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Holiday Slime Recipe

by Angela Thayer 14 Comments

Are you in the holiday mood yet? Christmas is in about a month, so you have plenty of time to make this holiday slime recipe! It just a few ingredients and it’s easy to make. Love how this turned out!

Holiday Slime Recipe

 

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Here’s what you need for holiday slime:

  • 1/2 cup clear Elmer’s glue
  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 1/2 cup Sta-Flo liquid starch  (you can find this in the laundry detergent section of most stores)
  • sequins or glitter
  • bowl
  • spoon

shaped-glitter

I got my sequins in the Target dollar section. I got green tree shape glitter and the red round glitter. I also picked up some really pretty 3-color sequins from Hobby Lobby last year. So we made 3 kinds of slime!

Start by mixing the glue with the water in a bowl. Add in the glitter and stir. Then slowly pour the liquid starch in while stirring. It will begin to form into slime once you add in the liquid starch.

two-slimes

My boys were so excited to start playing. They were begging to start playing with it!

red-sequins

This activity is a great way to talk with your little ones about sensory features, such as how it feels soft, squishy, slimy, and cold.

red-close

The sequins stays in the slime very well. The only exception is if you add too many sequins to the slime. I added in 3/4 of the container that the sequins came in from Target, so not too much! The trees do have a slightly pokey feel, so if you have a child that is sensitive to that, you may want to try a round sequins.

playing

We had lots of fun!

holiday-slime-square

When you’re done playing, just store it in an airtight container to play with later. This slime will last a couple days.

If you’re a visual learner, like me, you’ll want to check out this video on how to make it!

Holiday Slime Recipe
Print Recipe
4 from 2 votes

Holiday Slime

Total Time10 mins
Author: Teaching Mama

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup clear Elmer's glue
  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 1/2 cup Sta-Flo liquid starch
  • 1-2 tablespoons glitter or sequins

Instructions

  • Mix the glue with the water in a bowl.
  • Add in the glitter and stir.
  • Slowly pour the liquid starch in while stirring. It will begin to form into slime once you add in the liquid starch.
  • Move the slime to a mat and knead with your hands. If it's too sticky, try adding a little more liquid starch. Keeping doing this until you have a good consistency.

Notes

This slime will be good for a few days. Store in an airtight container.

If you’re looking for another fun holiday activity, make sure to check out my fizzing candy canes experiment!

Happy Holidays!

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Filed Under: Holidays, Sensory Play, Winter Activities Tagged With: Christmas, slime

Comments

  1. Karen says
    December 3, 2016 at 1:43 am

    love your site for quick, easy affordable preschool ideas!

    Reply
    • Angela Thayer says
      December 3, 2016 at 3:27 pm

      Thank you so much, Karen! I’m glad it’s helpful!

      Reply
  2. Lillian Chavira says
    July 7, 2017 at 1:09 am

    My granddaughter is getting ready to follow your recipe!
    She is excited, we shopped for items today.
    Thank you for making her so happy.

    Reply
  3. Iris says
    November 8, 2018 at 10:20 am

    Gracias!! Muy buena receta para divertir a los niños.=)

    Reply
  4. Dawnelle Lawson says
    November 8, 2018 at 4:08 pm

    Why don’t you post this so you can print the recipe. I don’t need pictures – just the ingredients.

    Reply
    • Angela Thayer says
      November 12, 2018 at 8:36 am

      Thanks for the suggestion! I will try to find a way to do this.

      Reply
  5. Stephanie says
    November 10, 2018 at 9:48 am

    Love it! Planning to do this in small groups with my first graders before Christmas break! ❤️

    Reply
  6. Cara says
    November 10, 2018 at 7:29 pm

    Why is slime only good for a couple of days?

    Reply
    • Angela Thayer says
      November 12, 2018 at 8:34 am

      I’ve just noticed the consistency changes after a couple days. It just isn’t as good and can sometimes break apart.

      Reply
  7. Jennifer Mann says
    December 12, 2018 at 12:29 pm

    3 stars
    My class loved making this slime. Our only findings was that it took ALOT more Staflo then called for. To make the slime not sticky anymore it took almost 1-1/2 cups of it. But overall super fun

    Reply
    • Angela Thayer says
      December 16, 2018 at 8:57 pm

      Thanks for the feedback! I am glad your class loved it and surprised it took that much Staflo! In our experience, we’ve just used a half cup and maybe a tablespoon more if it was sticky. But I appreciate you sharing how it went!

      Reply
  8. Michele F says
    December 21, 2018 at 4:31 pm

    5 stars
    Just did this craft with 24 3rd graders at their holiday party— it was a huge hit!

    Reply

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