Colorful Ombre Slime

Bursting with color, this gorgeous ombre slime recipe hits the nail on the head for a must-try slime making activity. How do you get so many colors into one slime? We show you how! Everyone needs to try making homemade slime at least once, and this is it!

Ombre Slime Recipe

I always encourage my readers to read through our slime ingredients list and How To Fix Slime Guide before making slime for the first time. Learning how to stock your pantry with the best slime ingredients is easy!

For this colorful ombre slime we made two batches of the following slime recipe in two similar shades, bright pink and red.

YOU WILL NEED:

1/2 Cup of Clear PVA School Glue
1/4-1/2 Cup of Liquid Starch (Sta-Flo brand may need more)
1/2 Cup of Water
Food coloring

How to Make Ombre Slime Easy

STEP 1: Add 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup of glue to a large bowl and mix well together.

STEP 2: Now’s the time to add food coloring. Mix one color into the glue and water mixture.

STEP 3: Pour in 1/4 cup of liquid starch. You will see the slime immediately start to form and pull away from the sides of the bowl. Keep stirring until you have a gooey blob of slime. The liquid should be gone!

STEP 4: Start kneading your slime. It will appear stringy at first but just work it around with your hands and you will notice the consistency change.

STEP 5: Repeat the process for each color.

SLIME-MAKING TIP: We always recommend kneading your slime well after mixing. Kneading the slime helps to improve its consistency. The trick with liquid starch slime is to put a few drops of the liquid starch on your hands before picking up the slime.

You can also knead the slime in the bowl before you pick it up. This slime is stretchy but can be stickier. However, keep in mind that adding more liquid starch reduces the stickiness and eventually creates a stiffer slime.

You will love how easy and stretchy this slime is to make and play with too. Once you have your desired slime consistency, time to have fun! Let’s mix the different batches of slime together to make one awesome ombre slime!

Oh, if you get slime on clothes, in hair (It can happen!) check out our tips… How to get slime out of clothes!

Storing Your Ombre Slime

Slime lasts quite a while! 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 listed in my recommended slime supplies list.

If you want to send kids home with slime from a camp, party, or classroom project, I suggest packages of reusable containers from the dollar store, grocery store, or even Amazon. For large groups, we have used condiment containers and labels, as seen here.