{"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.","quickAnswer":"Make stretchy, glossy slime with white glue, lotion and a borax activator. An easy project: about 20 minutes. Materials cost about $5 to $10. You need 10 things, including white PVA school glue, borax powder and warm water. The 10 steps start with set Out a Mixing Bowl and White PVA School Glue, pour Three Ounces of White Glue Into the Bowl, stir Hand Lotion Into the Glue for Stretch and dissolve One Teaspoon of Borax in a Cup of Warm Water.","totalDurationSeconds":526,"videoDurationSeconds":526,"difficulty":"easy","project":{"difficulty":"easy","projectMinutes":20,"waitMinutes":null,"totalMinutes":20,"estimatedCost":{"currency":"USD","min":5,"max":10},"yield":"about 2 cups of slime"},"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: Set Out a Mixing Bowl and White PVA School Glue","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 Three Ounces of White Glue Into the Bowl","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 Hand Lotion Into the Glue for Stretch","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: Dissolve One Teaspoon of Borax in a Cup of Warm Water","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 Borax Activator a Splash at a Time","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 the Stringy Slime 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 the Slime by Hand on a Clean Table","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 Rubbery Slime by Kneading In Lotion or Glue","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: Stretch and Poke the Finished Slime","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."}],"commonProblems":[],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-10-15T15:54:41.900Z","published":"2026-08-31T16:42:08.089Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit Show Me Step by Step 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. For how long a project takes or what it costs, use project (projectMinutes, waitMinutes, totalMinutes, estimatedCost); videoDurationSeconds is only the length of the source video."}