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Make Your Own Homemade Fidget Putty for Kids!

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Thinking slime, therapeutic putty, finger putty, stress putty, or we like to call it fidget slime! What ever you want to call it, you can now make it yourself! Our homemade fidget putty recipe is super easy and fun to make. It’s all about the slime consistency that makes this type of homemade slime AMAZING! Let us show you how to keep little fingers busy!

HOW TO MAKE PUTTY FOR KIDS!

HOMEMADE FIDGET PUTTY: How It All Began!

We stumbled upon this putty recipe once day when we were conducting some slime experiments. My son was wondering why you add an equal amount of water to glue in all our slime recipes, so we decided to experiment with what happens when you don’t add water!

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FIDGETY FINGERS NEED HOMEMADE FIDGET PUTTY!

You already know that slime is an awesome tactile sensory activity for kids, but did you know it is also a very cool science demonstration? Well it turns out of you don’t add water to certain recipes for homemade slime, you can actually make yourself a fun homemade thinking putty recipe instead.

Our homemade putty recipe is one of our classic slime recipes minus a step. How cool is that? We found some neat containers at the dollar store to store our homemade putty. Now everyone can take it out and squish it.  Why not add some thinking putty to your own homemade calm down kit!

DIY thinking putty. Make your own homemade thinking putty recipe, copy cat version with kids

HOW TO MAKE PUTTY!

It’s super easy to make our homemade fidget putty recipe once you get the hang of it. Check out the supplies below, stop at the grocery store, and you are ready to go!

See our recommended slime supplies list for all the brands we like to use for homemade slime and putty.

YOU WILL NEED:

  • 1/4 teaspoon Borax Powder
  • 1/4 cup PVA White School Glue
  • 1/4 cup warm water
  • Food Coloring
  • Bowl, Spoon, Measuring Cups
  •  Containers

Homemade thinking putty recipe supplies

STEPS TO MAKE YOUR OWN HOMEMADE PUTTY SLIME

Check out our recommended supplies page to see all the ingredients we like to use!

1: Measure 1/4 cup of glue into bowl/cup

2: Add food coloring to get your desired color.

3: Mix up borax solution {slime activator}.

Add 1/4 tsp of borax powder to 1/4 cup warm water and stir until thoroughly mixed.

4: Add borax solution to glue and stir. It will come together almost immediately.

5: When it becomes too difficult to continue stirring, remove with hands and begin kneading.

6: Knead until smooth!

Check out the pictures below to see the process and additional tips. We have FREE printable container labels at the bottom of this page for download!

Homemade Thinking Putty Recipe Steps

Above you can see the glue and food coloring are mixed together in one cup.

Then below the borax powder is added to warm water and poured into the cup of colored glue.

Homemade Thinking Putty Recipe Steps Using Borax Powder

Your homemade putty will come together immediately! This is our popular borax slime recipe minus a step, so it’s still as easy as ever to make slime or putty. Less water means a firmer material to play with and use for thinking!

Homemade Thinking Putty Recipe Steps Mixing

Stir it up! At first your putty will look kind of lumpy and stringy! Don’t think you have failed!

Now it’s time to dig in and start kneading the slime until it’s as smooth as the pictures you see here! It just takes a minute or two to get the right consistency.

Homemade Thinking Putty Recipe Steps Stirring

Once you have stirred all you can stir. It gets pretty tough to stir quickly! Take it out and knead it as you see below.

Dunk in remaining liquid if you find sticky pockets. Dry your hands and continue to knead as needed {haha}.

Homemade Thinking Putty Recipe Steps Kneading

BEST FIDGET PUTTY CONSISTENCY

If you are used to our other homemade slime recipes, this is a different consistency! Definitely more putty like and firmer but not brittle!

We have simple changed the viscosity of this liquid. Have you read up on your slime science yet?

Where as slime oozes and really spreads when left untouched, this homemade thinking putty recipe is much firmer! Perfect for busy fingers!

