Fluffy Stellar Slime

Squishy, stress-relief, star-filled slime! And so fluffy--like a soft, soft cloud. ⛅

Supplies

• bowls
• wooden stir sticks/spoons
• PVA glue (Used: Elmer's white glue.)
• measuring tools: 1 cup, 1 teaspoon,½ cup, ¼ teaspoon
• acrylic paint (Used: Sargent Art Liquid Metals acrylics.)
• baking soda
• shaving cream (Used: Barbasol, but any brand should be fine. Highly recommend using unscented or lightly scented--like aloe.) 
• star confetti
• contact lens solution (Used: Walmart generic brand, Equate. You can try other brands, but it must contain sodium borate, or another boric acid derivative)
• optional: baby oil (To eliminate residual stickiness.) 

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posted on 8/09/2019 10:02:00 PM

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2017 Bellya Summer In Review: Craftzilla - DIY Floam Slime!

Earlier this July, teens took to our large event room to science up some floam slime! It can be a tricky process: too much or too little of an element can result in a tough dough or a sticky mess.

But with careful instructions--and perhaps a little intuitive sense (*gasp* Is that...unscientific?)  (No. 😉)--you can repeat the perils and pleasures of slimemaking.

🖸🖸 📅 Eyeball future Bellya calendars for ventures into fluffy slime and other variants!

For now, peek into the floam slime laboratory (explosion included): 

A stretchy success!

posted on 7/29/2017 02:00:00 PM

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