It’s amazing how you can make homemade slime look like it was meant to be all about Valentine’s Day! The perfect colors, a splash of glitter, and a handful of confetti hearts makes a stunning Valentine’s slime kids will go crazy for! We show you how to make Valentines Day slime easily and how to set up a fun little slime bar for mixing up sparkling slime.
LEARN HOW TO MAKE VALENTINES DAY SLIME EASILY WITH KIDS!
AMAZING VALENTINES DAY SLIME RECIPE FOR KIDS!
There is nothing short of amazing to describe this super stretchy slime recipe for Valentine’s Day science and sensory play. I had such a fun time selecting themed “toppings” for this Valentine’s slime.
From glitter to sequins to confetti, there are quite a few ways to go a little crazy! Make sure to check out all the science themed ways we celebrate Valentine’s Day
Check out the video!
HOW TO MAKE VALENTINES DAY SLIME REALLY GLITTER
Usually we add the special mix-ins like glitter and confetti while we are making out homemade slime, but this time I set everything out like a toppings bar for after the slime batches were made! It was so much fun.
CHECK OUT PRINTABLE SLIME LABELS AND CARDS (all the way at the bottom!)
Setting up a slime mix-ins bar is great for a party or group activity if you want to be able to pre-make the slime and have it ready for the kids to decorate.
CHOOSING YOUR VALENTINE’S DAY SLIME RECIPE
All of our holiday, seasonal, and everyday theme slimes use one of our 4 basic slime recipes that are super easy to make! We make slime all the time, and these have become our go-to favorite slime making recipes.
I will always let you know which recipe we use in our photographs, but I will also tell you which of the other basic slime recipes will work too! Here we used our LIQUID STARCH SLIME RECIPE with one addition, a small bottle of glitter glue.
Usually you can interchange several of the recipes depending on what you have for slime supplies.
Make sure to read through our recommended slime supplies and print out a slime supplies checklist for your next trip to the store and print the list too. You might even consider putting together a slime making kit this year!
VALENTINES DAY SLIME SUPPLIES
I added some of our fav supplies from Amazon below {affiliate links for convenience} You also want to make sure to check out our recommended slime supplies lists for our best products to choose.
Clear Washable PVA School Glue {3 bottles, one for each color}
1.5 Ounce Bottles of Glitter Glue {this is optional and the slime can be made without it, but we love it!}
Water
Liquid Starch
Food Coloring
Glitter
Sequins
Heart Confetti
Bowl, Spoon, Measuring Cups
RECIPE: See below for the pictures and steps to use our liquid starch slime recipe!
You can also use our SALINE SLIME RECIPE
LEARN HOW TO MAKE VALENTINES DAY SLIME RECIPE TODAY!
Gather your supplies and set out your confetti, sequins, and glitter! Make a buffet of fun mix-ins! Usually we mix in these things as we go along, but this time we set it up to do at the end instead.
We made three batches of slime, but you can just make one or a whole bunch. Grab some plastic containers and friends and make slime for everyone to take home.
HOW TO MAKE VALENTINES DAY SLIME STEP BY STEP
Empty a small {around 1.5 ounce} bottle of cheap glitter glue into a 1/2 cup measure. Fill the remaining space in the measuring cup with the clear glue for a total of a 1/2 cup of glue. If you don’t have the glitter glue, just use a full 1/2 cup of clear glue. Empty into a bowl.
Add 1/2 cup of water to glue and mix well.
Color with food coloring for a deep shade of red, purple, or pink.
You can add a bit of glitter now if you want.
Measure and add 1/2 cup of liquid starch to your mixture and stir.
The slime begins to form immediately. Once you have mixed as much as you can, remove your slime and knead until smooth.
Set your slime on trays and toss confetti, glitter, and sequins all over it!
Have fun mixing it all up and playing!
Make several batches and swirl them all together.
If you scroll down to the bottom of this post, you will find slime tips and resources plus some handy science information.
Super stretchy and super fun! Once you learn how to make Valentines Day slime, you won’t be able to stop. It’s easy to make homemade slime, and even easier to dress it up with fun holiday and seasonal themes. See our tips for the holidays here.
Make more slime! Check out our batch of pink Valentine’s Day slime! We added ties glitter, sequins, and heart confetti.
We have several different types of glitter including tinsel glitter, fine glitter, and larger glitter plus the red confetti hearts.
Lay out the slimes side by side and swirl them together for a gorgeous punch of glittering color. Eventually the slime colors will mix together, but if you have similar shades, you end up with a pleasing color.
LEARN HOW TO MAKE VALENTINES DAY SLIME FOR HAPPY KIDS!
SLIME FAILURES
The biggest reason for slime fails is not reading through the recipe! People contact me all the time with: “Why didn’t this work?”
Most of the time the answer has been lack of attention to supplies needed, reading the recipe, and actually measuring the ingredients! So give it a try and do let me know if you need some help. On a very rare occasion I have gotten an old batch of glue, and there is no fixing that!
STORING YOUR VALENTINE’S DAY SLIME
I get a lot of questions regarding how I store my slime. Usually we use a reusable container either plastic or glass. If you keep your slime clean it will last for several weeks. And…if you forget to store your slime in a container, it does actually last a few days uncovered. If the top gets crusty just fold it into itself.
If you want to send kids home with a bit of slime from a camp, party, or classroom project, I would suggest packages of reusable containers from the dollar store. For large groups we have used condiment containers as seen here.
THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE HOMEMADE VALENTINE’S DAY SLIME RECIPE
What’s the science behind this gorgeous slime? The borate ions in the slime activator {sodium borate, borax powder, or boric acid} mixes 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.
The addition of water is important to this process. It helps the strands slide more easily and ooze!
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 is thicker and rubberier like slime!
Read more about slime science here!
Our Valentine’s Day slime is chemistry, and we have more fun Valentine’s chemistry for the holiday to share with you too. Click here or click the photo.
HERE’S SOME SLIME MAKING RESOURCES!
We definitely love slime and have become experts at making slime. But did you know we have fun with science activities too? Click on all the black boxes below to learn more about making slime and trying science with your kids.
PRINTABLE SLIME LABELS AND SLIME CARDS
I have two different options for printable slime labels and cards if you want to make these and hand them out! Always check with teachers to see if it is allowed, but it’s fun for parties and play dates too!
The labels are below are perfect for the condiment size containers that you can see here. We made a slime to-go last year with these labels. Click here to see them in use and to print.
I just made these Valentines Day slime cards for bigger containers or even to attach to the condiment containers. I chose to write our most basic slime recipe on it as fun reminder for kids on how to make homemade slime. Great for parents who want to learn how to make slime too. Download here.
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