Lizun is one of the most popular and affordable antistress toys. In our country, such fun appeared around the middle of the 90s of the last century and made a real sensation. Both children and adults loved to play with sticky balls or a sticky mass. Today you can see the second wave of popularity. And more and more often the inhabitants have a question: where are the lizuns sold and how much do they cost?
Lizun - what is it?
The story of this unusual fun begins in 1976. Mattel’s owner’s daughter experimented with a variety of chemicals. She accidentally received a substance resembling jelly, but at the same time able to keep its shape and not melt at room temperature. Having remembered her development in her hands, the young inventor realized that this was a rather interesting and very soothing activity. That is how the serial production of slime toys was started. Interestingly, liquid lizun appeared much later than "solid". Initially, the toy was produced in the form of sticky balls - this is precisely its classic version.
Where are lizuns sold? And what are they like today?
It’s not difficult to buy a toy that looks like a clot of mucus or jelly. The price of such fun today is only 50-150 rubles. But where to buy it? Where are lizuns sold? Nowadays, you can buy them in many toy stores, children's goods, stationery. Often they are in newspaper stalls. And, of course, you can always find lizuns for every taste and size on the shelves of "carnival souvenirs". For example, in a circus or a children's park.
These toys differ in their appearance. Incredibly popular today are "liquid" lizuny - a clot of mucus stored in a jar. You can also find sticky, fairly uniform in structure balls. A special chic is a figure on a rope, which you can swing, sticking to the surface.
How to make such a toy at home?
If for some reason you want to start playing with a sticky ball now, but you cannot buy it at the moment, try to make such a toy with your own hands. Glue slime can be prepared according to several recipes. We offer you the safest and easiest of them. So, mix 1/4 part of PVA glue and 1/3 of liquid starch (bleaching agent). It is most convenient to mix the individual compounds in a plastic bag. Add a few drops of food coloring, brilliant green or gouache to the mixture. Rub the mass in the bag well and put in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours. After this time, you can get and play.
An interesting recipe for making lizun from plasticine. Take two 25 gram packs of edible gelatin and soak them in cold water as directed. After an hour, mix well and bring to a boil in a water bath. Next, take 100 grams of plasticine and mix it with 50 grams of water in a separate container. It is necessary to pour gelatin into this mixture and mix everything thoroughly. As soon as the mass begins to look uniform, you can put it in the refrigerator for solidification.
Options for games with slogans
To some parents, a toy that is a lump of mucus in a jar seems too stupid and uninteresting. But in fact, it is incredibly useful for development. A lizun in a jar is a toy that can be given under the supervision of parents to children from 1-1.5 years old. She perfectly develops fine motor skills. How to play with a slime? Everything is quite simple - it can be pulled out of the can and placed back, stretched, wrinkled in the hands, torn into several pieces. You now know where the lizuns are sold. Buy for a child several such toys of different colors at once and offer to try mixing them.
From a liquid clot, you can try to blow bubbles. To do this, simply insert the tube into the mass and blow. Together with schoolchildren, you can try to cook a slime at home. It will be not only a creative lesson, but also an amazing experiment. While mixing the components, try adding cosmetic glitter and a couple of drops of essential oil to the mass. And then you will get a particularly beautiful and interesting toy. And remember a simple rule - let your lick be kept in a jar closed with a special lid. Subject to this condition, the toy will delight you with stickiness for a very long time.