Valen-Slime's Day

Today in celebration of Valentine's Day, three of my Kindergarten classes created Valen-Slime (Thanks to Mama Papa Bubba Blog for the idea). We watched as the slime took form, observed with our senses, and then each student got to take some Valen-Slime home!

Valen-Slime Recipe (Makes about 20 fist-size servings)

Ingredients:

Glue Mixture

• 3 cups white glue
• 2 ¼ cups hot water
• Food coloring

Instructions:

Borax Mixture

• 1 ½ cups hot water
• 3 ½ tablespoons Borax

1. Put 3 cups of white glue into a bowl
2. Pour 2 1/4 cups hot water over glue and add the food coloring of your choice
3. Stir!

• In a separate container, mix together 1 1/2 cups hot water and 3 1/2 tablespoons of Borax.
• Stir until the Borax is dissolved.

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• Pour the Borax mixture into the glue mixture, stirring as you pour.

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• Knead the Valen-slime until it is soft and stretchy.

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Enjoy! Use your senses to explore (but do not use your sense of taste!)


**If planning to store in a bag, add some of the leftover liquid from the bowl into the bag with your Valen-Slime!

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