties - magnetic chewing gum for hands. It consists of special particles that work like a magnet. A set with a toy usually comes with a special magnet, with which you can pull the mass, giving it a different shape. If you place the handgam and the magnet at a short distance from each other, after a while the mass will absorb the metal cube. And if you put a toy inside and lightly hit it with a hammer, the surface of the "smart plasticine" will spring, and there will be no pain. The fact is that the material retains plasticity under smooth deformation. But if you hit it hard with a hammer, the "smart plasticine" will shatter into small pieces.

How to make DIY hand gum

There are several ways to make handgam yourself.

For the first option, just stock up on a few ingredients:

• with PVA glue;
• watercolors;
• sodium tetraborate;
• a container for stirring the solution;
• wood stick.

Pour PVA glue into the container, add a little paint and start adding sodium tetraborate little by little, stirring the mixture with a wooden stick until the mass becomes thick enough. Then the chewing gum for hands is moved into a bag and crushed with fingers. It can be used for at least 3 weeks. Sodium tetraborate is sold in pharmacies and radio stores. For coloring, you can also use gouache, food coloring. If desired, flavor the plastic mass by adding a few drops of perfume or essential oil to the composition. Such chewing gum for hands, as in the photo, is indistinguishable from the purchased "smart plasticine".

Gelatin handgum

Sodium tetraborate is not safe for kids who like to taste all the toys, because for children under 3 years old there is another recipe for creating a handgam, which does not include this component.

You need to prepare the following materials and ingredients:

• distilled water;
• wooden stick for stirring;
• plastic and aluminum containers;
• green;
• package;
• food gelatin;
• plasticine.

The process of making gum for hands:

1. Pour 150 ml of distilled water into an aluminum saucepan and bring it to a boil.
2. Slowly pour the gelatin into the bowl, stirring constantly with a wooden stick.
3. Reduce the heat when the mass begins to thicken and cook for another 5 minutes, do notstop stirring.
4. Remove the solution from heat and allow to cool completely, then transfer to a plastic container.
5. Plasticine divide into small balls.
6. Pour another 100 ml of water into an aluminum pot, bring to a boil and lower the heat.
7. Place plasticine balls into the container, constantly stirring the contents.
8. When the plasticine melts, add the jelly mass to the composition, mix thoroughly and color the mass with a few drops of greenery. Optionally, add glitter to make the hand gum shimmer.
9. Put the cooled handgam into a bag and knead it.

Now you can give "smart clay" to your child for games and development of fine motor skills.