action of borax on glue<\/a>.<\/p>\nThis amount of water will give you enough for several slimes (about 10, if you do it in a group it is perfect to use a water bottle). If you make less, pro-rate the amount of borax\/amount of water.<\/p>\n
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STEP 2. PREPARING TO MAKE SLIME<\/h2>\n
Once the borax solution is ready, you can set everything up for the children to make the slime. To do this, lay the plastic on the floor and hand out a plastic cup, plate, spoon and glue to each child.<\/p>\n
STEP 3. STARTING THE SLIME GLUE AND WATER IN THE GLASS<\/h2>\n
Pour the contents of the glue into the plastic cup.
\nFill the empty glue pot with tap water and pour it into the glass as well.
\nStir well, until the mixture is homogeneous.<\/p>\n
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STEP 4. ADD THE COLOURING<\/h2>\n
You can use concentrated food colouring and also water-soluble children's paints, like tempera paints, which do not stain your hands. For me, soluble children's paint is my preferred option as it stains less. You can find it in practically any shop, Chinese...<\/p>\n
In this step you can also add coloured glitter or any other accessory for the slime.<\/p>\n
Simply pour the dye into the mixture of glue and water and stir well to get a homogeneous colour.<\/p>\n
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STEP 5. POUR THE BORAX INTO THE GLUE (ACTIVATE THE SLIME)<\/h2>\n
This is another decisive step and one that will determine the quality of the slime.<\/p>\n
As the glue is stirred in the beaker, the water with borax is poured in. As you pour it in, a mass forms in the glue. Stir well with the spoon, without adding more borax, so that the borax spreads into the glue. You will see that little by little the mass gets bigger and bigger. The moment to stop adding borax is when after stirring with the spoon you have practically removed all the dough, but it is still very gelatinous. Continue stirring a little more and it will be ready to knead.<\/p>\n
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STEP 6. KNEAD THE SLIME<\/h2>\n
Now it's time to take the (very) sticky dough out of the glass and start kneading it so that it dries out and we can form the slime. No slime is the same, but if you have followed the steps well up to this point, if you knead well the slime will dry out until it sticks less and less to your hands and you get your slime.<\/p>\n
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