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Another gem from the archives. September 2002.

Awhile back I was asked to do a workshop for a school in Santa Barbara… they asked if I could prepare a list of the ingredients I use to make the Ooey Gooey® recipes so they could have some stuff on hand for the teachers to bring back to their classrooms. They said they had received a grant and wanted to provide some of the materials for the teachers who were going to be there that day. Sure I said! Not an unusual request… oftentimes workshop coordinators prepare goodie boxes so the participants can bring home some of the materials used in the workshop. Let me tell you though…I had no idea about the surprise we were all in for once we arrived in Santa Barbara.

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We know that there are lots of places to get lots of cool stuff – this is where we at OOEY GOOEY® go when we need materials and supplies! And we did our homework and have resources for all our peeps in Canada too!

Art Supplies:          www.discountschoolsupply.com    www.lakeshorelearning.com

CANADA: www.teachers.scholarschoice.ca  (800) 265-1095 and www.wintergreen.ca (800) 268-1268

Baking Soda         Local grocery stores and bulk stores such as: Sam’s Club, BJ’s, CostCo, or Smart/Final

CANADA: if you can’t find large quantities locally check out: www.bulkfoods.com

Borax (Flubber)         Laundry detergent aisle of the grocery store.  If you have trouble locating borax visit: www.20muleteamlaundry.com/store-locator

Bubble Wrap                  Local packing Supply Stores or try Uline Shipping  www.uline.com

CANADA: www.uline.ca

Cocoa Mulch         Your local home improvement or garden store OR www.kodokids.com

Chalk Spinners         www.kodokids.com

Coffee Filters         Discount School Supply  www.discountschoolsupply.com  (800) 627-2829

CANADA: Big Eric’s Supply (902) 454-9384   www.bigerics.ca  ALSO  www.wintergreen.ca(800) 268-1268

Cornstarch          Local grocery stores and bulk stores such as: Sam’s Club, BJ’s, CostCo, or Smart and Final.

CANADA: if you can’t find large quantities locally check out: www.bulkfoods.com

Cream of Tartar  Local grocery stores and bulk stores such as: Sam’s Club, BJ’s, CostCo, or Smart and Final  

CANADA: if you can’t find large quantities locally check out: www.bulkfoods.com

Gelatin  Local grocery stores and bulk stores such as: Sam’s Club, BJ’s, CostCo, or Smart and Final

CANADA: if you can’t find large quantities locally check out: www.bulkfoods.com

Glue     We get our Glue from Discount School Supply   (800) 627-2829   www.discountschoolsupply.com

CANADA: www.teachers.scholarschoice.ca  (800) 265-1095 and www.wintergreen.ca (800) 268-1268

Goggles                  Check out the “hardware” section of stores like Target / WalMart

Hose Phone         Step by step instructions with pictures are on www.ooeygooey.com

Ivory Soap         Local grocery stores and bulk stores such as: Sam’s Club, BJ’s, CostCo, or Smart and Final

Liquid Watercolor   Discount School Supply   www.discountschoolsupply.com    (800) 627-2829

CANADA: www.teachers.scholarschoice.ca  (800) 265-1095

Magnet Marbles/Wands    Try a local school supply store or educational toy store.  OR 

Discount School Supply www.discountschoolsupply.com

(800) 627-2829

 OR

Steve Spangler Science www.stevespanglerscience.com

(800) 223-9080

CANADA: www.teachers.scholarschoice.ca  (800) 265-1095

and Steve Spangler Science www.stevespanglerscience.com (800) 223-9080 also has Canadian Shipping Options!

Paint (Tempra)     Discount School Supply    www.discountschoolsupply.com  (800) 627-2829 I use Simply Washable Tempra

CANADA: www.teachers.scholarschoice.ca  (800) 265-1095 and www.wintergreen.ca (800) 268-1268 both sell various types of paint but I cannot yet vouch for the true washability of their tempras!

Paper   Discount School Supply         www.discountschoolsupply.com  (800) 627-2829

CANADA: www.teachers.scholarschoice.ca  (800) 265-1095 and www.wintergreen.ca (800) 268-1268

Pasta (to color) Local grocery stores and bulk stores such as: Sam’s Club, BJ’s, CostCo, or Smart and Final

CANADA: if you can’t find large quantities locally check out: www.bulkfoods.com

Pipettes    In both the USA and CANADA  you can get pipettes from us and from Steve!  Visit either  Ooey Gooey, Inc. www.ooeygooey.com  (800) 477-7977 or  Steve Spangler Science www.stevespanglerscience.com (800) 223-9080 as we both have Canadian Shipping Options!

Science Materials  Steve Spangler Science is a good resource for any science materials you might need and they have various international shipping options! www.stevespanglerscience.com  (800) 223-9080

Sensory Matl’s   Kodo Kids www.kodokids.com  You really have to check out the site to get the full grasp of what Kodo Kids is about!  Lots of cool materials!!

Shaving Cream         Local grocery stores and bulk stores such as: Sam’s Club, BJ’s, CostCo, or Smart and Final also try 99 Cent Stores, Dollar Stores/Dollar General, Big Lots

Squeegies         Local grocery stores and bulk stores such as: Sam’s Club, BJ’s, CostCo, or Smart and Final also try 99 Cent Stores, Dollar Stores/Dollar General, Big Lots, Target & WalMart

Water Tables   Brian’s School Stuff         www.briansschoolstuff.com  (949) 395-4311 

 CANADA: www.teachers.scholarschoice.ca  (800) 265-1095 and www.wintergreen.ca (800) 268-1268