Simple Leaves Fall Slime Recipe Celebrating the Changing Colors of Fall

A couple of weekends ago we were driving through Downeast Maine when the beauty of the fall leaves really hit me. The gorgeous colors mixed with the stately spruces were absolutely stunning, to say the least. Sometimes my greatest inspirations for our homemade slime recipes come from what is happening around us. I just had to make leaves fall slime recipe celebrating the changing colors of the fall leaves.

GORGEOUS CHANGING LEAVES FALL SLIME RECIPE FOR KIDS!

If you haven’t noticed by now we LOVE our homemade slime recipes and really enjoy making new themes for the seasons and holidays. Colors, glitter, confetti all can create very fun themes when mixed into any of our easy to make slime recipes.

We do LOVE all things STEM-related too and maybe you didn’t know that slime can also be used for a cool science demonstration with the kids. You will be the coolest adult around after this! Making basic slime is all about chemistry, and this is a great hands-on learning experience.

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WHAT IS HOMEMADE SLIME ALL ABOUT?

What’s the science behind the slime? The borate ions in the starch {or 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 flow past one another keeping the glue in a liquid state.

The addition of water is important to this process. Think about when you leave a gob of glue out, and you find it hard and rubbery the next day.

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!

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HOW DO YOU MAKE OUR LEAVES FALL SLIME RECIPE?

Grab the FREE Fall Slime Challenge and Recipe here!

YOU WILL NEED:

Clear Elmer’s Washable School Glue
Saline Solution {active ingredients to include sodium borate and/or boric acid}
Food Coloring {generic or specialty both work fine}
Glitter
Leaf Confetti
Bowl, Spoon, Measuring Cups
Reusable Container {for storage}

SALINE SOLUTION SLIME RECIPE FOR MAKING FALL SLIME

STEP 1: Add 1/2 cup of Clear Elmers Glue to your bowl (add more glitter if desired).

STEP 2: Mix with a 1/2 cup of water.

STEP 3: Add food coloring and glitter

STEP 4: Stir in 1/2 tsp baking soda

STEP 5: Mix in 1 tbsp saline solution and stir until slime forms and pulls away from the sides of the bowl. This is exactly how much you will need with the Target Sensitive Eyes brand!

If your slime still feels too sticky, you may need a few more drops of saline solution. As I mentioned above, 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.

NOTE: We have found that the Elmers Glitter Glue tends to be a bit stickier than their regular clear glue and we prefer our 2 ingredient slime recipe for this glue.

CHECK OUT MORE FALL THEME SLIMES

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STORING YOUR SLIME

Slime lasts quite awhile! I get a lot of questions regarding how I store my slime. We use reusable containers in either plastic or glass. Make sure to keep your slime clean and it will last for several weeks. I love the deli-style containers in my recommended slime supplies list here.

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 or grocery store, or even Amazon. For large groups, we have used condiment containers as seen here.

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