As you may know, I am a huge fan of hands-on projects and experiments. In college, I worked as a “Mad Scientist” at a science summer camp for kids ages 5-12. We built robots, launched rockets, and, most importantly, perfected the art of slime-making.
With the recent backlash caused by Borax laundry detergent, I decided to try some non-Borax recipes. (Although, after further research, some are saying Borax is safe after all).
That’s when I discovered it: fluffy slime.
While Borax slime is fun to make, getting the ratio can be a bit tricky and you sometimes end up with chunky slime. I made two batches of fluffy slime, and they both came our perfectly.
Here’s what you need:
- white shaving cream (not gel formula)
- 1/2 cup white school glue
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tablespoon contact solution (saline solution)
- food coloring (since mine was supposed to be winter-themed, I made my first batch light blue)
Step 1: Squirt 3-4 cups of shaving cream into a bowl and add a few drops of food coloring.
Side note: As a lover of food dye, I learned that you can have too much of a good thing after dyeing my hands hot pink for 2 days.
Step 2: Add 1/2 cup of white school glue and stir.
Side note: this is how you make puffy paint, if you decide to skip the slime and start an art project instead.
Step 3: Add 1/2 tsp of baking soda and stir
Step 4: Add 1 tbsp of contact solution and stir vigorously.
Step 5: Continue stirring until the solution starts to solidify. At this point, you can pull it out and begin to knead it with your hands. 
Again, this project started out as a winter-themed batch of slime, but my love for neon took over, and it quickly became a color-mixing experiment (leaving my hands bright pink)
Another one of my favorite science sensory experiments is 2-ingredient faux snow! Although the consistence more resembles mashed potatoes than snow, it is easy to make and clean up, and the kids loved it! 
You can read more about our faux-snow experiment here.
Kiara says
That’s so cool
Kiara says
This is SOOOOO creative I’m DEFINITELY gonna make this!!?
Michaela Davis says
I highly recommend it for any time of year!!
D says
Does not work, not even a little. The pic you have is about 1 C shaving cream, so maybe that’s why, not sure. Ours never firmed up to make anything close to slime.
Hope Y. says
This was absolutely perfect!! I had my nephew’s and niece’s over so we made three different batches. I did notice that if you add to much food coloring it takes longer to form up. Also, I had to use a lot more contact solutions because non of the batches formed with just the amount listed. Thank you for posting this. It was very easy and inexpensive!!!
Michaela Davis says
Thank you for these great tips!
Daniella says
how much slime does this make?
allisa johnson says
um well i have my own way to make slime my name is allisa and im 12 and i have been making slime ever since i was 10 and my way i use a bottle of glue and i fill up the bowl with shaving cream and mix the two and then i add some food die then after its all mixed i will slowly add tide in and it makes a beautiful slime i hope u try it
Michaela Davis says
Sounds like fun! I can’t wait to try it. Thank you Allisa!
Michaela Davis says
This sounds like a fun recipe! Thank you for posting Allisa! <3
Elizabeth Vaughn says
If you don’t have food coloring what can you use instead?
Zimi says
thank very much
Marly says
Glitter glue
Marly says
About 3 cups – that’s what we got anyway.
Mandy says
Do you have to add the Contact lens solution? I don’t have any! Can I make a salt water solution u instead??
Especially Education says
I’m not sure, Mandy, But I bet you could get an answer in our Made For Me Literacy Facebook Community.