Blogger / 16 October, 2024 / Nanny Anita

Halloween Slime

Although the slime crazy has some what died down, kids still love to make and play with it.  This Halloween slime is relatively quick activity to make, put playing with it can occupy kids for a while.

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To make your own Halloween slime you will need:

• Clear PVA glue
• Eye drops*
• Food colouring
• ½ teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
• Halloween confetti (optional)

*I use Optrex eye drops for one very simple reason, it has boric acid in it.  Boric acid is made from borax, which is what causes the glue to turn into slime.  Now you can’t get borax in the UK, it was banned by the EU.  Anyway, I have tried it before with eye drops that don’t contain boric acid and the slime didn’t work.

Put all the glue into a bowl.

Add ½ teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda and mix it together.

Add a few drops of food colouring and mix again.

I am sure there is a certain amount of eye drops that you are meant to add, but I just keep adding it until it all comes together.  You do have to be slightly careful though, because if you add too much the slime will become too hard.  A good rule of thumb is, when the glue comes cleanly away from the sides of the bowl and your hands, then you had enough of the activator.

Knead the slime for a few minutes to get it to the right consistency.

I always try to have the rule – slime stays on the table.  Purely because it is a pain when it gets stuck in carpets, clothes, and hair.

If you enjoyed making this Halloween slime, be sure to check out my Halloween water bead tray (for older kids and tweens) and my positive and negative Halloween pictures.

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