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Valentine Glitter Slime

Valentine glitter, hearts, and stretchy sparkling slime. Nothing says Valentine/s Day like a batch of homemade slime! This easy Valentine glitter slime below uses the bottles of glitter glue {but you don’t necessarily need glitter glue} that you can pick up at the dollar store. Make your own sparkly and glittery slime Valentines!

HOW TO MAKE GLITTER SLIME FOR VALENTINE’S DAY

Glitter, hearts, and stretchy sparkling slime. Nothing says Valentine/s Day like a batch of homemade slime! I might be a little obsessed with the latest Valentines Day Slime! Honestly, it's because it's so easy and quick to make our  homemade slime recipes. I wanted to tinker a bit with the glue I used this time because I picked up these little bottles of glitter glue {but you don't necessarily need glitter glue} at the dollar store.

VALENTINE’S DAY SLIME

We love making our homemade slime recipes anytime of the year but there is something extra special about a beautiful, sparkly and very stretchy Valentines Day slime. It takes just minutes to make, lasts a long time, and never stops being fun to play with!

Check out more fun glitter slime recipes…

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    Gold Glitter Slime
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  • Fluffy Slime Recipe for Kids Homemade Slime
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  • Metallic Slime

THE SCIENCE BEHIND OUR VALENTINE GLITTER SLIME

We always like to include a bit of homemade slime science around here, and that’s perfect for exploring chemistry with a candy corn theme. 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 the science behind the slime? 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…

When you add the borate ions to the mixture, it 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 rubberier 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! Read more about slime science here!

Silver glitter Valentines Day slime for Kids

You can even get free printable slime labels for your slime to give as non candy treats!

Amazing Slime Starch Recipe for Valentines Day

CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR FREE PRINTABLE VALENTINE STEM PACK!

VALENTINES DAY GLITTER SLIME

SUPPLIES:

  • Dollar Store Glitter Glue* {You can also make a cool Valentine’s Day sensory bottle with this glue!}
  • Clear Washable PVA Glue
  • Extra Glitter {optional but we used some!}
  • Liquid Starch
  • Water
  • Measuring Cup, Bowl, Spoon

*NOTE: If you don’t have this type of glue, just use a full 1/2 cup of clear glue with plenty of silver glitter added!

Valentines Day Slime Supplies

How To Make Glitter Glue Valentines Day Slime

STEP 1. The recipe calls for a half cup of glue and a half cup of water mixed together. Squeeze the glitter glue into the half cup and then add clear glue to finish up the half cup.

STEP 2. Add more glitter if desired and mix together with the glue and water together in a bowl.

STEP 3. Measure out a 1/2 cup of liquid starch and pour into the glue and water mixture.  Stir as long as you can with the spoon and then switch to kneading the slime with your hands.

Play with glitter glue slime

MORE FUN VALENTINE ACTIVITIES

  • Valentine Science Experiments
  • Science Valentines
  • Valentine Preschool Activities
  • Valentine STEM Activities

AWESOME AND EASY VALENTINE’S DAY SLIME KIDS WILL LOVE!

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

Our collection of amazing Valentines Day slime recipes has you covered this season. Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and there's no better way to say it then with slime. Making homemade slime is quick and easy with our basic slime recipes and tips. Happy Valenslimes Day! You will also find handy ways to package slime for fun treats to give instead of candy this year including free printable cards!

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  1. Marie

    Just beautiful! Thank you for joining the Learn & Play Link Up! You were featured on Christian Montessori Network this week.

  2. Holly

    I’m looking to make enough to give approx a handful amount out as part of valentine’s gifts for a class of 19. How much of each material do I need? Not sure the total/ratio of how many glitters glues I need vs clear glue.

  3. Holly

    I’m looking to make this for a class of 19. In order to give each of them roughly a “handful” how much of each material will I need??

  6. Crystal

    My son asked me three or four times a week to make slime. I thought it would be fun to make it with a valentine theme. We searched together and found your recipe -here- but used the Dollar store brand. The measurements different with the inexpensive brand. My son still has aversions to textures but the whole activity was a major success!! We took lovely pictures and I’d like to write about it with your permission and links to your page? Never would have happened without finding your page! Thank you for the great experience!!

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