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Simply spread out on a table and invite those little fingers to get busy squelching, pouring, fingerpainting, cooking, drawing patterns and so much more. Add a bowl of plastic syringes or eyedroppers for older children to practice drawing up the slime then squirting it out.
You don't need to source numerous materials and follow complicated directions to make my 5 Easy Slime Recipes! I believe strongly as both a parent and early childhood educator that children should be offered access regularly to sensory play opportunitiesfrom a young age and fun with slime is an excellent example! Sensory play obviously doesn't alwaysneed to include messy play but it's certainly a bonus and can help with sensory processing as they grow – along with many other important learning and developmental outcomes. But isn't slime too dangerous for baby and toddler? Tip onto a tray or into a few bowls and let the messy fun begin! You might also like to try some of the ideas below. It is a wonderful sensory experience and I dare you not to want to put your own hands in there too – a lovely stress buster for anxious children (or stressed educators!) It also smells beautiful. Because it is soap based do watch the possibility of getting in the eyes. Speaking from my own experiences using this over the years I have never had a child complain about it hurting their eyes but I know some may find it stings like any soap in the eye can. 2. Squishy Foamy Slime The ingredients above make the amount of slime you see in the red slime picture below . I made a few extra batches after the first trial run. I’d caution against trying to double the recipe as even this small amount easily bubbles over the bowl when making it in the microwave – worth taking a little extra time to make batches separately.
To be honest, I very rarely measure with this one – you can make more or less you just need to experiment a little to get the consistency you are happy with – sometimes I add more gelatin than this or a little more dishwashing liquid. You don't need to be too precise, the fun is in the experimentation process anyway! What to do next… Provide muffin trays, spoons, cups and other real kitchen items for children to use and explore with the slime.
To turn the mixture into slime, just take the play dough with you in the bath tub or add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water. Add scissors for 3 years up and watch as they try to cut through the stretchy slime to make smaller pieces. Provide blunt butter knives as another way to strengthen and explore cutting skills.
Collect flowers together and use the slime pushed into recycled lids as a base to create florist arrangements. Because it is a soap base it washes off easily when time to clean up and will keep in a covered container for quite a while if you keep it relatively free of other matter! Edicol dyes wash out of clothes easily so I use them a lot with messy play activities. I've collected 5 of my absolute favourite DIY slime recipes in this post for you to try – these are the ones I have used over many years with my own children and also while working with babies and toddlers in both early learning centre and Family Day Care environments. They only require a few basic ingredients and the children can usually join in the process of making the slime as well. We all know that children will wipe eyes with messy hands or try to sneak a taste test so just keep this in mind. There is some minor risk but the benefits of this type of play far outweigh those risks in my opinion – especially if you are using the recipes below rather than the current popular options made with materials like Borax, starch and PVA glue which I prefer not to use around young children. And even better… you will be saving money too! What defines a slime recipe? Add balls of different sizes to the slime tray or tub for rolling and making patterns with. Add spoons to turn into a scooping game.
Add the other 1/4 cup of corn starch to the mixture. Mix together with a spoon to form a dough.Pour the bubble bath on top. Mix with a spoon to combine all the ingredients.Carefully pour onto a tray or board to cool down. Mine seemed to firm up a little as well after resting . It will be very hot so please be careful transferring from bowl. The mixture now looks like a soft play dough. Scatter about 1 teaspoon of coloring on top of the ball of soap dough. Knead the ball with the coloring until it has an even color. Cut up different sized and coloured kitchen sponges and scourers and encourage children to squish, create patterns and paint with the slime. If you have children who don't like messy hands just clip a peg to the sponges so they aren't touching the slime yet. The idea behind this DIY tutorial is that you don’t introduce any water into it before you turn it into slime. That’s why I’m using powdered cosmetic mica to color my mixture. You can also use edible glitter dust. Not because it’s edible, but because its better to pour down your drain than regular plastic glitter. You can also use biodegradable glitter instead. Cup WaterFood colouring or edicol colour dyes {Optional} I used edicol dye because I use them to colour my DIY cornflour paint base as well and they wash out of clothes so easily!
Sprinkle the powder across top of water and whisk or stir for around 2 minutes (the kids love doing this part so hand out those whisks!) This slime recipe is best prepped the night before so the balls have time to draw in the moisture, soften and swell. Leave on the bench to soak in the water overnight. The balls absorb the water, become nearly translucent and swell (so make sure you use a large bowl!)PLEASE NOTE : Although I define these recipes as safe for use around young children there is always still a need for common sense and close supervision when offering these type of experiences to younger children – some are obviously better suited to toddlers who aren't at the mouthing stage but you know the developmental stages and capacities of your children the best so please modify according to individual needs.
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