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Make gooey slime this Halloween!

What you need: - Medium bowl- 1 cup water- 1 cup corn starch- Green food coloring
Steps: 1. Pour 1 cup of corn starch and 1 cup of water into the bowl.
2. Mix the two together with your hands until it becomes gooey and doughy.
3. If it's not thick enough, add more corn starch or if it's too thick, just add more water.
4. Once the texture is thick and smooth, add green food coloring to achieve icky, green gooey slime!

You will need: A flower pot or other container Rope, twine or cording Hot glue Other decorations as desired (silk fs, etc.) Starting at the base of your pot, lay down a stream of hot glue and press the rope or cord down firmly into it. Continue wrapping around the base of the pot, working upwards until you reach the top.

For variation in wrap design, try something like this:

In the second or third row up from the bottom, glue the cording into evenly spaced "bumps". The next time around the "bumps" will grow larger. By the time you reach the top of the pot you may need to fill in extra spaces with small coils of cord.

Added decoration such as silk fs or beads can be glued on as you like.

When your pot is finished, fill with floral styrofoam and silk or dried fs for a lovely centerpiece.

Place rocks in a bowl or dish to scent a room. A nice alternative to potpourri! 1/2 cup plain flour 1/2 cup salt 1/4 teaspoon essential oil (your favorite scent) 2/3 cups boiling water Food coloring, if desired In bowl, mix dry ingredients well. Add essential oil, and boiling water to dry ingredients. (Scent will be strong, but will fade slightly when dry.) For colored stones, blend in food coloring, one drop at a time until desired shade is reached. Blend ingredients, and form balls into different shape and sizes to look like stones. Allow stones to dry.