Christmas Slime Recipe

With just a few simple ingredients, children can create their own stretchy, squishy slime in festive colors. Not only does this activity engage their senses and provide a fun tactile experience, but it also introduces them to basic chemistry concepts like polymers and the reaction between glue and borax.

Author Monique B

Equipment

Renu Contact Lens Solution
Elmer's E305 Washable School Glue, 5 oz Bottle
Arm & Hammer Baking Soda, 16 oz (3 Pack)

Ingredients

½ cup of Warm Water
1 tsp. of Baking Soda
2 6oz bottles of Clear Elmer’s Glue
3 tbsp. of Contact Lens Solution ** Make sure the contact lens solution contains boric acid! **
1 ½ tbsp. Glitter each, in red & green
Small Toys or Foil Confetti optional

Instructions

Empty one 6oz bottle of glue into a large bowl.
Fill the empty glue bottle approximately ⅓ full of warm water. It will be about ¼ cup of water.
Shake the bottle to combine the remaining glue with the water. (Fun step for the kids!)
Pour water into the bowl with the glue, and stir to combine.
Add ½ TSP of baking soda to the glue & water, and stir to mix thoroughly.
Stir in one color of glitter into the glue mixture.
Add 1 ½ TBSP of the contact lens solution to the glue mix, and stir well.
Once the slime forms a soft ball in the bowl, remove it from the bowl, leaving any excess liquid to remain behind. The slime will be sticky!
Play with the slime and knead it as you would bread dough, to work it all together. The slime is ready when it’s no longer sticky.
That's it! Let the kids have fun with the slime. Repeat if you'd prefer another color (or as many colors as you may like!)

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Notes

For best practice, create each color of slime separately. Follow the same instructions for each color.

Regular glue will require less contact lens solution than glitter glue. Add the solution slowly, mixing between additions. Only add enough solution to bring the glue together into a soft /ball.

Store in an airtight container, in the fridge, when not using it.