Things You'll Need
2 tsp. Epsom salt
4 tbsp. white glue
Food coloring
1 cup
1 bowl
Measuring spoon
Sandwich bag
Call it slime, bizarre slime, gak, goop, oobleck, flubber -- no matter what you call it, kids love to make it. Recipes for stretchy non-Newtonian fluid abound, but many of them call for the addition of borax, a salt-based laundry additive. If you want to make bizarre slime but don't have any borax, you can substitute Epsom salt. When mixed with glue and water, Epsom salt causes a chemical reaction that creates a stretchy putty.
Step 1
Pour 2 teaspoons of Epsom salt and 2 teaspoons of water in a cup.
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Step 2
Stir the Epsom salt and water mixture until the Epsom salt is mostly dissolved. It may not dissolve all the way.
Step 3
Pour 4 tablespoons of white glue into a bowl. Squeeze 3 drops of food coloring into the glue.
Step 4
Pour the water and salt mixture into the bowl with the glue.
Step 5
Smash the glue and water mixture together with your fingers until it turns into slime.
Step 6
Store the slime in a plastic sandwich bag to keep it fresh between playtimes.
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