The Polymer Laboratory:

Making playdough, slime and cloud dough

Chemistry doesn't only happen in test tubes 

with mysterious liquids; sometimes it happens right in a mixing bowl 

with flour, glue, and oil. Kids naturally love squishing, molding, and 

stretching sensory materials.

By making our own playdough, cloud dough, and slime, we turn the 

kitchen into a polymer chemistry lab. Each substance teaches a different 

lesson about molecules, states of matter, and cross-linking agents—all 

while keeping things age-appropriate and fun.