Snakes and Slime Soup

So I read and researched and messed with my camera settings and FINALLY got a great snake shot!! Would have liked to try for some more neat shots...but the snake is feeling a little fiesty today and after a couple bites, Sean was ready to put our little friend back into the tank.

Speaking of "the tank." We originally put it out on the porch just until we got rid of it. It ended up "living there" and the kids have a blast with that thing!! It has been a temporary home for caterpillars... salamanders... froggies... tiny fish... and bugs! It has also been an ocean for little boats and a bowl for "slime soup." (recipe to follow ;) ) So if you can get your hands on an old fishtank... do it!! Your kids and their future science teachers will thank you!!


Slime Soup (as dictated by Sean)
You need...
-1 bucket
-some slime-it's like the 'Green Goblin Slime' and you get it when the grass gets mowed and gets in the water and it turns all green
-some grass
-some rocks, any kind ...big ones... little ones... just any kind
-a stick, not too small, but just a little bit big
-some dandelions
You could also use dust or some bugs or some sand and dirt that will melt and make it all brown.

You put it all in the bucket, but not the stick because you need the stick to stir it all up. Then you stir it up and then you can dump it right out if you want to. Or you can feed it to Grampa or to B, but they don't REALLY eat it... they just pretend. If someone is already REALLY dirty, you *could* dump it on them, but not if you used rocks to make it because that would bonk their heads.