Do you know what’s the one thing I love about making slime? I love that you can slime all year round and give it super cool themes whenever you want! Make an orange pumpkin slime recipe for fall and Halloween.
Make Slime For Fall Science
Sometimes all you need is a festive fall slime idea to see what the kiddos will come up with! Kick-off the fall activities with a fun orange slime the kids will LOVE!
This AMAZING soft and squishy fluffy pumpkin slime recipe is a quick and easy fall activity. Throw in a few fake spiders and you can create a Halloween theme too!
You can also turn the simple orange fluffy slime into a candy corn fluffy slime! Watch the video below.
Fluffy Pumpkin Slime Recipe
We made our fluffy orange slime recipe with Elmer’s white washable school glue, shaving cream, and fun colors. Grab some small jars and pretty ribbon to send kids home with a fun fall treat!
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Supplies:
- 1/2 cup of PVA Washable White Glue
- 3 Cups of Foam Shaving Cream
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- Food Coloring
- 1 tbsp of saline solution
Instructions:
STEP 1: Add 3 cups of foam shaving cream to a bowl.
It’s not an exact measurement because it’s hard to fill the cup completely without going over. Usually I just end up with a big mound. I can usually make 4 fluffy slime recipes per can of shaving cream.
STEP 2: Add orange food coloring as desired and gently stir in.
STEP 3: Mix in a 1/2 cup of white glue (washable school glue).
STEP 3: Stir in 1/2 tsp baking soda.
TIP: Adding baking soda helps to firm the slime. We have experimented with different amounts to achieve different consistencies. Set yourself up a science experiment with slime and try it out!
STEP 4: Mix in 1 tbsp saline solution and stir until slime forms and pulls away from sides of bowl. This is exactly how much you will need with the Target Sensitive Eyes brand!
TIP: 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.
Make sure to whip up your pumpkin fluffy slime recipe well until it has pulled away from the sides and starts to form a ball shape or blob shape!
A good trick is to drip a few drops of solution onto your hands before you pick up the slime to knead it. That way, it will be less sticky as you start out!
Knead your fluffy slime well. It will form a smooth, stretchy texture, and it shouldn’t be sticky after being well-kneaded.
The Science of Slime
We love making homemade slime because it’s a fun way to explore science! Slime is a great way to learn about chemistry and kids love it too. When you mix slime activators with glue, it creates a stretchy, rubbery substance through a process called cross-linking.
The glue, which is made of long strands of molecules called polymers, changes from a liquid to a thicker, more solid form as the strands tangle together—just like leftover spaghetti clumping together. If you add shaving cream, it makes the slime fluffy, but as the air leaves the foam, the slime will become less fluffy over time.
Is slime a liquid or solid?
We call it a non-Newtonian fluid because it’s a bit of both! Experiment with making the slime more or less viscous with varying amounts of foam beads. Can you change the density?
Did you know that slime aligns with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)?
It does, and you can use slime-making to explore states of matter and their interactions. Find out more below…
How To Store 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.
💡 Note: Fluffy slime with shaving cream will loose some of its fluff due to the foam shaving losing air over time. However, it’s still tons of fun afterwards.
Pumpkin Art & Craft Activities
Click on each image below to enjoy this season’s pumpkin art and craft projects. Each pumpkin activity includes a free printable, too!
- Try mess-free pumpkin painting in a bag.
- Make pumpkin bubble wrap prints.
- Create texture art with yarn wrapped pumpkins.
- Explore black glue art and pumpkins.
- Make pumpkin dot art.
- Create 3D paper pumpkins.
- Explore mindful art with our printable zentangle pumpkins.
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