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Easy Play Doh Slime Recipe (no Borax!)
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Play Doh Slime

This is the coolest slime recipe ever, with no Borax! Kids are going to love making this unique slime with Play doh.
Course Kids Crafts
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 1 cup
Cost $5

Equipment

  • Large bowl
  • Spoon

Ingredients

  • 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.
    Glue, baby powder, baby oil, and hand lotion combined together in a glass bowl
  • 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.
    Shaving cream added to the mixture
  • 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.
    Ingredients mixed together to form slime
  • 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.
    Adding play doh into the slime mixture in a glass bowl
  • 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.
    Mixing play dough into the slime mixture
  • 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.
    how to make slime with playdough

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Notes

Your slime can be stored in an airtight container for later play. Keep in a cool dry place for best results.