This easy homemade slime recipe is one of my favorites because it’s colorful and feels really weird and crunchy. Kids of all ages can have fun and play with the slime. This popular slime recipe is featured on the cover of our slime book… do you recognize it?
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Yes! You may recognize this slime recipe on the cover of our book 101 Activities for Kids That Are Ooey, Gooey-is Ever!
Easy homemade slime recipe for kids
Today we’re making something that looks colorful and fun when it’s done, snow cone slime! Oh! And it’s an easy homemade slime recipe, meaning you’ll have some slime to play with afterwards that has a crackling satisfying texture.
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Making this snow cone slime reminds us of our favorite summer days. Those evenings, as a family, we would go to the nearest Snow Cone cabin and get ready.
Supplies required to craft Snow Cone Slime recipe
Instructions for the Crunchy Colorful Slime Recipe
Step 1
First mix the glue and starch very gently in a small bowl. You don’t want to create too many bubbles as you want the mixture to be clear.
step 2
Next, if you plan on coloring your slime, you should divide your slime into 3 different bowls. We used red, blue, and yellow food coloring for ours.
step 3
Add a few drops of food coloring to each bowl and mix well. You should now have 3 separately colored slime colors.
step 4
Now it’s time to add the plastic pellets. Pour 1/4 at a time into each bowl and mix well with your hands.
Finished Snow Cone Slime
The slime will eventually become crunchy and it will be harder to add more pellets. Then you know it’s ready to play!
You can mix the colors together or put them in a snow cone container and watch the colors blend together naturally!
This slime is tons of fun!
active time
10 mins
total time
10 mins
difficulty
Middle
Estimated costs
$10
materials
1 5 oz. Clear bottle glue
1 1/2 tsp liquid starch
2 cups of polypropylene plastic pellets or clear beads
food coloring
Food extract (optional)
Tool
mixing bowl
3 separate bowls to color in
Something to stir
instructions
- In a small bowl, mix the glue and starch gently to avoid creating too many bubbles.
- If you want to color your slime like we did, divide it into 3 different bowls and add a color to each bowl by dividing the slime between them.
- Slowly add the plastic pellets and mix well until the slime is crispy and pellets are harder to add.
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Awesome right?
How did your snow cone slime recipe turn out?