If you’re like me, you live under a rock and have never heard of this stuff. But according to the charming tutorial on HappyHooligans.com, Ghost Mud is a great sensory activity for kids. They say, “It’s similar to playdough, but softer and silkier,” which sounds awesome, but the main attraction for me is that the ingredients are Ivory soap, toilet paper, and water – three things I’d love to be able to trick my kids into actually using for a change.
Reader Jessica of Four Plus An Angel must have felt the same way when she decided to try it out, but she ran into a few problems. You know, little problems like a broken plate in the microwave. And a house fire.
Instead of slick, clean moldable dough, Jessica got something that looks like a mummy filled with marshmallows melted in her kitchen. She explains:
I microwaved soap until it caught on fire, then mixed it with toilet paper and added the food coloring to try to cover up the burnt crusted soap color. No clue why it didn’t turn out like the original.
Strangely, that’s pretty much what the instructions say to do. Well, except for the fire.
Check out more funny on Robyn’s blog, Hollow Tree Ventures – microwave fire free since 2011!