We are always looking for quick and easy art projects, and this one fit the bill! Ruby actually found this recipe on YouTube Kids, and we just so happened so have all of the ingredients to make it laying around! This recipe was an instant hit with the kids, and after playing with the first batch, they wanted to make a variety of colors. This was quick and easy to make and the kids have really enjoyed playing with it…which is a win, win, win!

Slime Putty Colors

Ingredients

• 2 4 oz. Bottles of School Glue
• 1 t. Borax
• Food Coloring
• Water
• Measuring Cup
• Bowl
• Fork

Directions

1. Dump out the glue into the bowl. Tip those bottles upside down and get out as much glue as you can!
   

   Elliot Dumping Out Glue

2. Mix in the food coloring. Start with a few drops, stir, and then add more as needed to achieve your desired color.
   

   Adding the Food Coloring

3. Make the borax mixture. Fill up a cup with warm/hot water and mix in about a teaspoon of borax. Let it sit/stir it until it dissolves.
   

   Mixing Borax and Water

4. Add the borax mixture to the glue. *This part is really tricky and very easy to mess up! If you add too much of the borax mixture, it will turn to a hard blob, if you don’t add enough, it will stick to your hands.
   

   Adding Borax Mixture to Glue

   You want to add just a little bit, stir, stir, stir, add a bit more, stir some more, mix with your fingers (about 2 minutes), then only add more if it’s still sticky. Trust me, add less than you think you’ll need and you’ll be just fine.

   

   Mix it By Hand

5. Final Slime Putty: The consistency should be soft and stretchy, but not sticky. (Although, if you do what Elliot is doing below, pieces WILL get stuck in your hair, and watch out, because this stuff can get stuck in carpet and on clothes too if you’re not careful!)
   

   Elliot Wearing His Slime Putty

6. Play with your goo! Stretch it, pull it, roll it, and have fun! Store it in a ziploc bag when you are done so that it won’t dry out.
   

   Elliot Rolling Out Slime Putty

   *Now that you’ve got your Borax out, you might want to whip up a batch of some homemade laundry detergent!