Slime
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White school glue, baking soda and contact lens solution stirred into stretchy slime, with optional glitter.
What You’ll Need
- 1 Bottle of Elmer’s Glue (6 oz or 3/4 cup of glue)
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1½ TBSP of Contact Lens Solution
- Optional: up to 1/4 cup of water for a stretchier slime (it)
- Optional: extra glitter
Equipment
- mixing bowl
Directions
- Squeeze the whole 6 oz bottle of glue into a bowl.
- Stir in the baking soda until well mixed. For stretchier slime, you can add up to 1/4 cup of water now.
- Pour in the contact lens solution a little at a time, stirring as you go; you may not need all of it.
- Keep stirring until the slime forms and starts to firm up. Lift it out of the bowl and knead it. If it is still sticky, rub a little lotion or baby oil on your hands.
Notes
The contact solution must contain boric acid (and sodium borate) or the slime won’t form.
Safety: NOT edible. Adult help required. Contact solution with boric acid is a borate activator, so this is not the borax-free version; better for about age 6+ with supervision, and wash hands after play. For toddlers or kids who mouth things, use the borax-free or edible slime instead.