How to make simple, easily made silly putty with cornstarch

Watch this science experiment video to see how to make simple, easily made silly putty. To make homemade silly putty, you'll need a spoon, a bowl, food coloring, a pie plate and some corn starch. This crazy scientist will walk through, step-by-step, in Professor Proton's Crazy Experiments.

Put one cup of corn starch into the bowl, stir it with the spoon and pour a half-cup of water in with it. Now put in a few drops of food coloring and keep on stirring. Pour the mixture into the pie plate and you have silly putty, similar to the moldable silicone-based substance.