What makes parents cringe and kids grin? Slime! Now you can make your very own super slippery slime right in your own kitchen. There is no need to go out and buy this gooey substance – save money by making your own. Plus you get to control what ingredients go into the mixture.
Whether you make up a batch for Halloween, for a science project or just for fun, one thing is for certain - the kids will have a ball with slime.
4 Homemade Slime Recipes
Homemade Slime – This recipe from Family Fun includes Borax, a product usually found in the laundry detergent section in your superstore or grocery store.
Ingredients:
- Warm water
- Elmer’s or White craft glue
- Borax
- Green food coloring
- 2 bowls
Directions:
- Mix together 3/4 cup warm water, 1 cup glue and several drops of green food coloring into a bowl.
- In the second bowl, mix 4 teaspoons borax and 1 1/3 cups warm water.
- Pour the contents of the first bowl into the second bowl and do not stir. Let the mixture sit for about one minute.
- Remove the newly created slime out of the blow and divide into sections for the kids.
- Store in zip-lock baggies or tightly-sealed jars.
Funschool Slime Recipe - This recipe calls for corn starch instead of Borax.
Ingredients:
- Water
- Corn starch
- Green food coloring
- Medium bowl
Directions:
- Pour 1 cup of corn starch and 1 cup of water into a bowl.
- Mix together with your hands until it becomes nice and gooey.
- To thicken the mixture, just add more corn starch or If the mixture is too thick, just add more water.
- Once the slime is thick and smooth, add green food coloring.
How to Make Slime - This adorable five-year-old shows you just how to make slime using Borax. If he can do it, anyone can!
Hooked on Science – Jason Lindsey shows you how to make slime using two ingredients, Poly Vinyl Alcohol, PVA, and Borax. You’ll be creating a polymer – a long strand of molecules linked together.
Warnings:
- Parental supervision is required when making slime.
- Some of the ingredients in slime may be toxic to children and pets.
- Not recommended for children under three.
- Slime may damage certain carpet, fabrics or other material.
For more fun projects for kids, read Homemade Play Dough: Cheap and Easy Play Dough Recipes.
Comments
i wish there was one with no borax or corn starch!
i have tried the fun school slime recipe and it does not work!!!!! it is really watery. to make this work you have to slowly add water to the corn starch and mix until it is goopey.
A. Will - hopefully, your tips will help others. Thanks for sharing!
There was one very easy slime i found online made with chunky applesauce and green food coloring. Very kid safe.
There was a slime I found online that is very kid safe. Made with chunky applesauce and green food coloring. I think this is the easiest one of all, and tastey, lol.
what is borax anyway???
i want to try it but i dont want to fail!!!!!!
i want to try the recipe but i dont have borax could baking soda work to?
Borax is in the laundry detergent area at Walmart.
i sad i dont have borax or cornstarch. instead of barax use cornstarch
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