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Have you seen all the slime recipes floating around online recently? It seems slime is really popular right now. And I'm always up for a good sensory play recipe to try with my daughter. So when Hobby Lobby asked if I would team up with them to create some slime and share about it, I jumped at the opportunity. Plus, who doesn't love shopping at Hobby Lobby? My daughter and I found these 5 fun and hands-on ways to play with slime. I think she could play with it for hours! The open-ended play that occurs with a resource such as slime means that children can work alone or cooperate if they wish, and explore at varying levels. Using slime allows for child-initiated activity opportunities. If you're wondering how to make slime without borax, this Glooze slime recipe is an excellent option. This slimy substance is made from skim milk, vinegar & baking soda! What You Need to Make Glooze Slime We kept our slime in plastic bags after we were done playing with it. It does harden up and tends to break, so you may need to kneed it again and it might not be as stretchy. But since it is so easy and fast to make, I plan on just making it as we want to play with it and only keeping it a day or two past that. 5 Hands-On Ways to Play with Slime
After adding the eye drop mixture, it turned into this amazing stretchy slime that was so fun to pull apart. I made this part of the slime just to be safe, since my daughter in four. If you have an older children, they may be able to help with this part, but always supervise.Aside from the question of safety, which is paramount when working with children, you may also want to consider whether your slime is environmentally-friendly. This version of slime (also called Gak and Glue Slime) shows you how to make slime with glue and Borax. This is a fast and easy slime recipe! What You Need to Make Simple Easy Slime Recipe Science theories may feel boring to your children, and thus having some hands-on experiments are the best way to develop a love for science and chemistry subjects. As my daughter was playing with our slime, she started pulling out all kinds of things to use with it. I was amazed at her creativity and focus. Here are some hands-on ways to play with slime, inspired by my 4 year old.
Understanding the patterns of colour schemes and a mixture of new objects helps your child to use their imagination which fosters the creative mind. Look at that awesome bilateral coordination practice of using both hands together and crossing midline to pull apart the slime. My mama Occupational Therapy heart loves it! When a trend such as slime appears, there are many companies producing and selling it. And, in the case of slime, it unfortunately brought with it some warnings as a result of some of the products containing borax. This prompted a Which? report on the products on sale. The EU safety standard specifies that toy slimes must have boron levels that fall below 300mg/kg and toy putties must have boron levels that fall below 1,200mg/kg. Exposure to excessive levels of boron could cause irritation, diarrhoea and vomiting in the short term, and may impair fertility and cause harm to unborn children in pregnant women. Use letter magnets to make imprints in your slime– you could even have your child create their name or sight words/spelling words.
Apparently my friend and fellow blogger Shelley at SteamPowered Family, had similar issues with slime recipes. She created this super easy, 3 ingredient, no liquid starch or borax powder way to make slime. Her Super Simple, Super Stretchy Slime recipe works like a charm! Our slime games let you make magical goop from scratch! Put on your mad scientist hat, and learn how to craft batches of ooze. You'll mix regular household ingredients to create something truly special. There's so much slimy fun in this collection. Get ready to get messy and have a blast! What are the best free Slime Games online?
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