Crunchy Slime with Floam Beads
Want to change up the texture of your slime? This DIY crunchy slime with foam beads is both simple to make and satisfying to play with!
Ingredients
- ½ cup white school glue
- ⅓ cup water
- ½ tsp baking soda
- food coloring optional
- ½ - 1 cup styrofoam beads
- 1 - 1 ½ tbsp contact lens solution
Instructions
- Combine the glue and water in a small bowl.
- Stir in baking soda.
- Add ½ cup of foam beads (and food coloring, if desired) and stir them in with a spoon.
- Add 1 tablespoon of contact lens solution and stir with a spoon. If the mixture is still very runny, slowly add a bit more contact lens solution, mixing well and stopping as soon as the mixture can be peeled off the sides of the bowl.
- Remove the slime from the bowl and knead it with your hands. It will start out sticky, but the more you knead it, the less sticky it will feel.
- Once the slime is no longer sticky, knead in an additional ¼ to ½ cup of foam beads. When you are satisfied with the texture, the slime is ready for your child to play with!
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Notes
Make sure the contact lens solution you use lists “boric acid” and “sodium borate” as ingredients. If those ingredients are not listed, the slime will not form and the recipe will not work.