DIY slime seems to be fairly popular for kid’s sensory activities. What’s not to love? It’s squishy and colorful, and you can mix it up using ingredients you have at home and watch the magical chemistry transformation take place. We’ve made our share of glitter slime combinations. Here are some fun glitter slime recipes to inspire your kids’ next science project.
DIY Galaxy Slime
Kids will love mixing up this awesome galaxy slime, bedazzled with glitter and space-inspired colors. Learning about the solar system is fun, especially if you play with galaxy slime after lessons are finished!
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Colorful Striped Slime
DIY striped slime is a fun way to play with color, and you can choose any colors you like most! All you need is craft glue and liquid starch!
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Glittery Princess Slime
My girls would love to make this princess-inspired pink slime, also made with craft glue, liquid starch, food coloring and glitter. Mix up homemade slime using clear Elmer’s glue to make transparent slime or white Elmer’s glue to make opaque slime.
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Rainbow Fluffy Slime
This rainbow fluffy slime uses the basic slime recipe of craft glue + liquid starch with shaving cream added! Doesn’t it just look fun to squeeze?
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Glitter Silly Putty Slime
If you enjoyed Silly Putty as a child, you will love making homemade glitter silly putty! Using just 2 ingredients, making this fun sensory slime is as easy as can be!
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Sensory Shark Slime
Once you know how to make slime, you can make all sorts of colors including DIY shark slime! This recipe is unique too, requiring craft glue, baking soda, and contact solution!
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Party Time Glitter Slime
This clear slime with large glitter flakes is perfect for any party or just for fun! Of course if you don’t feel like making your own, you can snag some from Monstrous Things’ Etsy shop!
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Edible Chocolate Slime
Why stop at sensory slime? This edible chocolate slime is like an activity and snack all in one. Using ingredients such as sweetened condensed milk, cornstarch, and chocolate syrup, mom will need to help make this one but the kids will have a blast stretching and sampling it!
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Coffee Ground Play Dough
If your kids love dirt, this coffee ground play dough will probably be a hit and a little less messy. Homemade moldable dirt is such a fun activity and sensory medium for kids to sculpt shapes, hide bugs and plant flowers.
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Shimmery Mermaid Slime
This mermaid slime is so shimmery with ocean-inspired colors and sequins! Add a few shells and you are ready to play under the sea.
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Which slime combinations will you experiment with? Homemade sensory slime is easy to mix up, fairly easy to clean up, and entertaining and therapeutic to pay with. Just be careful to wipe it up off the floor (I have slipped on it before!) and use recipes that don’t contain Borax to minimize chemical exposure.
DIY Basic Slime Recipe
Ingredients: 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup school glue, 1/2 cup liquid starch, food coloring
- Mix together the water and clear school glue until completely combined.
- Add a few drops of food coloring and (optional) glitter or confetti and stir until combined.
- Pour in the liquid starch and stir until the slime begins to form.
- Knead the slime with your hands until all the liquid is absorbed.
Tips! White glue will create pastel or opaque slime. Clear glue will create brightly colored transparent slime! Your homemade slime may initially seem kinda spongy and stringy but will get more dense as the mixture solidifies. Playing with the slime helps it set.
I found the recipes using liquid starch instead of Borax tend to make the slime flow less, which means less slime on kids’ clothing. The liquid starch recipes make denser slime that holds together better, which is more fun to mold anyway! Liquid slime is a fun way to teach kids about chemistry and let them try some hands-on science!
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Mixing sensory slime with some miniature toys and figurines sounds like a super fun kids activity!
These look so fun! I will have to make some with my sons!
I’m sure the kids would love this
I love all these different slime ideas. I am going to be making slime soon with a co-op and now I don’t know what to pick!
Ooh. So many great recipes. Thanks for sharing.
Cool