Making playdoh slime is SO fun! You can make this easy slime recipe with Play-Doh. It will keep the littles busy for hours. You’re going to love this activity!
Skills Required: None. Playdoh slime is easy enough for kids to make, so no prior crafting experience is necessary.
Before we dive in, I have something very important to discuss. Something that, I believe, needs to be completely understood before undertaking this project. And that is the proper spelling of Play Doh.
I wasn’t sure whether to call this “play dough slime,” or “playdough slime” or “playdoh slime.” Or maybe even something else. Because, as we say in the south, bless your hearts. None of you are sure how to spell the magical dough we’ve been playing with since childhood!
Confession – I’m actually not sure I could’ve told you how to spell it before this recipe. I now know that “Play Doh” is the proper spelling. Not that a spelling lesson is why I’m here, but I’m glad we got it out of the way.
Why I’m here is to share with you a slime recipe! It turns out that Play Doh is a pretty great ingredient for your slime recipes, and just another ingredient you can use when you make it next.
Slime recipes are all the rage these days! Everywhere I look, Elmer’s glue is sold out because everyone is making as much slime as they possibly can. And I’ll have to admit, it’s fun. Slime is the perfect boredom buster for kids!
I’m always looking for new and exciting slime recipes for my niece, and this Play Doh slime recipe is one you and the kids are going to love. For this slime recipe, you probably already have most (all?) of the ingredients on hand.
The only thing we had to purchase was the liquid starch, and I recommend getting a big bottle anyway since many slime recipes use it. We all know this isn’t the first time you’re making slime, nor will it be the last! Learn how to make this slime recipe below.
Gather These Supplies
- 1 4-oz bottle Elmer’s glue
- 1 tablespoon baby powder
- 1 tablespoon baby oil
- 1 tablespoon hand lotion
- Shaving cream
- Play Doh (color of choice)
- Liquid starch
Now that you know how to make playdoh slime, your life is complete! Okay, we won’t go that far, but you have a fun activity for the littles to try when they need something to do. And of course, enjoy making this slime recipe with them!
Get the printable how to for this fun craft below:
Play Doh Slime
Equipment
- Large bowl
- Spoon
Materials
- 1 bottle Elmer’s school glue 4 oz.
- 1 tablespoon baby powder
- 1 tablespoon baby oil
- 1 tablespoon hand lotion
- Shaving cream
- Play Doh color of choice
- Liquid starch
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the glue, baby powder, baby oil, and hand lotion together until they’re fully mixed.
- Add in as much shaving cream as there are ingredients in the bowl. There should be a 1:1 ratio of ingredients already in the bowl to shaving cream (eyeball it). Use a fork to mix the shaving cream into the glue mixture until it’s one consistent material.
- Add in the liquid starch one teaspoon at a time, mixing after each teaspoon, until the slime stops sticking to the side of the bowl, and starts sticking to itself. Once this happens, your slime has reached the correct consistency.
- Add in a ping pong ball sized lump of Play-Doh to the mixture. Use your hands and mix it well until it’s all combined into the slime. You'll mix for several minutes. It will make your slime very sticky, but mix until the lumps of Play-Doh are gone.
- Once all the lumps of Play-Doh have disappeared, you will need to add liquid starch a teaspoon at a time back to your mixture to make it the right consistency again.
- Keep mixing the liquid starch into the slime with a fork until it again stops sticking to the bowl, and starts sticking to itself. You can also add in a teaspoon of baby powder to help with the stickiness as well. Once your slime has reached the right consistency again, it’s ready to be played with.
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Notes
Let me know what you think in the comments! I’d also love for you to check out these other slime recipes:
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Danni
Saturday 20th of July 2024
Hi , do you know if I can substitute the baby powder for something else and still work ?
Amy
Saturday 20th of July 2024
I would try cornstarch or baking soda from the kitchen. I'm not 100% sure though.
Nicole
Tuesday 18th of April 2023
We had a slime day- made 5 different slimes w the kids today and this was by far the favorite! Super stretchy and smelled nice too! Thanks! It is work...lots of kneading and super sticky for a while but well worth it at the end!
Question mark
Sunday 3rd of November 2019
I absolutely love it!It works so good!It feels soft and creamy,almost like butter cream slime,but better!thank you!
Brandi Shouse
Tuesday 30th of July 2019
It's terrible what if we don't have all the ingredients and our parents don't let us go to the store and buy the ingredients and we only have a few of those ingredients so what do we do.
Amy
Tuesday 6th of August 2019
Hi Brandi! Sounds like you have to talk to your parents :)