How to Make Bizarre Slime Without Borax

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Things You'll Need

  • 2 tsp. Epsom salt

  • 4 tbsp. white glue

  • Food coloring

  • 1 cup

  • 1 bowl

  • Measuring spoon

  • Sandwich bag

White glue forms the basis for borax-free slime.

Call it slime, bizarre slime, gak, goop, oobleck, flubber -- no matter what you call it, kids love to make it. Recipes for stretchy non-Newtonian fluid abound, but many of them call for the addition of borax, a salt-based laundry additive. If you want to make bizarre slime but don't have any borax, you can substitute Epsom salt. When mixed with glue and water, Epsom salt causes a chemical reaction that creates a stretchy putty.

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Step 1

Pour 2 teaspoons of Epsom salt and 2 teaspoons of water in a cup.

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Step 2

Stir the Epsom salt and water mixture until the Epsom salt is mostly dissolved. It may not dissolve all the way.

Step 3

Pour 4 tablespoons of white glue into a bowl. Squeeze 3 drops of food coloring into the glue.

Step 4

Pour the water and salt mixture into the bowl with the glue.

Step 5

Smash the glue and water mixture together with your fingers until it turns into slime.

Step 6

Store the slime in a plastic sandwich bag to keep it fresh between playtimes.

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