The stretchiest, the coolest, the most unique-est slime that we love to make! Of course, Christmas is coming, and we are all about candy canes, glitter, gingerbread men and more! We have lots of fun Christmas slime recipes to share with you including this one, a candy cane Christmas fluffy slime recipe!
How To Make Fluffy Candy Cane Slime
NOTE: You can make this with any of our regular slime recipes if you don’t want to make fluffy slime. The look will be just as fun, and you can substitute white glue for clear glue for more vivid colors. Saline solution slime, borax slime or liquid starch slime recipes will all work well!
Supplies:
- 1/2 cup of PVA White School Glue
- 3 Cups of Foam Shaving Cream
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- Food Coloring
- 1 tbsp of saline solution
You will need to make two batches of slime {or more if you want additional colors}. Color one of the batches red; remember you will need enough food coloring to make a deeper shade of red since you are mixing it with so much white glue and shaving cream. The second batch will be white, which comes from the glue and shaving cream.
Instructions:
STEP 1: Add 3 cups of foam shaving cream to a bowl.
STEP 2: Add food coloring as desired.
STEP 3: Mix in a 1/2 cup of white washable school glue.
STEP 3: Stir in 1/2 tsp baking soda
STEP 4: Mix in 1 tbsp saline solution and stir until slime forms and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
If your slime still feels too sticky, you may need a few more drops of saline solution. Start by squirting a few drops of the solution onto your hands and kneading your slime longer. You can always add, but you can’t take away. Saline solution is preferred over contact solution.
Go ahead and try to shape it like a candy cane!
Kids will have a blast creating their own candy cane Christmas fluffy slime! You can easily mix and match colors, and plain have fun this holiday season with your own homemade Christmas slime.
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The Science of Slime
We always like to include a bit of homemade slime science around here, and that’s perfect for exploring chemistry with a candy corn theme. Slime is an excellent chemistry demonstration and kids love it too! Mixtures, substances, polymers, cross-linking, states of matter, elasticity, and viscosity are just a few of the science concepts that can be explored with homemade slime!
What’s the science behind the slime? The borate ions in the slime activators (sodium borate, borax powder, or boric acid) mix with the PVA (polyvinyl-acetate) glue and form this cool stretchy substance. This is called cross-linking!
The glue is a polymer and is made up of long, repeating, and identical strands or molecules. These molecules flow past one another, keeping the glue in a liquid state. Until…
When you add the borate ions to the mixture, it starts to connect these long strands together. They begin to tangle and mix until the substance is less like the liquid you started with and thicker and rubbery like slime! Slime is a polymer.
Picture the difference between wet spaghetti and leftover spaghetti the next day. As the slime forms the tangled molecule strands are much like the clump of spaghetti!
Is slime a liquid or solid? We call it a non-Newtonian fluid because it’s a bit of both! Read more about slime science here!
Helpful Slime Resources
These are the best resources to look through before, during, and after making your awesome Christmas slime! We talk more about the slime science below too.
- Slime Activator List
- What is slime?
- What You Need To Make Slime
- Amazing Benefits Of Playing With Slime
- Best Slime Ideas
- How To Make Slime Less Sticky
- How To Get Slime Out Of Clothes And Hair
- How To Make Your Own Slime Kit
More Fun Christmas Slime Ideas
Check out more favorite candy cane activities…
- Dissolving Candy Cane Experiment
- Bending Candy Canes
- Crystal Candy Canes
- Candy Cane Bath Bombs (Involves a fun chemical reaction!)
Printable Candy Cane STEAM Project Pack
For a complete pack of instructions, templates, and extras, grab our Candy Cane Project Pack!
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