Sand Slime(Ages 3-16)
Kids will love oozing the sandy goo through their fingers. To add an element of science fun, try experimenting with different ratios of glue and liquid starch to form slime of varying consistencies. For this slime, have school glue, liquid starch, and sand at the ready!
Simple Slime Recipe(Ages 2-9)
This fun sensory science experience just requires borax, white glue, and food coloring. Once it’s done, you can start talking about polymers.
- Magnetic Slime
(Ages 9-16)
In this experiment, we uplevel your standard goo to a jet-black magnetic version that will magically move and dance without you even touching it! You’ll need liquid starch, white glue, iron oxide powder, and magnets.
Glitter Slime Monsters(Ages 3-8)
Create a little monster to keep your slime safe! You’ll need glitter glue, small containers (baby food jars work), and liquid starch to make these little polymer monsters. Quick tip, be sure you don’t add too much starch, or rather than stretch, it will quickly get a bit stiff and start to snap when pulled apart.
4 Easy Slime Recipes for Kids
Polymers are really big molecules, made up of lots and lots of smaller molecules joined together. They can make materials bouncy like a rubber ball, stiff like a plastic toy, or stretchy like a piece of gum. One great way to play around with polymers — and to do some hands-on experimentation with chemistry in general — is to make your own slime.
Learn how to make super slime, pick-up putty, a glowing bouncy ball, and more with our Chalkboard & Glow Slime Crate!