It is holidays time again for schools and every holiday I run a series of fun workshops for adults and kiddies. It is always fun trying to think up new things for them to make. This time I was also a little challenged to I went onto my favourite pastime - Pinterest and found this amazing tutorial. I just just had to try it. What a lot of fun and I cannot wait to make it with the kids.
Ingredients and equipment:
Borax
White Glue
Water
Food Colouring (optional) but so much more fun with colour
Ziploc bag or a heavy duty plastic bag
How to:
1. Take a cup of water and add to it 1 Tbs. of borax (approx. 4% solution). Stir until completely dissolved. Borax is available in the laundry section of your local grocery store.
2. Make a 50% water 50% white glue solution. i.e. Take 1/4 cup of each and mix thoroughly. I put the plastic bag into a jug and mixed the glue and water straight in the bag.
3. Add a tiny amount of food colouring to the water/ glue solution
4. Add equal parts of the borax solution to equal parts of the glue solution. 1/2 cup of each will make a cup of slime.
5. Seal bag or just tie the top and knead the mixture.
6. Dig in and have fun. Remember to wash your hands after playing.
7. Keep your slime in the sealed bag in the refrigerator when not playing with it to keep it longer. Unfortunately it may eventually dry out or grow mould. Just throw it out and start again!
