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Googly Eye Liquid Starch Slime

October 16, 2016 by OneMommy

Homemade slime has been a huge craze lately.   

If you’ve been on pinterest you’ve probably seen countless liquid starch slime recipes.  

This simple homemade googly eye slime takes just minutes to make and will have your kids playing in no time.

Halloween slime with googly eyes

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This slime with googly eyes is on of my daughter’s favorite Halloween STEM activities.  

You could skip the googly eyes and add in orange and black glitter or Halloween sequins for another version of a fun DIY Halloween slime.

Googly Eye Slime

Materials Needed:

  • Liquid Starch (like Sta-Flo)
  • Liquid Craft Glue  (We used white,  glitter glue would be fun, too!)
  • Water
  • Googly Eyes
  • Measuring Cup
  • 2 Cups (to mix ingredients in)
  • 1 Craft Stick (for stirring)

 

To make your Halloween slime, mix 1/2 cup (4 oz.) warm water and 1/2 cup (4 oz.) glue together in a small container.  We used disposable cups, but you can use any container, just be sure to wash it thoroughly afterwards.

After you have thoroughly mixed the water and glue together, set it aside.  

Shake the liquid starch to make sure it is well mixed.  Then open the container and measure 1/2 cup (4 oz.) of liquid starch and pour it into your second container.

Slowly pour the glue mixture into the liquid starch, stirring it as you go.  Make sure you get all the glue out of the container.

Use the craft stick to stir it until it starts to look like slime.  

Add in googly eyes and continue mixing the slime by hand.  

It may seem watery at first, but the consistency of the slime will continue to improve the more you play with it.

DIY Halloween slime recipe with liquid starch -- googly eye slime for Halloween sensory play

If you’re like me and have a child that doesn’t like getting messy, or doesn’t like the feel of slime, they can still enjoy the activity.  

Put the slime in a zippered bag and let them squish and explore it that way.  (This is the way my son opted to play with the slime.)  It is still a fun sensory experience.

elmer's glue liquid starch slime; put DIY googly eye slime in a plastic bag for mess-free sensory play

Your slime will last at least a week if stored in a zippered bag.

 

Tips for Googly Eyes Slime 

  • The liquid starch recipe above makes enough for 2 kids to have a fair amount to play with.
  • Elmer’s glue worked best for us, but dollar store glue also worked.  Just be sure to use a new bottle (the glue must be runny).  We had a bottle of dollar store glue that had gotten thick, and it was a complete slime fail.
  • Think you have a slime fail?  Check out these tips to fix slime fails from Fun at Home with Kids.

 

If your child loves playing with slime, they will love making their own.  

This googly eye slime was our first attempt at liquid starch slime recipe.  

We have since enjoyed making snowflake slime and even a slime with waterbeads.  

simple Halloween slime recipe

 

 

Check out these other fun ideas:

  • Halloween Party Ideas 
  • Sparkly Slime
  • Apple Scented Bubble Dough

Filed Under: Sensory Play Tagged With: Halloween, slime recipe

Comments

  1. Christine Carter says

    October 20, 2016 at 11:04 pm

    Oh this looks like SO much fun for my son!! I will definitely try this with him and even my girl too! You always have the BEST crafts and activities, my friend! 🙂

    • OneMommy says

      October 22, 2016 at 1:54 pm

      I hope he likes it as much as my daughter has — she is my “got to get my hands in it” girl.

      You are too sweet. Thanks for stopping by to check this out — I know how busy you have been!

  2. Maria says

    October 21, 2016 at 9:50 am

    How adorable is this! I love that its DIY as well. Perfect to customize it to any kids needs. Thanks so much for sharing this clever idea with us on #shinebloghop this week!

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