I am sharing today a tutorial that your kiddos will love. We { Mimi and I } are showing you how to make Slime
in just four simple steps. Well, not just slime but awesome Glittered Slime!
Your kids are going to love you!!!!
How fun is this?
Let’s get with it!
MATERIALS
1 Elmer’s Glitter Glue
1 Cup Water
1 tsp. Borax
1 Tb Water
{ You can replace the Glitter Glue for regular white glue to make normal slime }
TUTORIAL
1
Mix 1 tsp. Borax and 1 Cup water together.
You can find the Borax at your local stores in the Laundry section.
Call me crazy but I love the box.
2
Have your little helper empty the Glitter Glue into a bowl.
Oh the anticipation!
3
Add 1 TB. Water to the glue and mix it together.
This will help the glue to become a little more flexible.
4
Then pour the Borax mixture inside of the bowl.
Let their little hands work the magic as they combine the glue and the mixture together.
Right away you will see how the Glitter Slime will start to form.
I love this part when you hear them say oooh and cool at the same time!
Isn’t it pretty?
Don’t leave the slime in the water mixture too long since it will make the slime too hard.
Finish mixing it in your hands.
It will look like this!
TIP: Don’t throw the extra Borax mixture yet.
If the slime gets too slimy you can put it back inside and it will harden some more.
We made the Glitter Slime in three colors.
At this point all that was left was to have fun…
Time to play!
To store it we used baby food jars.
And it was at this point that I thought
Wait a minute!
What about if we make some Halloween Glitter Slime Monsters with it.
So we did!
You can check out the tutorial here.
They should be scary but I am going to say that they are super cute!
Happy Tuesday!
Besos
Desirée
hi, im trying to make”love bugs” for my kids class i need to make 48 3oz jars about how many thing of glue would i need?
Just try it out with my daughter and it is super stiff!!! Help, what happened??
you may have used to much Boax for the amount of glue — i worked at a preschool and now have kids of my own and have been making slime for years and that has been what i have found
How cute!! I’m throwing a Harry Potter birthday party for my soon-to-be 10 year old daughter and I wish I had seen this before I ordered the 50 glitter slime filled eggs for her gift bags (calling them dragon eggs for the theme). I do have a quick question though…..would something like Charlie’s Soap powdered laundry detergent work in the place of Borax? Basically asking because that is what I have on hand. 😉 I just wasn’t sure if there is a particular property that Borax has that maybe cornstarch or other substitutes don’t. Thanks!
WARNING!!!!! Borax is very danergous according to eu classification. It can cause infertility and harm the unborn child which is why I couldn’t use it when pregnant at work (im a Laboratory technician). I wouldn’t recommend using it with children but if you do atleast wear some gloves and wash hands thoroughly!
Hi Rachel,
I was going to make this (myself) and leave it for the kids to play with at a play center. Is the borax just dangerous in it’s raw form or is it still dangerous in the slime?
Thanks a bunch,
Stephanie
Love this glitter slime!!!!! Totally cute and wondering how it feels like on my hands 🙂
Hey I live in NZ and as far as I know we do not have Borax here, could I use anything else?
There are similar recipies around usuing liquid starch instead of borax. I haven’t tried them, but maybe they would work?
I could not get it to work. Must have missed something. Only thing different is that I didn’t use the glue pictured. So maybe don’t use generic glitter glue?
Just a quick word of advice to readers in the UK. Most shops here sell Borax substitute due to legal restrictions(?) I tried making it with the substitute and no matter how much I used the consistency was just wrong, weird and lumpy not smooth and gooey. I’ve found a seller on eBay who sells it though so will buy some and try again.
I am past the baby food stage in my house but I am doing this for my daughter’s halloween party. I found the little condiment cups at Walmart–I think they are 2oz. I will fill these with slime and let the kids decorate the cups. Thanks for the great idea!!
Hey! I was wondering if i could use something else instead of borax because I couldn’t find it at my local stores
I love this and I need it in my life =) Great project
Deb, Wal-Mart has it.