Simple Slime from Nichole B. Miller on Vimeo.
Materials
- Glass bowl
- Glue (we used Elmer’s school glue in the 4oz bottle)
- Warm water
- Spoons
- Food coloring (we used liquid food coloring)
- Borax (I bought ours at Target in the laundry soap aisle)
Directions
- Have your child squeeze the bottle of glue into a glass bowl.
- Mix in 4 ounces of warm water. I just filled up the empty glue bottle with warm water to get equal parts glue and water.
- Stir until smooth.
- Add food coloring. A little goes a long way.
- Mix 1 teaspoon of Borax into 1/2 cup of water and slowly add the solution to the glue mixture.
- Stir in the Borax solution until the slime starts to come together. (You might not need all of the Borax solution.)
- Once your slime has the desired consistency … knead the slime until it finally holds together.
- When your child is finished with the simple slime, store it in a sealable container or Ziploc bag for about two weeks.
Variations and Tips
- You can make “fluffy” slime by adding 2 to 3 cups of shaving cream before adding the borax.
- Don’t have borax, and your vision is not 20/20 — contact solution works great as the activator in place of the borax. Just make sure your contact solution has boric acid listed as an active ingredient.
- You could add glitter… just saying. I am not that brave. But you could.
- Next time, we will add a drop or two of essential oils to make the slime scented.
- It is truly NOT that messy and does not get stuck under your fingernails like play-doh.