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Apple-Scented Slime

by Angela Thayer 8 Comments

It’s September, which means it’s apple season! We will be doing a lot of apple activities this month for preschool. One new activity we just did was making and playing with apple-scented slime! It was fun and easy to make!

Apple-Scented Slime

Here’s what you need:

  • 1 bottle of white liquid glue (I used 4 oz. Elmer’s glue)
  • 1 cup of water (and 1/2 cup of water later)
  • 1 tsp. of Borax laundry detergent
  • food coloring
  • apple flavor

I used apple flavor that I found at Hobby Lobby (in the cake section).

Apple Flavor

To begin, just mix 1 cup of warm water with the 1 tsp. of Borax. Stir until the Borax dissolves. In a separate bowl, mix the bottle of glue, 1/2 cup of water, apple flavor, and food coloring. Then slowly pour in the Borax/water mixture into the glue mixture. Stir until the slime forms. Then I use my hands to get it all mixed together. (Sometimes slime doesn’t turn out great. For troubleshooting, check out this post!)

Mixing

We made two colors of apple-scented slime: red and green!

Red and Green Slime

It didn’t take long for the boys to start exploring and playing with the slime! They were obsessed with playing with this slime. It smelled great and it felt awesome. I think it’s a great sensory activity!

magnifying glass

Wes loves the color green, so of course he played with the green slime!

Green Apple Slime

Green Apple Slime

After playing with it for a while, we decided to mix the two colors together! I love the swirled slime look!

Swirled Slime

At the end of the day, the colors just ran together to make a pinkish colored slime. Still a lot of fun to play with!

Red Apple Slime

We stored it in an air-tight tupperware and have played with it several times since making it. It was a fun-filled activity and I hope you’ll try it out!

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  1. Mary says

    September 24, 2018 at 1:56 pm

    How much apple flavoring did you use?

    Reply
    • Angela Thayer says

      September 25, 2018 at 8:13 am

      I used one whole bottle for each slime I made. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  2. Sofia alferez says

    September 13, 2017 at 6:31 am

    Is it okay to use oil based scents for slime

    Reply
    • Angela Thayer says

      September 14, 2017 at 2:20 am

      Yes it is.

      Reply
  3. Ashley says

    September 17, 2014 at 11:36 am

    I bet that smells yummy! Featured this on Mom’s Library!
    Ashley recently posted…Apple Themed Fun and learning from Mom’s LibraryMy Profile

    Reply
  4. Theres Just One Mommy says

    September 14, 2014 at 6:43 pm

    Apple scented sensory play is always a hit this time of year!

    Pinning!

    Reply
  5. carolyn gunn says

    September 5, 2014 at 4:49 pm

    I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR IDEAS TO BETTER MY CLASS. THIS APPLE SLIME CAUGHT MY EYE AND I WILL TRY IT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.. THANKS

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  6. Susen @ Dabbling Momma says

    September 2, 2014 at 8:51 pm

    Nice! An autumn slime!!
    Susen @ Dabbling Momma recently posted…Bottle Cap Letter Matching and Memory GameMy Profile

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