How to Make Halloween Slime without Borax

Your kids will LOVE making spooky Halloween slime! This easy craft takes only minutes to make with plenty of time left to play. A full tutorial with ingredients, steps, fun add-ins are included in this post.

There’s Unicorn Slime, Fluffy Slime, Ocean Slime… the sky’s the limit! Slime is a great way to occupy little minds and incorporate a little science, too. It’s an excellent rainy day or snow day craft for creative little ones.

Halloween will be here before we know it! I love the spooky – not scary – eeriness that Halloween brings. The darker colors, like greens, purples, oranges, and black create such a cool vibe – and they all work great as colors for this slime project.

You can adapt this themed slime to whichever colors you would like to use. I also have a basic slime recipe that is great for every other time of the year!

How do you make Halloween slime without borax?

This Halloween Slime recipe is super easy and only uses three ingredients! Warning: Stick to the list of ingredients below. If you substitute any ingredients your slime may not work.

Halloween Slime ingredients list:

• 1 Bottle of Elmer’s Glitter Glue (6 oz) – For this slime recipe, you will need glitter glue in either orange or black. If slime is a hit in your home, you might consider purchasing the gallon size and then measure out for savings.
• Baking Soda, 1/2 teaspoon
• Contact Lens Solution, 1½ tablespoon – Renu Fresh or Equate are both good brands which contain Boric Acid and Sodium Borate. Do not substitute for other brands.
• (Optional) – Add 2 tablespoons of water (up to 1/4 cup) if you’d like a stretchier slime.
• (Optional) – extra glitter in your choice of color!

Tip: Use food coloring to dye clear or white glue to the color and shade of your choice!

Steps for Halloween Slime

1. Pour the entire 6 ounces of Elmer’s Glitter Glue into a large mixing bowl.
2. Add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda and mix in thoroughly. For stretchier slime, add 2 tablespoons or more of water (up to 1/4 cup).
3. Slowly add in your contact lens solution (reminder: your contact lens solution should contain Boric Acid or your slime will not form). Add a few teaspoons at a time, while mixing. Knead and mix thoroughly before adding more as you do not want to add too much or your slime will not be pliable.
4. Knead, knead, knead! Continue mixing until your slime forms and begins to harden. You may be surprised how much you need to knead to really make the slime form. If it’s not the desirable consistency keep kneading. If you find it to still be too sticky, add a little bit of lotion or baby oil to your hands.

Slime Add Ins

Up the ante on sensory play with add-ins for different slime textures. Here are some ideas for cool things to add to your slime:

• Food coloring
• Glitter
• Craft sand
• Beads
• Glow-in-the-dark pebbles
• Figurines
• Aquarium pebbles

How do you fix hardened slime?

Add water a little at a time to fix hardened slime as you knead.

How can I make my slime thicker?

If you end up with runny, goopy slime, add a 1/4 teaspoon to 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda, then mix and knead for 2-3 minutes.

How to Make Halloween Slime without Borax

Anna Kate

This Halloween Slime made with contact solution is the perfect alternative to using borax.

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Ingredients

  

• 1 6 ounce Bottle of Elmer’s Glitter Glue
• ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 ½ teaspoon Contact Lens Solution (Renu Fresh or Equate)
• Optional – Add 2 tablespoons of water (up to 1/4 cup if you’d like a stretchier slime.)
• Optional – extra glitter in your choice of color!

Instructions

 

• Pour the entire 6 ounces of Elmer’s Glitter Glue into a large mixing bowl.
• Add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda and mix in thoroughly. For stretchier slime, add 2 tablespoons or more of water (up to 1/4 cup).
• Slowly add in your contact lens solution (reminder: your contact lens solution should contain boric acid or your slime will not form). Add a few teaspoons at a time, while mixing. Knead and mix thoroughly before adding more as you do not want to add too much or your slime will not be pliable.
• Knead, knead, knead! Continue mixing until your slime forms and begins to harden. You may be surprised how much you need to knead to really make the slime form. If it’s not the desirable consistency keep kneading. If you find it to still be too sticky, add a little bit of lotion or baby oil to your hands.

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