Since time immemorial, everyone knows that the bestA gift is a gift made with one's own hand. Accordingly, if you want to make an exclusive toy with your own hands, spend several hours of free time creating an unusual creature - lizuna. But how to make a lizuna at home?

What is a Lizun

Lizun is a very interesting thing,which delighted not only children, but adults as well. In consistence it resembles a thick kissel, and its main feature is the ability to stick to everything it comes in contact with, leaving no traces when it lags.

How to make lisuna at home

In order to make a home lizuna, you will need several hours of free time and the following ingredients:

  • fresh PVA glue, the production date of which should not exceed 2 months
  • greens, potassium permanganate or any food coloring to give the lizard a necessary coloring
  • 20% sodium tetraborate, also known as borax or borax
  • boiled water at room temperature.

To prepare a solution, one tablespoonsodium tetraborate is dissolved in a single glass of boiled water. In another glass, mix the glue, boiled water and dye, stirring occasionally, bring the mixture to a homogeneous state and add the solution, increasing the speed of stirring until it acquires a thick gelatinous consistency. In doing so, care should be taken to ensure that the lick was not excessively liquid or solid. This completes the process of creation, you can start field trials!

Possible errors during preparation

Sometimes it happens that the toy is toosoft, due to which it is not possible to give it the necessary shape, or too hard, because of what it does not stick to the surfaces. Often the reason lies in the non-observance of proportions, or in insufficiently energetic and prolonged stirring. Therefore, if the first time you did not work, do not despair and experiment - it's inexpensive and easy.

How to care for lizunom

Now that you know how to make a home lizard, you also need to find out how to properly care for it. If you follow certain recommendations, you can significantly extend the life of the toy.

First, it is not recommended to subjectlong-term exposure to fresh air or high temperatures, since under such conditions the substance quickly loses its properties. At an early stage, you can correct the situation by adding water, but with prolonged exposure to the above factors, the toy can not be repaired.

Secondly, it is necessary to expose lizuna more often to all possible physical loads, since without them it quickly loses its elasticity.

And, finally, if in spite of all the measures taken the toy is still in disrepair, do not get upset - there is always an opportunity to make a new home lizune.

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