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light blue slime and green brown swamp slime on a plate with glue and borax in the background

Easy Slime Recipe

An easy recipe with only 3 ingredients to perfect slime. Saves so much money to make it and only takes about 3 minutes
3.67 from 3 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course kid friendly
Cuisine crafts, kid friendly, kids
Servings 1 cup of slime

Ingredients
 

  • 1/2 cup Elmer's glue (white or clear)
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tsp Borax powder
  • 1 cup lukewarm water
  • food coloring (as desired)

Instructions
 

  • Mix 1/2 cup glue with 1/2 cup water in a large-ish bowl. Mix to combine well. Add food coloring to water & glue mixture (if desired).
  • In a separate cup, add 1 tsp Borax to 1 cup lukewarm water. Mix until Borax is fully dissolved.
  • Pour Borax/water mixture into glue/water mixture. Immediately stir, and a large ball of slime will begin to form.
  • Drain the water from the bowl, and put the slime back in the bowl. Knead it until a smooth, firm but moldable ball of slime forms.
  • Voila! You just made slime!
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