Friday, May 31, 2013

Snail Slime Painting

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We cover the garden with mesh when we are playing somewhere else.
But on the mesh we’ve noticed that the snails slide, upside down and leave
a slimy trail behind.

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What can we use that will leave a clear shiny trail like a snail?

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                                 Corn syrup!
We bring one of the snails to the art table to see how it moves
                   and what it leaves behind. 
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     It moved very slowly and changed directions,
                      so we did too.

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   We returned the snail to his garden for lunch.
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And I returned to clean up the wonderfully slimy art table.