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diy galaxy slime
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Galaxy Slime

Step into the cosmos with our easy DIY galaxy slime tutorial! Discover how to create your own sparkly, space-themed slime at home.
Course Kids Crafts
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 3 /4 cup
Cost $1

Equipment

  • 1 Bowl(s)
  • 1 Stir stick or spoon

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Place 1 cup of water in a glass measuring cup with 1/2 tsp of borax. Microwave for 30-45 seconds and stir until borax is dissolved.
    Mixing Borax and water
  • In a large bowl, add one bottle of clear glue.
    Adding clear glue to a glass bowl
  • Add 3 drops of purple and 1 drop of blue food coloring. Stir until colors are incorporated.
    Stirring food coloring into clear glue
  • Add 1 Tbsp of borax water at a time and stir. Continue to add Borax water 1 Tbsp at a time until the mixture is no longer sticky and pulls away from the side of the bowl.
    Add borax mixture to the blue and purple slime
  • Add glitter and fold into the slime.
    Folding glitter colors into the slime

Notes

Costs for this craft will vary - if you make a lot of slime like we do and buy the ingredients in bulk, it can cost pennies!
This recipe took 12 teaspoons (4 tablespoons) of water/Borax mixture.