How to make easy slime with glue

To make slime with glue, all you need is liquid starch, white or clear school glue, and some water. First, combine 1/2 cup of glue and 1/2 cup of water in a bowl. Then, add food coloring or glitter if you'd like. Stir in 1/4 cup of liquid starch, which will make the slime start to thicken. Knead the slime until it firms up, or let it sit for around 3 minutes. You can also make slime with glue using borax. Start by combining 1/2 cup of glue and 1/2 cup of water. In a separate cup, stir 1/2 cup of warm water together with a 1/4 teaspoon of borax. Finally, mix the borax solution into the glue until it clumps together. For tips on how to make fluffy foam slime, keep reading!

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Find four popular DIY slime recipes below! With these easy-to-do homemade slime recipes, kids can learn about valuable scientific principles while they create, play with, and explore four different kinds of slime. Scroll to discover how to make slime with borax, how to make slime without borax, how to make slime with glue, how to make slime without glue, and more!

The first easy slime recipe listed below will show you how to make slime with glue and how to make slime with borax. The second easy slime recipe is called “Super Slime,” and it will teach you how to make slime with borax but without glue. Finally, the Glooze and Oobleck slime recipes reveal how to make slime without borax AND without glue; instead, they use household ingredients, like skim milk and cornstarch, to transform into amazing, ooey-gooey substances. Whether you're looking for a slime recipe without borax or with it, a slime recipe with skim milk, or a slime recipe with cornstarch, we've got options for you!

Our hands-on Slime Recipe Kit for Kids is complete with all the slime ingredients you need — including lab-quality chemicals, containers, and instructions for making the first two types of slime listed below — Simple Slime (putty-like texture) and Super Slime (clear & gooey). To make Glooze (slimy & ooze-like) and Oobleck (resembles quicksand), simply add kitchen staples, like corn starch, skim milk, vinegar, and baking soda!

Homemade slime recipe made with only 3 ingredients! Only takes a few minutes to make and will entertain your kids for hours!

How do you Make Homemade Slime?

When it comes to kid’s crafts, homemade slime is one of the best ideas! It’s easy, quick and super inexpensive. My kids always have SO much fun playing with it!

Do you remember Gak? I remember playing with that stuff as a kid and LOVED it. I recently came across this slime recipe and knew I had to make some for my kids. It is very similar to gak. They literally played with it all afternoon and had so much fun!

This is a fun craft to do for an indoor activity. I know we will be making this slime recipe plenty of more times throughout the year. The best part is, it only cost about $1 to make! Seriously, my kids couldn’t get enough of this stuff. It is a little messy, so make sure to lay down a plastic tablecloth (a trash bag works too) so the slime doesn’t get on the table.

This is the best slime recipe because it comes together so quickly and only takes 3 main ingredients (plus food coloring if desired). Have fun with it!

Slime Ingredients

• 8-ounce bottle Elmer’s white school glue
• 1 1/2 – 2 Tablespoons contact saline solution, more as needed (or slime activator)
• 1 Tablespoon baking soda
• Food coloring, optional

How to Make Homemade Slime

Add glue and food coloring to bowl. Squeeze the bottle of glue into a bowl (photo 1). Add your food coloring if desired, and stir until combined. Then mix in baking soda (photo 2).

Mix in saline solution. Add 1 1/2 Tablespoons saline solution and mix until combined (photo 3). If it’s too sticky, add 1/2 Tablespoon more solution at a time. The more you add, the thicker it’ll be. The less you add, the slimier it’ll be (see texture in photo 4).

Knead the slime. Using your hands, knead the slime until it holds together. It will be wet and gooey at first, but just keep kneading until it all comes together.

Store slime. Store slime in a container with lid, or in a zip top bag. The slime is best to play with on a place mat.

Tips for Making Slime

• Use plastic bowls and spoons to make clean up easier.
• Make sure to get the color correct before adding the saline. It’s harder to mix in when it begins to thicken.
• For thicker slime, add more saline solution. For a slimier texture, add less saline.
• Slime is best to play with on a place mat, plastic tablecloth or even a trash bag.
• Can add in extras like glitter, scented oils or even mini styrofoam balls.
• Recipe makes about a cup of slime. Can double or triple based on how many kids there are.
• If you have long hair, make sure to put it into a pony tail. If a little slime gets in your hair, simply rub some coconut oil or olive oil on top and comb it out.

Variations

This slime recipe is perfect for making fun variations! It’s super easy to customize and add mix-in’s like different food coloring dyes, glitter, scented oils or even mini styrofoam balls.

It’s especially fun to make different holiday variations, like the orange and green Halloween slime below. We put it in these hefty quart size bags and drew monster faces on for a fun Halloween activity. My kids loved the different colors and are already begging to make blue and pink!

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Slime Recipe

Homemade slime recipe made with only 3 ingredients! Only takes a few minutes to make and will entertain your kids for hours!

• Place mat for enjoying slime.

• 8 ounce bottle Elmer’s white school glue
• 1 Tablespoon baking soda
• 1 ½ – 2 Tablespoons contact saline solution or slime activator , more as needed

• Place glue in a bowl. If you're adding food coloring, add it now until desired color is reached. Then mix in baking soda.

• Add 1 1/2 Tablespoons saline solution or slime activator and mix until combined. Add 1/2 Tablespoon more at a time if it is too sticky. The more you add, the thicker it'll be. The less you add, the slimier it will be.

• Stir until you can no longer stir and then kneed with your hands. It will be sticky at first, but keep moving it with your hands until it is no longer sticky and desired consistency is reached. 

• Pull apart and have fun playing. Store in a covered container or ziptop bag. Best to play with on a place mat.

  How do I make slime with glue?

  Pour out entire contents of the 5 fl oz Elmer's Color Glue into a bowl. Add ½ tbsp of baking soda and mix thoroughly. Add 1 tbsp of contact lens solution. Mix until mixture gets harder to mix and slime begins to form.

  How do you make slime with just glue and water?

  1 cup white craft glue, like Elmer's. 1/2 cup room temperature water. 1/2 cup liquid starch. Bowl for mixing.

  How do you make easy slime?

  Pour 1 cup of white glue into a mixing bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of baking soda. Mix the contents of the bowl thoroughly. Add more or less glue depending on your desired consistency.