20 Easy Ways to Make Slime

Slime is all the rage these days! Creating slime is actually very easy to do and kids love it! We’ve made so many slimes and many of them are quite simple to do! Today I’m sharing my two favorite recipes for life as well as 20 more easy ways to make slime.

There are so many ways to make slime. From galaxy slime, to fluffy slime, to unicorn slime, to edible slime…there are so many recipes!

Slime can be made with a combination of these key ingredients:

Elmer’s glue
baking soda
saline solution (aka contact solution)
shaving cream
cornstarch
water
boric acid
liquid starch
food coloring

As always, make sure to only create slime if you don’t have sensitivities or allergies to these ingredients. And make sure children who put items in their mouths only play with edible slime.

Easy Slime Recipe

This is my go-to, easy slime recipe. You only need these 4 ingredients:

1/2 cup glue (I like using clear Elmer’s glue)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup water
3 tablespoons contact solution (it must contain boric acid in the ingredients)
optional: food coloring, glitter, or confetti

Here’s how to make the slime:

Begin by pouring the 1/2 cup of glue into a bowl.
Stir in a 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda.
Then add in the 1/4 cup of water.
Stir in any food coloring or glitter. Make sure to only add a couple of drops of food coloring otherwise it may not turn out.
Pour in one tablespoon of the contact solution, while stirring. Add in another tablespoon, while continuing to stir. You’ll start to see the slime form, but it will be pretty sticky. Add one more tablespoon of contact solution and stir or mix with your hands.
Knead the slime until it’s a good consistency. I like to squirt a little contact solution onto my hands before kneading it.

Check out my video below to see slime making in action!