What’s St. Patrick’s Day without a St Patrick’s Day Clear Slime! Our homemade slime is a fun activity for science and sensory play all in one this season!
LUCKY LEPRECHAUN CLEAR SLIME RECIPE FOR KIDS!
Slime is really neat and until I made my own, I always thought it was difficult to make. Guess what? Making slime is actually pretty easy. We have step by step directions with pictures for a no fail recipe you and your kids will love!
Slime making is a serious matter with kids, and I know everyone is looking for the best slime recipes around. Our St Patrick’s Day clear slime is yet another AMAZING slime recipe we can show you how to make.
Oh and slime is science too, so don’t miss the great information on science behind this easy slime below. Watch our awesome slime videos and see how easy it is to make the best slime!
BASIC SLIME RECIPES
All of our holiday, seasonal, and everyday slimes use one of five basic slime recipes that are super easy to make! We make slime all the time, and these have become our go-to favorite slime recipes!
I will always let you know which basic slime recipe we used in our photographs, but I will also tell you which of the other basic recipes will work too! Usually you can interchange several of the ingredients depending on what you have on hand for slime supplies.
Here we use our Liquid Starch Slime recipe. Slime with liquid starch is one of our favorite sensory play recipes! We make it ALL the time because it is so quick and easy to whip up. Three simple ingredients {one is water} are all you need. Add color, glitter, sequins, and then you are done!
Where do I buy liquid starch?
We pick up our liquid starch in the grocery store! Check the laundry detergent aisle and look for the bottles marked starch. Ours is Linit Starch (brand). You might also see Sta-Flo as a popular option. You can also find it on Amazon, Walmart, Target, and even craft stores.
But what if I don’t have liquid starch available to me?
This is a pretty common question from those who live outside of the United States, and we do have some alternatives to share with you. Click on the link to see if any of these will work! Our saline solution slime recipe also works well for Australian, Canadian and UK readers.
Now if you don’t want to use liquid starch, you can absolutely test out one of our other basic recipes using saline solution or borax powder. We have tested all these recipes with equal success!
NOTE: We have found that the Elmer’s specialty glues tend to be a bit stickier than Elmer’s regular clear or white glue, and so for this type of glue we always prefer our 2 ingredient basic glitter slime recipe.
HOST A SLIME MAKING PARTY AT HOME OR SCHOOL!
I always thought slime was too difficult to make, but then I tried it! Now we are hooked on it. Grab some liquid starch and PVA glue and get started! We have even made slime with a small group of kids for a slime party! This slime recipe below also makes a great slime to use in the classroom!
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THE SCIENCE OF CLEAR SLIME
We always like to include a bit of homemade slime science around here! Slime is an excellent chemistry demonstration and kids love it too! Mixtures, substances, polymers, cross linking, states of matter, elasticity, and viscosity are just a few of the science concepts that can be explored with homemade slime!
What’s slime science all about? The borate ions in the slime activators (sodium borate, borax powder, or boric acid) mix 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 with flow past one another keeping the glue in a liquid state. Until…
You add the borate ions to the mixture, and it then 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 thicker and rubbery like slime! Slime is a polymer.
Picture the difference between wet spaghetti and leftover spaghetti the next day. As the slime forms, the tangled molecule strands are much like the clump of spaghetti!
Is slime a liquid or solid?
We call it a Non-Newtonian fluid because it’s a little 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 its interactions. Find out more below…
Taking in focus photos of a kid playing with slime is about as easy as you can imagine! Not! Slime oozing, moving, and stretching is great fun but not picture friendly. Enjoy our action shots while we played with slime!
Slime can be super stretchy!
CLEAR SLIME RECIPE
I always encourage my readers to read through our recommended slime supplies 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!
YOU WILL NEED:
- 1/2 Cup of Elmer’s Washable Clear Or White PVA School Glue
- 1/4 Cup of Liquid Starch
- 1/2 Cup of Water
- Food coloring, confetti, glitter, and other fun mix-ins
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HOW TO MAKE CLEAR SLIME:
STEP 1: In a bowl mix 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup of glue (mix well to combine completely).
STEP 2: Now’s the time to add (glitter and leprechaun confetti). Mix the leprechaun glitter and confetti 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. 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 changes. You can also put it in a clean container and set it aside for 3 minutes, and you will also notice the change in consistency!
SLIME MAKING TIP: We always recommend kneading your slime well after mixing. Kneading the slime really helps to improve it’s consistency. The trick with liquid starch slime is to put a few drops of the liquid starch onto your hands before picking up the slime.
You can knead the slime in the bowl before you pick it up as well. This slime is stretchy but can be stickier. However, keep in mind that although adding more liquid starch reduces the stickiness, and it will eventually create a stiffer slime.
Once I am finished mixing the slime, I always transfer it to a clean and dry surface. The slime is great to play with right away, but I also think it’s even better after 15-20 mins. Our slime always lasts a couple weeks if we store it in a container, loosely covered.
You will love how easy and stretchy this clear slime is to make, and play with too! Once you have your desired slime consistency, time to have fun! How big of a stretch can you get without the slime breaking?
Fun leprechaun clear slime is a great way to include science in St. Patrick’s Day activities!
Adding confetti, lucky coins, and even a little black pot is a fun way to encourage sensory play too. Slime is a terrific sensory recipe for kids who really like to get involved with their hands and enjoy that tactile experience. Need more sensory play recipes, we have tons!
MORE SLIME MAKING RESOURCES!
You will find everything you ever wanted to know about making homemade slime right here, and if you have questions, just ask me!
HOW TO GET SLIME OUT OF CLOTHES
21+ EASY HOMEMADE SLIME RECIPES
SCIENCE OF SLIME KIDS CAN UNDERSTAND!
WATCH OUR AMAZING SLIME VIDEOS
THE AMAZING BENEFITS THAT COME OUT OF SLIME MAKING WITH KIDS!
I have always found that young kids love the novelty of holiday themed science activities. I actually enjoy it too! The best part of it though is that you can present the same science concept in many ways.
Using the holidays, seasons, and special occasions to try awesome science activities and experiments is the perfect opportunity to make learning playful. This really helps with the repetition necessary to really learn the information.
LUCKY LEPRECHAUN CLEAR SLIME FOR ST. PATRICK’S DAY!
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