Slime is a must try science activity these days, and we have you covered! Let us show you how to make slime with your kids this fall. We have some awesome cool slime ideas for the fall season. In no time at all you will be a pro at whipping up slime for all the seasons and holidays with our easy homemade slime recipes.
FUN FALL SLIME IDEAS FOR KIDS TO TRY
HOW TO MAKE SLIME
We have 5 basic slime recipe for making homemade fall slime, and I recommend taking a look through each to see which one suits you and the slime ingredients you have available to you. Each basic recipe includes a start to finish video where you can watch me make slime in real-time!
- 2 Ingredient Homemade Slime
- Liquid Starch Slime Recipe
- Saline Solution Slime Recipe
- Borax Slime Recipe
- Fluffy Slime Recipe
Our easy slime recipes will show you how to master slime in 5 minutes or less! We have spent years tinkering with our 5 favorite basic slime recipes to make sure you can make the BEST slime every time!
We believe learning how to make slime shouldn’t be disappointing or frustrating. That’s why we want to take the guess work out of making slime.
SLIME SCIENCE
We always like to include a bit of homemade slime science around here! What’s slime science all about?
The borate ions in the slime activators (sodium borate, borax powder, or boric acid) mix with the PVA (polyvinyl acetate) glue and forms 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 with flow past one another keeping the glue in a liquid state. Until…
You add the borate ions to the mixture, and it then 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 little bit of both!
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—>>> FREE FALL SLIME CHALLENGE AND RECIPE
FALL SLIME RECIPES
So now you know how to make slime and you are ready to see all our cool fall themes {with more on the way so check back}! Each cool slime idea below has it’s own page where you can get the full recipe.
RED APPLE SLIME
It’s time for the apple orchards to open so how about an apple-themed slime!
EASY FLUFFY SLIME FOR FALL
Fall leaves can provide so much inspiration for color including slime! Our soft and squishy fall fluffy slime is perfect for fall slime making activities with kids.
FALL LEAVES SLIME
A wonderful way to enjoy the changing colors of fall with a slime that shines beautifully in the sunlight.
PUMPKIN SLIME
This was new to us last year and we thoroughly enjoyed getting messy with the pumpkin. Please note this slime is a bit messier than most of them because of the pumpkin guts mixed into it.
BUBBLING SLIME
Anything that bubbles, oozes, and erupts makes a great activity around here. This bubbling slime recipe is really neat and also pretty simple. Make slime with xanthum gum and add in a fizzing baking soda and vinegar reaction.
CINNAMON SCENTED SLIME
When you love the smell of cinnamon and you combine it with AMAZING slime, you get a real fall treat! Of course cinnamon cider donuts are pretty good too!
GINGERBREAD SCENTED SLIME
Fantastic scents of the season also include this fantastic smelling gingerbread scented slime! Favorite spices are a simple twist to add to homemade slime recipes.
TASTE SAFE GINGERBREAD SLIME
Need an edible gingerbread slime for our younger kiddos. This gingerbread slime recipe is taste safe. However, I never recommend encpouraging kiddos to eat play materials, but this is non-toxic.
ORANGE FLUFFY SLIME
Give a classic slime recipe a fall theme with our easy to make fluffy slime and pumpkin colors!
HALLOWEEN SLIME
We have so many ways to enjoy our classic slime recipes for Halloween! Make sure to check out each one with our Halloween slime ideas. My favorite is the witch’s fluffy brew slime!
EDIBLE PEEPS SLIME
Make an edible slime perfect for fall and Halloween fun!
THANKSGIVING SLIME RECIPES
Yes, you can even give our homemade slime recipes a Thanksgiving theme! This collection of cool slime ideas features both edible and non-edible fall slime recipes!
No more having to print out a WHOLE blog post for just one recipe!
Get our basic slime recipes in an easy to print format so you can knock out the activities!
—>>> FREE FALL SLIME CHALLENGE AND RECIPE
MORE FUN FALL ACTIVITIES
Need more great ideas for fall STEM and science? We have it all! Click on the links below.
- Preschool Apple Activities
- Fall STEM Activities
- Fall ART Projects
- Halloween Science Experiments
- Pumpkin STEM Activities
- Pumpkin Books & Activities
WHICH COOL SLIME IDEA WILL YOU MAKE THIS FALL?
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