How to Make a Glow in the Dark Slime
Playing with slime is an entertaining and sometimes gross activity that kids really get into, especially when it glows in the dark. Making this homemade slime is a family project you can do on rainy days, sleepovers or any time you want to incorporate it into telling spooky stories. With just a few basic ingredients you can create gooey, florescent slime that will teach your children about polymers and science and create hours of fun.
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Things You'll Need
- Borax laundry booster
- White glue
- Glow-in-the-dark paint
- Zipper-style plastic bag
Instructions
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Put one tablespoon of borax laundry booster into one cup of warm water. Mix the solution until all the borax is dissolved. You will find the borax on the same aisle as the laundry detergents in discount or grocery stores.
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Mix one-quarter cups each of water and white glue in a plastic cup or bowl. Stir the mixture well.
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Add three or four drops of glow-in-the-dark paint to your water and glue mixture. You can find this at discount or craft and hobby stores. Stir the mixture.
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The Activity Village website recommends combining equal parts of the glue, paint and water mixture and the borax and water mixture in a zipper style plastic bag.
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Knead the plastic bag well. Open the bag and check to see how your slime feels. If it is sticky, add a little more of the borax mixture and knead again. If the mixture is too slippery, add a bit more of the white glue-water mixture in small amounts and knead until it is the right texture.
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Tips & Warnings
Discuss with the children how different molecules combine to make larger molecules, thus creating a polymer.
After you are finished playing with the slime, you can store it in the zipper style plastic bag in the refrigerator for another day.
Wash hands before playing with the slime.This will prevent mold growth. Add a few drops of Lysol to inhibit mold growth as well.
This is not an edible slime, so young children should be supervised while playing with it.
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- Photo Credit neon glow image by Laura Lupton from Fotolia.com