It doesn’t spread very much when left on a surface. What makes it so PERFECT is how it feels when you squeeze it. Definitely a stress relieving, therapeutic, sensory rich activity!

Playing with Homemade Thinking Putty Recipe

STORING YOUR HOMEMADE PUTTY

You can store your homemade fidget putty in any plastic or glass container with a lid. We found these cool little containers at the local dollar store, but we have also seen them at Ikea and Target.

Our little tins have magnets on the back, so our putty sticks to the fridge. Just make sure to wash your hands after you play with it. It is still a science experiment, and borax is not taste safe!

Homemade Thinking Putty Recipe DIY Copy Cat Version Slime Recipe

Make a few batches of different colors to keep on hand for everyday use. Also try to keep it off of clothes, furniture, carpets, your hair, and any other soft surfaces.  Check out >>> How To Get Slime Out Of Clothes

MORE COOL SLIME IDEAS

EASY TO MAKE HOMEMADE FIDGET PUTTY FOR KIDS!

Click on the image below or on the link for more awesome slime recipes.

The best homemade slime recipes for kids!

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 SLIME RECIPE CARDS

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  1. Nancy Cooper

    I am an authorized representative of Crazy Aaron Enterprises, Inc. (Aaron Muderick) with respect to its intellectual property-related matters. Crazy Aaron Enterprises, Inc. is the owner of the well-known trademark Thinking Putty, as well as U.S. Trademark Registration Nos.: (1) 2,819,920 for Thinking Putty and Design; (2) 4,294,844 for Thinking Putty: (3) 4,294,845 for Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty and (4) WIPO 1217470 for Thinking Putty. Our Client’s mark Thinking Putty is directed to moldable elastic toy putty.

    Crazy Aaron Enterprises, Inc. has expended considerable time and resources to develop and maintain the Thinking Putty trademark as the primary source identifier for moldable elastic toy putty. Notably, Crazy Aaron Enterprises, Inc. has been using the mark Thinking Putty in U.S. Commerce since at least as early as the year 2003. As a result of Crazy Aaron Enterprises, Inc. long-standing and continuous use of the Thinking Putty mark, Crazy Aaron Enterprises, Inc. has built substantial good will in the minds of the public, such that the Thinking Putty mark has come to be associated favorably with Crazy Aaron Enterprises, Inc. its moldable elastic toy putty, related products and services. As such, the Thinking Putty mark is a very valuable asset of the organization.

    It has come to Crazy Aaron Enterprises, Inc.’s attention that information on this site is using the mark Thinking Putty without Crazy Aaron Enterprises, Inc.’s authorization in the listing content.

    This was not authorized by Crazy Aaron Enterprises Inc., its agents, or the law. The use of Thinking Putty associated therewith is wholly without our client’s approval. Therefore, we kindly request your assistance with the enforcement of our client’s valuable trademark Thinking Putty by immediately removing the Thinking Putty name from your listing.

    Thank you for your attention and assistance with this important mater. Should you have any questions, please direct them to my attention.

    Nancy Cooper
    nancy@puttyworld.com

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  2. David Bump

    I am confused. This starts out saying “My son was wondering why you add an equal amount of water to glue in all our slime recipes, so we decided to experiment with what happens when you don’t add water!”

    Then it says “Water {Yes, you do need some!}”

    Finally, the recipe calls for: (STEP 1) 1/4 cup of glue and (STEP 3) 1/4 cup warm water

    Which brings us back to “equal amount of water to glue.”

    Am I missing something?

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    • littlebins

      The activator which is borax still needs to be mixed with water to use. In our traditional slime recipe you would start out by mixing the glue with an additional amount of water separate from what is used to make the borax solution. I hope that clears it up!

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    • littlebins

      Have you tried this recipe? It is very putty like because it’s different then our original slime recipe.

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  8. Olivia

    I love your website, so many great slime and putty ideas. Many years ago I cried so hard because my slime NEVER came together!!! Thanks for explaining the difference between white and clear glue as well.

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