SCIENCE EBOOK
DIY Slime
Recipes
7 Popular Slime Recipes Your Kids Will Love
Contents
Popular Slime Recipes
Simple Slime 3
Borax Slime 5
Glooze Slime 6
Super Slime 7
Next-Level Slime Recipes
Oobleck 9
Glow in the Dark Slime 11
Slime Bubbles 12
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Simple Slime
DIY SLIME RECIPE
What You Need:
Glue Borax Food Coloring
Water 2 Bowls
This version of slime (also called Gak and Glue Slime) shows you how to
make slime with glue and Borax. This is a fast and easy slime recipe!
What You Do:
1. In one bowl mix 1 oz. glue (about 1⁄4 of the glue bottle) and 1⁄4 cup
water. If you want colored slime, add food coloring to the glue and
water mixture.
2. Lift some of the solution out of the container with the stir stick and
note what happens.
3. Add 1⁄4 cup of liquid Sodium Tetraborate (Borax) Solution (find
recipe below) to the glue and water mixture and stir slowly.
4. The slime will begin to form immediately. Lift some of the solution
with the stir stick and observe how the consistency has changed
from Step 1.
5. Stir as much as you can, Video Tutorial
then dig in and knead it Click here to watch a
with your hands until it video tutorial on our
gets less sticky. Youtube Channel
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Science Lesson
The glue has an ingredient called polyvinyl acetate, which is a liquid
polymer. The borax links the polyvinyl acetate molecules to each
other, creating one large, flexible polymer. This kind of slime will get
stiffer and more like putty the more you play with it. Experiment
with different glues to see if they create slime. (e.g., carpenter glue,
tacky glue, etc.)
Pro Slime-Making Tips
This is a messy experience but is necessary because it allows the
two compounds to bond completely.
Don’t worry about any leftover water in the bowl; just pour it out.
When not in use, store the slime in a plastic bag in the fridge to
keep it from growing mold.
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SOLUTION RECIPE
Borax Solution Recipe
What You Need:
8oz. Plastic Bottle Borax Permanent Marker
Water
What You Do:
1. Label an 8 oz. plastic bottle “Sodium Tetraborate (Borax) Solution”
with a permanent marker.
2. Fill the bottle about ¾ full with water.
3. Add 4 teaspoons of sodium tetraborate to the water.
4. Shake until mostly dissolved.
5. Fill the bottle to the top with water
6. Shake again to completely dissolve the sodium tetraborate solids.
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Glooze Slime Recipe
DIY SLIME RECIPE
What You Need:
Skim Milk Baking Soda A Coffee Filter
Vinegar
If you're wondering how to make slime without borax, this Glooze slime
recipe is an excellent option. This slimy substance is made from skim milk,
vinegar & baking soda!
What You Do:
1. Add 7 tablespoons of skim milk to a cup and add 1 tablespoon of vinegar to
the milk.
2. Gently stir the mixture until solids have formed.
3. Let the solids sink to the bottom of the mixture and then drain off the
liquid using a filter (a coffee filter works best).
4. Let the solids drain for a few minutes.
5. Add ¼ teaspoon of baking soda to the solids and knead together to form a
slimy mixture from milk.
Science Lesson
When you added the vinegar to the milk, it caused the milk’s protein, casein,
which is also a polymer, to separate from the liquid part of the milk and
clump together to form solids. Casein is used in adhesives, paints, and even
plastics. The baking soda neutralizes the acid added, which allows the casein
to go back to its liquid form.
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Super Slime Recipe
DIY SLIME RECIPE
What You Need:
Polyvinyl Alcohol Borax Food Coloring
Beaker
This is the same clear gooey kind that you see in the movies. Try making the
real gooey deal!
What You Do:
1. Pour ½ cup of the polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) solution into a beaker, jar, or
bowl.
2. If you want colored slime, add food coloring to the PVA solution and stir
with a stir stick.
3. Add 2 teaspoons of the Sodium Tetraborate (Borax) Solution into the PVA
solution and stir slowly.
4. Try lifting some of the solutions with the stir stick.
5. Note what happens. Once the slime has formed, you can play with it. Just
don’t eat it!
6. Your slime will last longer if you seal it in a plastic bag and keep it in the
fridge, otherwise it will dry out or mold.
Hazard Notice
This slime is non-toxic, but still, keep these slime
ingredients away from unsupervised children and wash
your hands after playing with the slime.
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Science Lesson
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is a liquid polymer and is therefore formed
from long chains of connected molecules.
The sodium tetraborate forms hydrogen bonds with oxygen present in
the PVA chains. Hydrogen bonds occur when the positive charge of
the hydrogen atoms attracts the negative charge of the oxygen atoms
within the compound.
The hydrogen bonds link the individual PVA strands to each other,
creating a “blob” of slime.
Since hydrogen bonds are weak, they will break and reform as you hold
the slime or let it ooze onto a flat surface.
Video Tutorial
Click here to watch a
video tutorial on our
Youtube Channel
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Oobleck Slime Recipe
DIY SLIME RECIPE
What You Need:
Corn Starch Water Large Bowl
This is another slime recipe without borax or glue. Make a non-Newtonian
fluid that resembles quicksand using cornstarch.
