If you’re looking to have fun at home, then you’ll definitely want to try this easy glitter slime recipe!
This is a simple recipe for slime that doesn’t require a science degree, and can be made with just 3 base ingredients – plus color and sparkle.
In this blog post, we will show you how to make your very own glitter slime. We will also talk about some ways to make it stretchy and fun for little kids.
This glitter slime recipe is an easy and inexpensive way to add a touch of magic and fun to any playdate or party! It’s made with non-toxic ingredients and kids will love to play with it. So what are you waiting for?
This super easy glitter slime recipe is perfect for all ages and holidays. You can mix it up with different colors to fit your theme – We think this sparkly purple glitter slime works for a mermaid theme.
Slime making is a great activity for parties, kids can make it themselves and then take their own tub home with their party bag at the end of the party.
They’ll love seeing how pretty, sparkly and colorful it gets when they add the food coloring and glitter. It’s super stretchy, and so much fun.
In our house, if there is glitter involved, everyone loves it. It is a great way to sparkle up any occasion. So, I thought, why not make some glitter slime? Here is the super simple glitter slime recipe for you below, click the create card for easily printable format if you prefer.
How To Make Glitter Slime
Supplies and Ingredients Needed for DIY Glitter Slime
You can make slime with just three basic ingredients and then add color, glitter and sparkles to change it up once you’ve mastered the basic slime recipe.
The three base ingredients are – PVA glue / Clear Glue eg Elmer’s glue, bicarbonate of soda (you can substitute baking soda if needed) and either contact lens cleaning solution, or specially made slime activator like this from Amazon or this from Hobbycraft.
After that, gel food coloring is an effective way to add color.
Printable Step by Step Instructions
How to Make Your Own Glitter Slime with Kids
Make your own squishy stretchy sparkly slime
Materials
- 100 ml PVA glue (aka white glue or school glue)
- 0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- Purple gel food coloring
- Purple and silver glitter
- 1 tsp Contact lens solution or slime activator
Tools
- Bowl
- Spoon or spatula for mixing
- Empty Playdough tub to store (or other airtight container)
Instructions
- Squeeze the glue into a bowl
- Add the bicarbonate of soda and mix the two together well
- Add your purple gel food coloring, the more you add the deeper the color
- Mix again
- Add plenty of glitter
- Add the contact solution or slime activator, this contains the borax needed to give it that slime consistency
- Mix and stir until the slime forms a ball and a smooth gloop forms. Keep going mixing and stretching until your new glitter slime reaches your desired consistency
- Your sparkling slime is ready to go!
Glitter slime is fun to play with. Once you get started, you’ll find that it is very easy to make.
This super easy sparkly glitter slime recipe is a fun project for all ages.
This DIY slime will be a huge hit at birthday parties and kids will love the beautiful sparkle. Kids of around 4-5+ can make it themselves with a little help or younger children can have it done by their moms or dads, whereas older kids can make this glitter slime independently.
It’s fun to play with and a great activity for kids to enjoy. They will be begging for more and your friends and family will want to join in the fun.
Which glitter to choose for your sparkle glitter slime?
You can take a short cut and substitute your clear glue from the slime ingredient list for clear glitter glue, if you’re in a hurry.
Or add your own glitters and mix, to have more control over the end result and make the activity more fun for the kids.
Fine glitter is great to give a thorough shimmer throughout but you can use chunky glitter if you prefer.
We always like to use bio glitter where possible, as it’s best for the environment.
You can also experiment with things like cupcake sparkles or sequins. This will affect the texture of your slime, so see which you and the kiddos like best.
How to make the slime more stretchy?
If you need to make your slime stretchier, knead it more. Warm it up in your hands and repeatedly knead until it regains a little more stretch.
If your slime hasn’t become stretchy at all, you may need just a little more activator, or make sure your contact solution or slime activator was thoroughly mixed in.
What if the slime is too liquid and gloopy?
Try adding just a little touch more of the bi-carb or baking soda, to firm it up just a little. You don’t want the slime to be sticky to the extent that it leaves marks on the hands. It should stretch cleanly, without sticking to hands or surfaces.
Totally fun!
More Sensory Play Recipes
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- Easy 2 Ingredient Fruity Scented Playdough
- Simple Playdough Recipe : Sparkly Gel Dough
- Glow in the Dark Sensory Bottles
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