{"title":"How to Make Slime","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/crafts/how-to-make-slime","category":{"slug":"crafts","name":"Crafts"},"creator":{"name":"Chillin' with Rachel 💛","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsUGQ3eJjYOv00609MFs1wQ","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTaZ03PQfoc"},"tldr":"Make stretchy, glossy slime with white glue, lotion and a borax activator. Includes fixes for slime that is too sticky or too rubbery.","totalDurationSeconds":526,"difficulty":"easy","tools":["mixing bowl","stirring stick or spoon","measuring teaspoon","squeeze bottle","airtight container"],"materials":["white PVA school glue","borax powder","warm water","hand lotion","baby oil"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Step 1: Get Your Bowl and Glue Ready","text":"Set out a mixing bowl and white PVA school glue. Check the label says PVA - that is the ingredient that turns into slime."},{"number":2,"title":"Step 2: Pour In the Glue","text":"Pour about three ounces of white glue into the bowl. However much glue you pour is how much slime you get."},{"number":3,"title":"Step 3: Stir In a Little Lotion","text":"Squeeze in a little lotion and stir it through the glue. This is optional but it makes the finished slime much stretchier."},{"number":4,"title":"Step 4: Mix the Borax Activator","text":"Stir one teaspoon of borax into one cup of warm water until it fully dissolves. One teaspoon, not one tablespoon."},{"number":5,"title":"Step 5: Add the Activator Slowly","text":"Add the cooled activator to the glue a splash at a time, stirring after each one. Go slowly - too much at once ruins the batch."},{"number":6,"title":"Step 6: Stir Until It Pulls Away From the Bowl","text":"Keep stirring as the mixture turns stringy and starts pulling away from the sides of the bowl. That is your cue it is ready to knead."},{"number":7,"title":"Step 7: Knead It By Hand","text":"Tip the slime onto a clean table and knead it with your hands to work out the clumps. It will stick at first, then stop."},{"number":8,"title":"Step 8: Fix Slime That Has Gone Wrong","text":"If the slime turns rubbery and tears instead of stretching, knead in a little more lotion or glue to soften it back up."},{"number":9,"title":"Step 9: Play With It Properly","text":"Stretch and poke the finished slime with your fingertips. Holding it in a warm palm makes it melt and go sticky."},{"number":10,"title":"Step 10: Store It in an Airtight Container","text":"Store the slime in an airtight container with the lid pressed on. Left open, it dries out and turns brittle within a day."}],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-08-31T16:42:12.143Z","published":"2026-08-31T16:42:08.089Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit ShowMeStepByStep with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure."}