I was going to attempt a post about nothing, as the only thing I had today I gave to the Book Nook Club (it’s an interesting book, you should check it out). Then I realized that I was under contract to write about silly putty.

Instead of writing something silly like an ode to silly putty or a funny memory about my first encounter with the strange substance, I will instead tell you how I made silly putty every summer for 5 years at the Girl Scout camp I worked at. Man, I loved that camp. Sadly, the last year I worked there they closed it.

Here’s the recipe:

equal portions Elmer’s glue (you can get it in a huge bottle if desired) and liquid starch

That’s it. You’ll want to add the starch a little to the time, and stir with a popsicle stick or something similar. As it starts to stiffen up, you’ll want to kneed it with your hands.

It’ll be white, but I don’t recommend adding food coloring because all it would do is stain your hands/clothes/ceiling. When we helped make it with the girls at camp, they would be amazed that they could make silly putty from glue.

There you go, a post about silly putty. I’ve fulfilled my obligation.