Can i prepare the activator solution ahead of time and also, mix the glue with water and place it in small containers ahead of time for the kids?

Squirt some shaving foam into your mixture, approximately half the amount of the glue, and mix it in with the spoon. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. We have several other slime recipes on our Sensory Play page, and we share a new Sensory Play idea or recipe nearly every week, so if you’d like to not miss out, please consider subscribing to our free weekly newsletter, delivered straight to your e-mail. Now if you don’t want to use saline solution, you can absolutely test out one of our other basic recipes using liquid starch or borax powder.This chunky glitter gives it more sparkle you can notice and is smooth on your hands when playing with it. My daughter is having a mermaid party in a couple of weeks and i wanted the kids to make slime as one of the activities. You can definitely try another brand of glue, but we can’t guarantee that it will work with our recipe.

And if you have plastic mermaid toys it would be fun to have them “swim” in the ocean coloured slime.

My son is particularly fond of the ocean and the beach and he has a great friend who is also fond of mermaids.

Usually you can interchange several of the ingredients depending on what you have on hand for slime supplies. She loves all things ocean so when she asked if we could make “Mermaid Slime”, I knew we had to give it a try. If it’s too sticky, feel free to add a tiny bit (1 teaspoon at a time) of contact lens solution then knead again. My kids loved choosing colors, stirring, putting all the add-ins, and then playing with the slimes we made. Hi Sandi – if it’s too runny it could be that your contact lens solution does not have the right ingredient to turn it into slime.Reminder: your contact lens solution should contain boric acid and sodium borate or your slime will not form. We did test trying to make a mermaid slime with sequins and because the sequins are bigger, thicker, and less smooth the feel of the slime is not as smooth as this slime. The trick with this slime is to put a few drops of the saline soluti9n onto your hands before picking up the slime. When I use Borax I mix 1/2 teaspoon of Borax in 1/2 cup of warm water and mix until it is completely dissolved.