Homemade Slime

The winter gets pretty long around here, so I'm always looking for some fun indoor activities for the kids. This homemade slime is fun to make, and then fascinating to play with. It has literally provided hours of fun at our house.


For this slime recipe you'll need:
1 paper cup
1 paper bowl
1 plastic spoon or wooden craft stick
Glue solution:
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup white glue
1-2 drops food coloring
Borax solution:
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon borax

Here's what you do:

First, stir together the glue solution in the paper cup. 1/2 cup of glue is exactly one 4-ounce bottle of school glue. So you can just dump a whole bottle of school glue into the water, along with the food coloring.

Then, mix together your borax solution in the paper bowl. You can find borax in the laundry aisle at the grocery store.

Once you've got the two solutions mixed, pour the glue solution into the borax solution.

Mix rapidly.

Here Millie was trying to pour off the excess water, which didn't work terribly well.

So instead she just picked it up. It's messy at first.

Knead it just a bit in your hands to get rid of the excess water.

And in no time you'll have a nice, smooth, stretchy, slimy substance.

Really, it is fascinating stuff. I mean, what kid wouldn't love a big blob of slime?
Be sure to keep the slime away from carpet and upholstery (don't ask me how I know that). You can keep the slime stored in a plastic bag for fun on some other day.

This post is linked to:
Works for Me Wednesday