We have come up with our conceptual drawing. It includes a beaker partially filled with gelatinous Jell-o atop the cake, with candy bubbles rising from it. Sounds simple enough ... but we thought we better do a trial run of sorts today.
First, we used some "Unicorn Slime" Jell-o Play we had in the pantry. It was super simple to make - literally just add water.
Before long, the mix turned into a gelatinous blob with the strangest viscosity. When you poked it and pulled your finger out, the void would immediately fill like nothing ever happened,
"Newtonian ***!" Annabelle declared. She also declared that it tasted likje 'strawberry pencil erasers."
We think it will work for the bottom of our beaker. Next up, some candy bubbles. We were batting around ideas a couple of days ago. I suggested the top of a Dum Dum lollipop. (Or is it a sucker - what's the difference? Must research ... ) Anyway, somehow we hit upon the idea of maybe melting a Jolly Rancher and then shaping it into a pretty little ball.
That involved a heat gun, a stainless steel straw and a steep learning curve.
Once it was just the right temperature, CJ rolled it into a nice little ball, without burning his hands.
Annabelle had seen a video or two about trying to blow 'glass' bubbles from semi-melted Jolly Ranchers. You know we had to give that a go.
By getting the candy super hot and by blowing hard, CJ got a big ol' bubble.
After a few misses, Annabelle managed to blow something semi-spherical.
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