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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 0.75 cup
Cost $1

Equipment

  • 1 Bowls
  • 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 ingredients 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. You'll see the slime start to form.
    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.