So… Halloween has passed and although the stores are already setting out Christmas goodies, you might not be ready to rush fall and certainly the coming of Thanksgiving. That’s why we just made our first ever turkey themed Thanksgiving slime recipe! The holidays have always been a huge source of inspiration for our homemade slime recipes!.
Turkey Slime Recipe
Slime teaches kids about chemical reactions and polymers while letting them experiment with different textures and colors. Plus, playing with slime is great for sensory learning!
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Supplies:
- 1/2 cup of PVA Clear School Glue
- 1/2 cup of water
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- Food Coloring (we used brown)
- Turkey confetti
- 1 tbsp of saline solution (must contain boric acid and sodium borate)
Instructions:
STEP 1. Start by adding your clear glue and water to a bowl and grab a mixing utensil.
STEP 2. Mix in food coloring and the turkey confetti as desired!
STEP 3. Add baking soda and mix well.
STEP 4. Add in your slime activator (saline solution) to complete the chemical reaction you read about above in the science behind the slime section. If you scrolled past it, go back and read it with your kids!
We always recommend kneading your slime well after mixing. Kneading the slime really helps to improve its consistency. The trick with saline solution slime is to squirt a few drops of solution 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 ultra stretchy but can be stickier. However, keep in mind that although adding more solution reduces the stickiness, it will create a stiffer slime.
Tips For Making Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Slime
Check out how we used food coloring, turkey confetti, and plenty of gold glitter to create our theme. We chose brown food coloring for our Thanksgiving slime recipe. Why? Maybe I keep thinking of gravy!
You can use any food coloring colors you like or make them deeper or lighter depending on how many drops you use. Our special pack of food coloring has a brown, but we also use the simple packs from the grocery store.
Check out the fun turkey confetti! We didn’t use the whole packet so you can scatter some on the dinner table for Thanksgiving dinner, use it for crafts, or even use it for counting activities.
Make sure your contact solution has a mix of sodium borate and boric acid in it, so it does it’s job! Saline solution is your slime activator!
One helpful tip when adding in confetti is to add the baking soda right after you mix the glue and water together to make sure it’s fully mixed and not clumpy. You don’t want it to stick to the confetti.
Once you have added all your Thanksgiving slime recipe ingredients, make sure to give it a good quick stir! Keep stirring until it’s no longer liquid and has formed your awesome slime.
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What is Slime Science? 🧪
Slime is a fun way to explore chemistry! When you make slime, you’re creating a chemical reaction. This reaction changes the ingredients (like glue and an activator) from a liquid into a stretchy, gooey substance called a polymer.
What is a Polymer?
A polymer is a substance made of long chains of molecules that are all linked together. Think of a polymer like a spaghetti noodle: it’s long and flexible. When the glue’s molecules link up with the activator (like borax or contact solution), they form a stretchy network, creating slime!
How Does It Work?
- The Glue: Glue has a special ingredient called polyvinyl acetate. It’s a liquid polymer made up of molecules that can slide around each other.
- The Activator: When you add an activator (like borax or baking soda with contact solution), a chemical reaction occurs. The molecules in the glue start to stick together, forming a web-like structure.
- The Result: This creates slime, which is flexible but not quite solid or liquid – it’s a non-Newtonian fluid! This means it doesn’t behave like other liquids because it can stretch and bounce, depending on how you handle it.
Which Slime Recipe To Use?
We have several basic slime recipes that can all be used for this turkey confetti slime recipe. You decide which one works best for you depending on what slime activator you want to use. This allows for some flexibility depending on where you live in the world! Not everyone has access to the same ingredients!
Each of the basic slime recipes below includes full step-by-step photos, directions, and even videos to help you along the way!
Here we use our Saline Solution Slime recipe. All you need to make this slime is clear glue, baking soda, water, and saline solution.
If you can’t find clear glue, try white PVA glue! Your turkey slime might be a bit more pastel, depending on how much food coloring you use.
If you don’t want to use saline solution, you can absolutely test one of our other basic recipes using liquid starch or borax powder. We have tested all three recipes with equal success!
Helpful Slime Making Resources To Get You Started
More Fun Turkey Activities
Check out tons more easy turkey activities for kids. Here are a few of our favorites…
- Make a turkey in disguise.
- Try this turkey hat craft.
- Textured turkeys are fun to make.
- Make coffee filter turkeys.
- Set up a turkey escape STEM challenge.
- Fluffy turkey slime is the best!
Printable Thanksgiving STEM Activities Pack
Grab the printable STEMS-Giving Pack! A full menu of thanksgiving dinner science activities, secret codes, and more!
What’s Included:
- STEMS-Giving! A feast of science and STEM with simple experiments and projects for home or classroom!
- Even More Thanksgiving theme STEM activities with printable sheets, instructions, and useful information all using easy to source materials and perfect for limited time needs. Includes a Thanksgiving theme engineering pack with fun, problem-based challenges for kids to solve!
- Got STEAM? Try a turkey in a disguise challenge with writing prompts and more! Also color by code turkeys in disguise!
- Try your hand at building shapes with cranberry structure challenge cards.
- Discover Thanksgiving brick building challenges perfect for early finishers, quiet time, hands-on math, or family time.
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