We’re back with another slime recipe! This red apple-scented slime recipe is a perfect way to get into fall. Back to school, back to routine, fall colors and crisp apples — and now red apple slime — can all be part of your seasonal changes this year. What a fantastic way to get your kids excited about fall.

If you enjoyed this apple-themed slime, see more amazing apple activities for kids!

We love making slime here at Living Life and Learning. Slime play is such a sensory-rich learning experience, and there are so many ways to use it. Whether it’s to introduce a science topic (like this Space Slime Recipe) or to finish a theme (like this Beach Sand Slime), slime is a great addition to your educational tools.

Red apples are not only delicious and nutritious but also familiar and friendly. Who doesn’t love a juicy red apple? They make a great snack, a cool decoration, a fun painting tool, and now.. they are the basis of our red apple slime recipe!

Get more apple-themed activities with our Apple Life Cycle Worksheets or this Fizzy Apple Volcano Science Experiment.

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Recommended Apple Books for Kids

These books are not only fun and entertaining but also educational, providing a great way to introduce your children to this popular fruit and the world of literature.

Hello, World! How Do Apples Grow?Amelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie Bad Apple: A Tale of Friendship An Apple’s Life (Watch It Grow)Apple Countdown Apple Picking Day! (Step into Reading)

What is slime?

For this slime recipe, you’ll need the basic slime-making ingredients: PVC glue (we use Elmer’s Glue), baking soda, and contact lens solution that contains boric acid. The boric acid and baking soda interact with the PVC glue molecules to create this unique and fun result. It’s not solid, it’s not liquid, it’s not sticky or smooth… It’s slime!

Slime is an amazingly tactile activity. If you push hard on it, it acts like a solid. But if you hold it loosely, it will slide through your fingers as if it were a liquid. It’s actually a “Non-Newtonian Liquid”, meaning that it changes under stress, unlike a regular liquid. So the more force or pressure you apply to it, the more it will change from liquid-like to solid-like. It’s one of the weirdest and most wonderful parts of science!

If you need more apple science, you can try these other Easy Slime Recipes too.

Recommended Apple Toys for Kids

Looking for the perfect apple-themed toy for your child? Look no further. Here are some of the best Apple toys for kids available in the market today.

STOBOK Funny Apple Shaped Catch Insects Game Toy Wooden Magnetic Educational Toys for Kids Toddlers VTech ABC Learning Apple, Red Skoolzy STEM Apple Factory Learning Toy 12 Apples with Counting Seeds Color Matching Sorting Counting Toddler Games ToloRolo Toys Apple Pop On It Its Popping Fidget Toys – Bubble Push Toy Stress Reliever JCREN Wooden Lacing Apple Threading Toys Block Puzzle Early Learning Woodtoe Toddler Fine Motor Skill Toy – Apple Picking Magnetic Fruit Tree Toy | Montessori Wooden Color & Shape Sorting Puzzle

To create the red apple-scented part of this slime recipe, you’ll need a bright red food coloring and apple scent. This will be fragrance oil, so look for it where you get essential and fragrance oils. Think of places where you get soap-making supplies or candle-making supplies.

Slime Ingredients

For this red apple-scented slime recipe, you’ll need:

PVC glue
Contact lens solution containing boric acid
Warm water
Baking soda
Apple scent
Red food coloring

Materials for Red Apple-Scented Slime Recipe

Apple Slime Instructions

Pour out your PVC glue into a large bowl. Pour some water into the bottle then shake it to get the rest of the glue off the glue out and into the rest of the glue then stir.

Add the food coloring, apple scent, and baking soda. (Optional: add some red glitter!!) Mix thoroughly through each one added.

A scoop of baking soda will be added to the mixture of water, food coloring, apple scent, and glue.

Slowly add the contact lens solution to the glue mixture. Once the slime has formed a ball, remove it from the bowl then keep kneading it until it loses its stickiness. Once done, the kids may enjoy playing with it!

Red Apple-Scented Slime Recipe

Your kids will be thrilled to create their very own apple-scented slime, which is bright red just like their favorite fruit. This easy-to-follow recipe ensures a smooth and stretchy slime that's perfect for hours of imaginative play.

Author: Monique B

Equipment

Arm & Hammer Baking Soda, 16 oz (3 Pack)
P&J Fragrance Oil | Apple Oil 100ml – Diffuser Oil Scents
Elmer’s Liquid School Glue

Materials

1 bottle of PVC glue we use a 6 oz bottle of Elmer’s Glue
1 tbsp of contact lens solution containing boric acid
½ cup of warm water
½ tsp of baking soda
1 tsp of apple scent
Red food coloring

Instructions

Into a large bowl, pour out your PVC glue.
Fill the empty glue bottle with warm water (so that it's about ⅓ full) and put the lid back on. Shake the bottle to get the rest of the glue off the sides and dissolve in the water.
Pour the glue and water into the bowl with the rest of the glue, and stir till it's all blended together.
Now add the baking soda. Mix thoroughly.
Add the food coloring and apple scent. (Optional: add some red glitter!!) Mix well.
Slowly add the contact lens solution to the glue mixture and stir well between additions. The mix will come together into a soft ball as you mix.
Once the slime has formed a ball, remove it from the bowl. It will be sticky!
Play with the slime, working it with your fingers, stretching and kneading it, to bring it together. It will gradually lose stickiness. When all the stickiness is gone, the slime is ready!

Notes

Once playtime is over, store the slime in an airtight container and put it in the fridge to keep.

Slime doesn’t take long to make and doesn’t require a ton of special ingredients or work. Once you have the basic recipe and ingredients, you can make as many variations as you like! Try some of our favorite recipes:

What combinations will you come up with?