We kept our slime in plastic bags after we were done playing with it. It does harden up and tends to break, so you may need to kneed it again and it might not be as stretchy. But since it is so easy and fast to make, I plan on just making it as we want to play with it and only keeping it a day or two past that. 5 Hands-On Ways to Play with Slime 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. 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.

Find four popular DIY slime recipes below! With these easy-to-do homemade slime recipes, kids can learn about valuable scientific principles while they create, play with, and explore four different kinds of slime. Scroll to discover how to make slime with borax, how to make slime without borax, how to make slime with glue, how to make slime without glue, and more! As my daughter was playing with our slime, she started pulling out all kinds of things to use with it. I was amazed at her creativity and focus. Here are some hands-on ways to play with slime, inspired by my 4 year old. The magic of slime-making has been around for a long time, but around 2010, it got more and more popularity ever than before!

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Always make sure that what you use with children is safe, contains only safe products and ingredients. Consider what each product has or each recipe as some children have allergies. Slime making and playing with needs some problem-solving aptitude to make an amazing and perfect slime. The most important benefits of playing with slime in today’s world is that unlike video games or social media, your child is activated with hands-on, creative and science-filled activity. Search for hidden objects in the slime– we used our butterfly or flower confetti for this. You could count out how many are hidden as your child pulls them out of the slime. Or sort the objects by color or types. The possibilities are endless with this one.

Thanks for sharing! We had scheduled play dough making for a homeschool activity. I found that a lot of playdoughs that are homemade just haven’t been turning out right. Too dry etc. I think my kiddos will be much more interested in slime. Today in the car we listened to a science podcast about slime and then I stumbled upon this! Thanks for the great ideas. Will give this a try! Making slime with your kids is the best way to spend some hours of quality time with your family while having some fun and creative talks.Science theories may feel boring to your children, and thus having some hands-on experiments are the best way to develop a love for science and chemistry subjects. With thousands of ways to get distracted, like a TV, video games, social media apps, slime is the only way that promotes mindfulness. Use letter magnets to make imprints in your slime– you could even have your child create their name or sight words/spelling words.