We made some slime that glows-in-the-dark the other day. My kids ranked this as one of their favorite of our summer projects so far. Even I was enjoying playing with it. It just feels so cool.
I found a youtube video put together by some kids in a high school science class and it made me miss my days as a high school science teacher!
We followed all of their directions but added 1 tsp of glow-in-the-dark paint to the 50% glue and 50% water mixture. We stirred together the glue, water and paint till it was well mixed. Then we added the borax solution (water and borax) just as instructed in the video.
We used clear glue instead of the white Elmer’s glue. I loved the feeling and texture the clear school glue gave the slime.
The more borax solution you add, the stiffer your slime will become. If you want runny slime go easy on the borax solution. We wanted our a little stiffer so we added a bit more Borax solution. Ours turned out really nice. You can roll it into a perfectly round sphere, that slowly flattens when left alone. It really does glow. But I was not smart enough to figure out how to take a picture of it. The version I made is “mom-friendly”. It will not stick in carpet because it is fairly solid. I cannot make any guarantees though if you choose to go with the runnier slime version.
**Thank you for all of your fun and kind comments as of late. You can just keep those coming :)! And just to set the record straight…I am a normal mom like the rest of you. I just choose to show you the best in our home. My kids would get a kick out of those “cool mom” comments. They would have no clue who you were talking about! Just so you know, I have those “bad mom days” like every one else. Days where I just might make and eat an entire rainbow cake for myself :)!
Oh my goodness! All the neat things you have shown us to do with that borax in the laundry room!
Have a safe and enjoyable trip!
My kids would love this but is it mommy friendly…lol I love that it is glow in the dark too.
very cool! and I love your photos.
I don't have kids… Would it be weird if I made this anyway? I could maybe say it's for nephews & nieces…
I love all these cool ideas you post!
HOW FUN!!! thanks for sharing!
Dude. GLOW IN THE DARK Slime??? This is too much! With two boys we are DEF going to do this project!
I LOL'd at the "make a whole rainbow cake and eat it" comment! Ha ha! This slime – we are SO going to do that! :-) LOVE IT!
OHHHHHHHHH my girl will LOVE this. I just hope they sell Borax here!
I got borax on ebay
i'm so glad i have your blog bookmarked and you posted all these cool things.
my girl scout troop will totally love all of this stuff. thanks.
Your photos awe and inspire me! Genuis!
ok, dd and i made this today. she was so excited. I just posted pictures on my blog. thanks for the inspiration.
Wow, WAY cool! I've got to try this! I'll be linking.
You had me at slime – LOL! I think my daughter will just love this!
Looks like a ton of fun! I linked to it on my weekly roundup (found here). Thanks!
We are doing this for THREE Halloween parties tomorrow!!! (14yr olds, 9 yr olds, and 7 yr olds) I bought Chemistry flasks and test tubes with caps from Oriental Trading so the kids could take it home easier (we're doing a sort of Mad Scientist theme… Love the Glow in the Dark feature!!! Think this one is going to be a HUGE hit!!! Martha Stewart who???? You're amazing!!!!
Thanks so much!
Michele in RI
Amy,
Just popping back in to tell you that the Slime was a MAJOR hit!!!!I had 40 some kids begging to 'make it again'!!! Parents were in awe and I was the queen of all Halloween parties! Thanks a bunch!!!!
Michele
Whoa. I am in awe. I love the creative substitutions you made. Excellent!
We made an edible slime for Halloween last year…no glowing, but still cool.
You mix sugar, koolaid and water, boil it and add tapioca starch. Then it gets all rubbery and totally transparent. We added two tapioca pearls to each blob and pretended they were gooey pets.
Glad you guys enjoyed this one. Thanks for letting me know how much you enjoyed this at your parties. Love to hear that people are doing this and having good success.
Michele–Thanks for the edible recipe. We will most definetly give it a try this summer! My kids will love it!
I just found this post blog-hopping. I wanted to tell you how FUN this will be!!!! At our family reunion we do an auction to earn money for the next year, and I'm sure that when I make a few of these they will go fast!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing this talent!!!!! I LOVE it!!!!
Celeste B.
ccscards.blogspot.com
could you email me exact directions or amounts you used for this?!?! I got what I need but not sure what all i need!
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thank you!
Love it! This is definitely going in my weekend reads!
Awesome! Passing this on via FB and Twitter!
Rachele @ Messy Kids
This is a GREAT idea! I have made so many different versions of slime, but I have NEVER thought about adding glow in the dark paint :). Thank you!
we are making this today! thanks :)
thanks we just made this! How fun and easy! I have a feeling we will be making this all the time!
How fun!!! thanks for sharing how to make this..
Thanks Michelle for commenting! Glad you like it! Hope you have fun with it!
Just saw this on pinterest. Can’t wait to make it for my son’s 5th birthday party – we will have some happy party guests! :)
Love this Amy, featured you! http://funfamilycrafts.com/glow-in-the-dark-slime/
We are SO making this now.
Used your directions to make slime at my son’s 7th birthday party! It was a huge hit. Thank you!!
Yay! So glad it worked and turned out to be a big party hit. Boys tend to like that slime!
Thank you so much. We just made a test batch with my daughters. My 17 year old and my 7 year old daughters had a blast. We are having mad scientist party and this will be one of the projects we do that day.
Thank you for sharing all your great ideas. Thanks for sharing with us.
i gace a science fair prifect and idk all i need to make slime.
So fun! Thanks for sharing!
Well, I’m late to this party! :) I just saw it on Pinterest and HAD to see what the laughing was all about. So cool. My kids would flip over this. My question is, does it keep? I put homemade stuff in their stockings so if I made this and put it in a small jar would it stay “slimy”? Thanks! Lisa~
Yes! It will last for at least a few weeks if stored properly in an air tight container.
I LOVE your “disclaimer”!! So refreshing – something I have to remember as I see all kinds of cool-mom things on Pinterest and blogs.
We have been studying David and Bathsheba in seminary. We have been talking about the consequences of our choices. What better way to demonstrate the consequences of our choices than to make some slime…glow in the dark even! Thanks for the recipe with the added glow in the dark paint. I made this years ago when my kids were in cub scouts. I think the older kids will have fun with this, too.