Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. Last week, I had the opportunity to help hundreds of kids make slime! It was awesome and I loved teaching them the simple steps to make slime. Making slime with a lot of children is not always easy, so today I want to share my tips and tricks for doing this with a large group and using slime stations to minimize the chaos. Our school plans a STEAM night every year. We invite numerous clubs and organizations that are related to … [Read more...]
Valentine Slime Recipe
Do your kids love slime as much as mine do?! I always have slime supplies on hand because my kids and their friends love to make it! Today I'm sharing the best valentine slime recipe. I say it's for Valentine's Day (only because I used heart confetti!), but you could make this any time of the year! Valentine Slime Materials: 1/2 cup clear Elmer's glue (Elmer's is the best and I only recommend this brand) 1/2 cup warm water sequins/glitter 1/2 cup Sta Flo liquid starch bowl, … [Read more...]
Snow Slime Recipe
Do you get snow where you live? We just got our first snow of winter a few days ago and my kids are loving it! However, we only got one inch of snow and it's frigid outside, so we haven't been playing in it! But we have been playing with my new snow slime recipe! This is such an easy recipe and it's great for days when you need an indoor activity! Here's what you need for snow slime: 3 cups shaving cream 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup white glue 1/2 cup Poly-Fil micro … [Read more...]
Fall Slime Recipe
My kids love to play with slime! It keeps them busy for such a long time and it is a great calming play activity. You can make this fall slime in under five minutes with just a few supplies! This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for details. Here's what you need for fall slime: 1/2 cup clear Elmer’s glue 1/2 cup warm water 1/2 cup Sta-Flo liquid starch sequins or glitter bowl spoon Start by mixing the glue with the water in a bowl. Add in the … [Read more...]
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 20 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 … [Read more...]
Fluffy Pumpkin Spice Slime
I am so excited to share with you a new sensory play recipe! This fluffy pumpkin spice slime smells amazing, feels incredible, and we can't stop playing with it! It only needs a few ingredients and you can make this in under 10 minutes. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Here's What You Need for Fluffy Pumpkin Spice Slime: 3 heaping cups of shaving cream (regular with no special scent) 2-3 drops of orange gel food coloring 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice seasoning 1/2 cup … [Read more...]
Holiday Slime Recipe
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! This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for details. 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 … [Read more...]
Snowflake Slime
One of our favorite sensory activities is playing with homemade slime. It's super easy to make and it creates hours of fun for my kids. Since it's winter, I decided to make a snowflake slime for my kiddos. They loved it! Making slime is SO easy! There's a couple ways to make it. I used to make slime using the ingredient Borax, but this time I made slime with liquid starch, called Sta-Flo. I've read that it's not safe for kids to play with Borax, which is why switched to using liquid … [Read more...]
Apple-Scented Slime
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! 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 … [Read more...]
Bubble Bath Slime
I am so excited to share with you my latest sensory play recipe! I used just a few ingredients to create Bubble Bath Slime! This sensory activity will have you wondering whether it's a solid or a liquid. It's slimy, yet can be formed into a ball and be molded. It is SO fun! Here's what you need: 1/2 cup of corn starch (and possibly 1-2 tablespoons more) 2 tablespoons of water 2 tablespoons of bubble bath (we used Mr. Bubble and it smelled awesome!) Food coloring … [Read more...]