Water plain, coloured with food colouring, scented, mixed with bubbles, warm, cool, ice, offered at the taps, when bathing or in a water tray Sanddry for sieves, wet for sand castles, sloppy for pouring, mixed with washing-up liquid, etc
Claymixed with water to make paste and of different types including clay from the garden if you have it
Soil garden soil, compost of different types
Shaving foam with paint, glitter, etc
Cornflour with food colouring
Whisked soapflakes
Dough change its consistency by adding more water or other materials such as oil
Gluedifferent types of glue such as wallpaper paste, flour and water and PVA, all to be explored in their own right
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