Sensational Sensory Slimes

Sensory slimes are a social media craze that hit it big around the beginning of 2017 as reported by the Guardian. Even the BBC reports that the craze singlehandedly turned profits for a glue factory slimegreen as the craze swept social media. Here’s a few different recipes to join in the fun.

RAINBOW UNICORN FLUFFY SLIME RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

½ cup white glue

½ cup foaming shaving cream

½ teaspoon borax powder

1 cup water

Blue, pink and yellow neon food coloring

Directions

1. In a large bowl or container add your glue and shaving cream and mix together with a spoon.

2. In a separate bowl or container, stir 1/2 teaspoon of borax into1 cup of water. Stir until the borax is dissolved. To speed up the process you can heat the water in the microwave before adding in the borax

3. Combine the two bowls together and begin kneading

4. Continue kneading until the two mixtures combine and form your slime. You may need to add more borax and water to make the slime less sticky

5. When the right consistency, divide the slime into three equal parts and place them into separate containers

6. Add some blue food coloring into one of the sections and knead together until the foam becomes completely blue. Repeat this with the other colors and the other sections.

7. When all the foam has been colored, combine them together and knead until the colors have mixed and created your desired rainbow pattern.

Edible Slime

INGREDIENTS

2 cups lukewarm water

1 TBSP organic NuSyllium natural fiber (or bulk psyllium powder)

1 tsp cornstarch

3-4 drops natural food coloring

Directions

1. To a medium-size pot add in 2 cups of water.

2. In the same pot stir in your fiber, cornstarch and however many drops of food coloring you want.

3. Stir until the mixture is complete and homogenous.

4. When everything is combined, turn the stove to low or medium and wait for the liquid to boil

5. Let the mixture boil for 5 minutes then remove from heat and let rest for a 2 to 3 minutes

6. Once cooled, add to heat again and bring to boil for another 5 minutes

7. After 5 minutes, remove from heat again and let rest for another 2 to 3 minutes.

8. Check the mixture to see how stretchy and slimy it is, if not set repeat the heating and cooling process until the mixture has set.

9. Once done, let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes to cool and transfer to a sealable container.

Galaxy Oobleck Ingredients

5 cups Cornstarch

3 cups Water

Blue, purple, and pink food coloring

White glitter

Large tray

3 jars

Directions

1. Mix a couple drops of blue food coloring and 1 cup of water into one of the jars and stir to combine, add food coloring until you get a blue that you desire.

2. Repeat this process for the purple and pink food coloring.

3. Once all the colors have been created, add in 1 ½ cups of cornstarch into each jar and stir gently until the fluid begins to thicken.

4. Add water or small amounts of cornstarch to the jars to adjust thickness

5. Once all the jars have been made, transfer each jar one at a time into the same large container. Move the jars slowly as you pour so that the colors can overlap and create the galaxy look.

6. When all the jars have been added to the container, sprinkle in the glitter to create the stars for your galaxy.

7. Play and move this slime, if it is solid when you touch it that is alright. This is non-newtonian fluid so the harder and faster you move, the more solid it becomes.

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