What You Do:
1. In the plastic mixing bowl, combine small amounts of water and cornstarch
together to form a mixture that looks like heavy whipping cream and has
the consistency of honey.
2. The approximate ratio of the cornstarch to water mixture is 2 cups of
cornstarch to 1 cup of water. So if you use all of a regular-sized box of
cornstarch (about 16 oz.), you will use about 1½ cups of water. It is best to
start with less water and slowly add it until the desired consistency is
reached.
3. After making your mixture, gently lay your hand on the surface of the
cornstarch-water mixture. You should notice that your hand sinks in the
mixture like you would expect it to do.
Video Tutorial
Click here to watch a
video tutorial on our
Youtube Channel
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Observations:
Move your hand through the mixture, slowly first and then trying to move it
really fast. Was it easier to move your hand slowly or quickly through it?
If your mixture is deep enough to submerge your entire hand in it, try
grabbing a handful of the mixture and pulling your hand out quickly. Then
try again, this time relaxing your hand and pulling it out slowly. Did you
notice a difference?
Carefully, try punching the cornstarch-water mixture. Hit the substance
hard and pull your fist back quickly. Did the substance splatter everywhere
or did it remain in the bowl? (If it splattered, add more cornstarch.)
Whenever you gently and slowly move your hand through the cornstarch-
water mixture, it behaves like a liquid. But when you try to move your hand
through it quickly or forcefully hit the substance, it behaves like a solid. This
cornstarch-water mixture behaves similarly to quicksand.
Science Lesson
The flow and movement of fluid are affected by its viscosity, or how sticky
and thick it is. Quicksand and the cornstarch-water mixture are both non-
Newtonian fluids. Non-Newtonian viscosity changes with the type of force
applied to it. The viscosity of Newtonian fluids (such as water and honey,
which follow Sir Isaac Newton’s law of viscosity) is dependent only on the
temperature and pressure of the fluid, not the force applied to it. For instance,
warm honey (less viscous) flows much more freely than cold honey (more
viscous).
Since the ability of a non-Newtonian fluid to move depends on the force or
stress applied to it, these fluids do not act like ones we are more familiar with
(e.g., honey or water). A light pressure, such as pouring or gently pressing the
cornstarch-water mixture, allows it to move like a liquid.
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Glow in the Dark Slime
DIY SLIME RECIPE
What You Need:
Small Bowl Measuring Cup Glow in the Dark Powder
Elmer’s Clear Glue Food Coloring Liquid Laundry Starch
What You Do:
1. Place a bowl on the table. Add one cup of glue and 1/2 a cup of water into
the bowl.
2. Add green food coloring and your glow in the dark powder, and stir.
3. Fill your measuring cup 3/4 of the way full of starch. Carefully pour the
starch into the glue cream mixture while you stir.
4. It’s easy to add too much starch to slime, so stop adding starch as soon as
the slime “gels.” But, if your slime is really sticky, you may need to add a bit
more starch.
5. Place the slime outside in bright sunlight for an hour, then bring it back
inside
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Slime Bubbles
DIY SLIME RECIPE
What You Need:
Straw 1/2 cup Sta-Flo Bowl
5 oz. bottle Elmer’s Liquid Starch Spoon
clear school glue Paper Towels Food Coloring
You can make ooey gooey slime using just a few ingredients, then
experiment with this amazing polymer by blowing air through a straw to
create slime bubbles!
What You Do:
1. Pour the whole bottle of glue into a bowl and mix in a few drops of food
coloring.
2. Pour a small amount of liquid starch into the colored glue and mix it
thoroughly. It will begin to form a clump.
3. Add a little more starch and stir it in well.
4. Continue adding starch and mixing with the spoon until you can’t stir it
anymore, then it’s time for the fun part: use your hands!
5. Add more starch and knead it into the mixture. It will feel slimy and may
still stick to your hands.
6. Try to scrape as much of the mixture out of the bowl and off the spoon and
your hands as you can, then mix it in.
7. As you knead it, it will begin to dry off a little. Stretch the slime with one
hand and watch what happens.
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What You Do:
8. If it’s really stretchy, it’s a great slime that is a lot of fun to play with.
Separate it into two parts and set one back in the bowl.
9. Add a little more starch to the other part and continue kneading and
mixing (it may separate into strands, but keep squishing and it will come
back together).
10. When you stretch it, does it break off? If not, keep adding a little starch at
a time.
11. Once your slime is stiff enough, pull of a bouncy-ball sized piece, make it
into a ball, and stick a straw into it.
12. Press the slime around the straw and hold it firmly so no air can escape,
then slowly blow through the open end of the straw. This may take some
practice, but you should be able to get a decent bubble!
When you’re finished, use paper towels to wipe the extra bits of slime off
of your dishes before washing them in the sink. Store your slime in a ziploc
bag when not in use (it should keep well for a week or two). Wash your
hands after touching the slime.
Science Lesson
Slime is a polymer, which is a long chain of molecules that gives it stretch and
flexibility. Glue is also a polymer, so why doesn’t it behave the same way as
this slime? Well, when you added starch to the glue, it caused the glue
molecules to link together in a way that made them flexible and more solid
than liquid. This is called cross-linking. Cross-linked molecules are bigger and
less liquidlike than regular polymers. The chains of polymers already in the
glue were linked together by the starch molecules, making them less fluid
and more stretchy!
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