Fake snot is a must try for cool science, gross science, or your next party! Easy to make with a few kitchen ingredients, fake snot slime is even edible or at the very least taste safe. This is one of our favorite alternative slime recipes. Do you know someone who will enjoy this totally gross, totally cool, and totally science fake snot activity? Homemade slime is a must try!
FAKE SNOT EDIBLE SLIME SCIENCE FOR KIDS
AWESOME SLIME RECIPES FOR KIDS
We love making slime here, and we often use recipes that are not taste safe {but still very cool}! This is one of our top alternative slime recipes routinely featured on Buzz Feed too! If you want to check out our regular slime recipes, click here.
We made a few versions of this cool science experiment. We experimented with varying amounts of corn syrup and wound up with some very interesting and edible slimes. Our first version of this edible slime is lime flavored, part of our Summer STEAM Camp Series for tasting science. I checked out Sci-Borg Projects for the initial recipe and changed it a bit to suit our needs.
SUPPLIES FOR EDIBLE FAKE SNOT SLIME
Knox Unflavored Gelatin, 3 packs
Corn Syrup
Water
Food Coloring
TO MAKE FAKE SNOT
I like to use two bowls for making this fake snot.
Mix 1/2 cup of boiling water and three packets of Knox brand unflavored gelatin in one bowl. Mix the gelatin and water with a fork. Add the gelatin in slowly but it will still tended to clump. Let it stand for 5 minutes.
In another bowl, measure out a 1/2 cup corn syrup. Slowly add the gelatin mixture to corn syrup until it reaches the desired consistency, snot like! The fork helps to pull up cool strands of fake snot!
WHAT’S THE SCIENCE?
This is messy sensory science play. Although this is made with gelatin, the mixture of water and gelatin still makes a polymer. The proteins in the gelatin combined with the corn syrup to form gooey strands that resemble your snot.
The equal parts gelatin mixture to corn syrup made the perfect fake snot that you could pick up and watch flow like mucous. We used less corn syrup for our edible slime and made a thicker textured slime. Play around with different amounts of corn syrup to check out different textures.
Haven’t used always wanted to play with fake gooey snot!
You can even taste it too! It’s simply gelatin and sugar, but is not very tasty.
Fake Snot for Science you can taste, see, and feel!
Our lime flavored edible slime uses less corn syrup for a different slime texture. These gelatin slimes are awesome kitchen science experiments for kids to do at home! Using totally safe ingredients, even the youngest scientist can have some slimey fun!
This fiber slime is another cool slime recipe for taste safe slime using psyllium husk powder or Metamucil! We had a blast figuring out the ratios need to make the best gooey slime mixture. This is perfect if you are looking for a chemical free slime option.
We do more than just slime too! Check out some of our popular science activities and collections. Click on photos.
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Ewww! SO awesomely gross 🙂
Can you use flavored jello?
No you really do need the unflavored kind for it to work correctly.
How much “snot” does this recipe make?
It makes a about a handful!
We tried this today as a “Slime Challenge” where each person was blindfolded and had to guess what edible ingredient they were adding. Strawberry jam slime is delicious!
What’s the best way to remove snot slime from clothing? If it has been rubbed into clothing!?
Well it is gelatin, so maybe soaking in warm soapy water would work!