Have you always wanted to make easy slime at home or for school? Now is a great time to try and make easy slime! We love all the great science and sensory play options for Fall and Halloween! Check out our updated list of Halloween Sensory Science Ideas! Of course, bat slime can be anytime of the year for a study on bats or your favorite super hero! This recipe truly is that simple and we have used our home slime recipe time and time again. Try it with liquid starch or borax to make easy slime every time.
Bat Slime! Make Easy Slime For Sensory Play
WHAT IS SLIME?
Is it a liquid or a solid? It stretches but then it breaks. It makes a ball and bounces. It feels slimy and wet, but it isn’t! These are some of the interesting observations my five year old made as we explored this slime recipe. Check out our article on Basic Slime Science for Young Kids to learn more about the science behind the slime! This easy slime is also one of our top 12 Favorite Tactile Sensory Play Recipes!
SUPPLIES
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Borax *** this can be made with liquid starch too**
Elmer’s clear washable school glue 5oz
Water
Bat Confetti or Table Scatter {we used the other half of the package to make our Jack O’Lantern Slime}
2 Bowls, spoons, cookie cutters (optional)
UPDATE! We made this with borax. However, all our NEWEST SLIMES ARE MADE WITH LIQUID STARCH which I like better and is even easier to make. Your slime will look just like this when made with liquid starch! Check out our easy Homemade Liquid Starch Recipe here!
Liquid Starch Homemade Slime Recipe
More Awesome Halloween Science Ideas!
MAKE EASY SLIME FOR BAT SENSORY PLAY
My son can be a bit weary of new textures. Although this wasn’t messy on the hands once mixed, it definitely had a different feel. He did enjoy poking at it and trying to free a few bats to begin. I continued to play with it and eventually he was brave enough to pick some up and explore with it further! The verdict: let’s make easy slime everyday!
Observe, explore and discover!
Make a ball and watch it bounce!
Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes and watch them melt away!
How long will the slime flow until it breaks?
Bat slime, not to0, messy, science sensory play any day!
MAKE EASY SLIME WITH YOUR KIDS RIGHT AWAY
More awesome ways to enjoy Halloween. Click on the pictures below!
Make our easy bat slime with these Amazon items. Amazon affiliate disclosure
Samantha @Stir the Wonder says
This looks so cool! Now I need spiders & bats! LOL
littlebins says
Aw lots of fun!
Ryan Henry says
Yoooo! Lol, You can try spider-Slime your own.
Georgina @ Craftulate says
I love this!!!
littlebins says
Thanks George!
Melissa says
Did I miss the recipe & directions??
littlebins says
Yes you must click through the ink I provided which is in the paragraph above the ingredients! It’s not my original to share!
Julie says
The link to the recipe would not open. Could you publish the recipe or the link to the site? My kids loved playing with slime and I would like to make some for my grandkids.
littlebins says
I am sorry it works for me! Please try again. I am afraid it would be unethical for me to post directly as it is not my original!
Janet Wery says
Love new recipes would love to know how much ingredient it needs for the slime.
littlebins says
Please check in the top of the post. I link to the exact recipe as it isn’t an original!
Traci B. says
Great ideas!
Terri Ernst says
This will be great to make with the grandkids.
Nan Ruhl says
Love your ideas…wasn’t sure of the amounts of the ingredients of bat slime!!,
littlebins says
Please click through the link that takes you to the recipe. It’s not mine to share exactly!
Jessica says
The link will not open. I have all of the ingredients and can’t do the project because the link isn’t working, as stated above in someone’s earlier post.
littlebins says
I have checked and re-checked and have asked several people to open it for me. I have re stated it so please try the click here exact recipe. http://www.hometrainingtools.com/a/slime-recipes-project is the link.
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Amy says
Love this idea! Where did you purchase the little bats in the slime? Thanks!
littlebins says
The confetti was from target I believe!
Melissa Faulkner says
The link won’t work for me either. It goes to the site and then the screen goes white and won’t load.
littlebins says
I am sorry I think I caused them too much traffic! 1/2c water mixed with 1/2 c glue and then mix into 1tsp of borax diluted with 1c of water!
Kylene says
I’m doing this as a bday party craft any idea of how much it makes? is the pictured amount 1 batch? I’m thinking of splitting the recipe up for small batches of slime.
littlebins says
It is one batch. You might get two-3 out of one!
Kaela says
Can I mix food coloring in? Green, for example to make it clear green?
littlebins says
I bet it would work but haven’t tried it!
Marcia says
just did clear glue with green food coloring…worked perfect! it’s still clear but green…I actually put a drop of glue in the bottle and shook it up that way. What a workout for 12 bottles of glue 🙂
littlebins says
Awesome! We will actually be making a green too soon!
chantilly07 says
Darnit. My phone won’t open the links either. I bought the stuff to make it but not exactly sure the exact amounts I need.
Jessika says
I can’t wait to try it! I want to make it 1 1/2 weeks before Halloween for my sons class, but I don’t want it to go bad. Do you know how long it will last if I make it in advance?
littlebins says
Sorry for the late reply. I am not positive how long it will last but certainly we have had ours for a week. I am doing a test now.
Erin says
Can any of these slimes be preserved and re-played with? If so what kind of sealed container would work best?
littlebins says
I have used a regular old dollar store tupperware container and have kept our current one for four weeks now!
littlebins says
Reusable plastic containers are perfect. Ours last for a month unless they get really dirty.
Kaitlyn says
I wanted to let you know that I love your unique slime idea, and I am linking to it in my post publishing tomorrow morning. http://freshlymessy.com/two-valuable-ways-to-expand-a-preschoolers-vocabulary-without-reading/ While I didn’t use the exact same recipe or idea, I wanted to include your website as I find it a valuable supplemental idea to my post. Is it okay with you for me to link to you? If you’d rather me not share your content, please let me know so that I may remove it appropriately: [email protected]
littlebins says
Yes of course!Thank you.