Insects in Gelatine

[deeb66]

Just come across this activity and thought it sounded brilliant so thought I would share.

Pkt Gelatine
Blue food colour
Hot water
Plastic insects or fish
Tongs and tweezers
Shallow tray
Dried pasta and spaghetti

- Fill pint jug with hot water - sprinkle on 2 sachets gelatine stir
until dissolved.
- Pour into a shallow tray stir in food colour
- Add a further pint of dissolved gelatine
- Add 2 pints cold water
- Add plastic insect/fish
- Add dries spaghetti and pasta shapes.
- Leave to set overnight.

I will give this a go next week and let you know how it goes.

Dee

[angeldelight]

This sounds really good Dee

I have a problem though about 2 weeks ago I tried everywhere to get some gelatine but no one sells it by me
I tried Sainsbury
Asda
And some local little shops

Ideas please

Angel xx

[carolinel]

I know Tesco sell Gelatine, and Morrisons. Brand they sell "supercook". Good luck

[bessie]

This sounds like such good fun. I would try agar agar from the health food shop instead of gelatine - I'm veggie.

You could try the health food shop too for gelatine.

Bx

[angeldelight]

I have never heard of that agar agar ??

xx

[bessie]

it's a vegetarian gelatin. I think it's seaweed - or is that carageen, similar things anyway.

Bx