If you’re wondering how to make slime without borax, you may want to add this 3 ingredient slime recipe to add to your list of fun crafts for kids.

When it comes to fun kid craft ideas, slime in 3 ingredients has been a kid favorite for years, so I’m a little embarrassed to admit this was my first time making slime with my son, Dakota. He definitely went through a slime phase when he was younger and made it a lot with his after-school daycare class. They made glitter slime, puffy slime, unicorn slime…you name it! The kid was obsessed with all things slime!

 

What is Slime?

Slime is neither a liquid nor a solid; it’s actually something called a non-Newtonian fluid. You can pick it up and play with it like a solid, but it also oozes and flows freely like a liquid. Its shape changes depending on what kind of container it’s in or what surface it’s on. Not to mention it has some elasticity to it, so it’s also bouncy!

If you’re looking for fun kids craft ideas, making slime with your child is an excellent hands-on chemistry experiment. Chemistry involves combining materials to form new substances, and that’s exactly what making slime is all about! After testing out this recipe for DIY slime, I can totally see why kids go crazy over this ooey-gooey substance. It’s squishy, makes goopy sounds, and its texture is super satisfying to play with, even as an adult.

 

How Long Does 3 Ingredient Slime Last?

Slime doesn’t really go bad, but you may want to toss it if it starts to dry out or mold. We usually keep our slime in a clear 8-ounce glass jar with a twist top lid, but my son has definitely used plastic bags and even saran wrap for storing his slime in the past. I remember he’d come home with a backpack full of plastic bags filled with the colorful ooze and warn me never to throw it away. I would recommend disposing of it after a few weeks or a month, depending on how much your child plays with it. You can always make a fresh batch!

 

How to Make Slime Without Borax

There are several recipes out there for nontoxic slime, including this one! Keep in mind that while a slime recipe might not call for borax directly, it may still use materials containing this chemical, like saline solution, for example.

 

How Do I Color Slime?

You can use pre-colored glue or add food coloring. Jazz it up and get fancy with these fun crafts for kids by adding some wildcard ingredients like glitter for some fancy glam or chia seeds for a crunchy squish factor.

 

A Simple Recipe for DIY Slime

If you’re like me and haven’t previously dabbled too much in slime making, this basic recipe for DIY slime is for you! It’s a fun rainy day activity, and you only need three nontoxic ingredients: white glue, Elmer’s Magical Activator Solution, and your color choice of food coloring.

While this is a kid-friendly project, I wouldn’t recommend doing this with kids under three years of age. I also always recommend adult supervision for these types of crafts. My son is 13 years old, and even as an older kid, he still needed a hand during the making of his green ghostbusters slime tutorial. Also, please be sure to read the labels and follow the instructions on all materials used in this tutorial.

 

Ingredients for DIY Slime

So what are the ingredients to making slime? All you need to make slime 3 ingredients:

• 1 cup of white glue

My son likes to make slime A LOT, so we buy the gallon-sized container of Elmer’s Multi-Purpose White Glue.

• Elmer’s Magical Liquid Activator Solution

Elmer’s “magical liquid activator” is a washable, safe, nontoxic formula that replaces saline solution, baking soda, and other additives. 

• Food coloring 

 

We were going for a pink and purple unicorn swirl slime this time, so we made one batch of pink slime and one batch of blue slime and then just combined them at the end. However, I noticed that if you use too much blue, you’ll just end up with purple in the end. The blue overpowers the pink pretty easily, so add it in a little at a time.

 

 

How to Make 3 Ingredient Slime

First, measure out 1 cup of glue and pour it into a bowl. Next, add a few drops of food coloring in your choice of color and stir the mixture. Then you’ll want to add in 4 teaspoons of the magic liquid activator solution and continue mixing. Add in more magic activator solution one teaspoon at a time until the slime begins to form. Take the slime out of the bowl and knead it with your hands.

If you notice your slime is still super sticky and not holding its shape, add more magic activator and work it into the slime until it reaches the desired consistency.

 

Conclusion

When it comes to fun crafts for kids, making slime is the perfect rainy day activity and an excellent way to mix science with sensory play. Experimenting with oozy slime is a fun boredom buster that kids love, no matter what age. I hope this post gets your creative juices flowing. Make sure to leave a comment and let me know how your slime turns out. Happy experimenting!

 

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