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Learn how to make this easy monster slime for Halloween! With just a few ingredient you can whip up this squishy, stretchy slime in minutes!
We love getting our hands into squishy, stretchy slime!
This easy monster slime is so simple to make.
There’s no Borax required, and your kids will be playing in no time!
For more awesome Halloween fun, check out 26 Icky & Ooey Halloween Activities for Toddlers.
Kids love sensory play! The more the better.
Thankfully, sensory play is incredibly important for growing kids.
Why Is Sensory Play So Important?
Play that stimulates their senses encourages kids to explore and investigate. It also helps build motor and verbal skills.
Sensory play is definitely something kids and parents alike can love.
When we can’t get outside and into nature, there are a ton of ways to add in sensory play indoors.
Slime is always a favorite sensory activity!
More Ways to Try Sensory Play at Home
There are so many different ways to engage in sensory play both inside and outside.
- make mud pies in the backyard
- play with dry cereal or noodles
- create a texture scavenger hunt
- go outside and record different bird calls or insect sounds
- smell and taste herbs and spices from the pantry
- the list goes on and on!
This easy monster slime is a fun way to incorporate sensory play this Halloween!
For This Monster Slime Activity, You’ll Need:
- a bottle of glitter glue
- 1 Tablespoon baking soda
- 1 Tablespoon eye contact solution
- googly eyes
How to Make Easy Monster Slime for Halloween
Ready to whip together this simple slime recipe?
Let’s get slimy!
Mix Your Monster Slime Ingredients
This monster slime recipe really couldn’t be any easier!
First, pour the whole bottle of glitter glue into a mixing bowl.
Don’t worry about making a mess.
I promise once you add the other ingredients, the bowl will clean up really easily!
Next, stir in the baking soda.
This adds a little more substance to the slime and makes it a bit more puffy feeling.
It also makes the slime slightly less translucent.
Want more spooky fun? Try these Easy Edible Slimy Eyes Sensory Bag for Halloween.
Finally, add in the eye contact solution.
Start with one Tablespoon.
If your slime is too sticky, add a few more drops in and stir again.
The eye contact solution is what reacts with the glue to decrease stickiness and create the stretchy substance you’re looking for.
Add Googly Eyes to Your Monster Slime
Next, separate the slime between the kids.
It’s time to add the eyeballs!
They had so much fun squishing in the eyeballs to make their monster slime.
My littlest chose the jumbo eyeballs, while the boys squished in tons of tiny ones.
For more sensory play ideas, you’ll love 39 Edible Sensory Play Ideas for Little Ones.
Stretch and Squish Your Gooey Monster Slime!
My kids spent the better part of an hour just stretching and rolling their slime.
They made alien monsters, snakes, and slime balls.
They had a blast!
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If their hands get sticky at any point, just squirt a few drops of eye contact solution on their fingers.
This will help the slime stay stretchy and not get stuck to their hands or the table.
Your Turn
What are your favorite ways to encourage sensory play?
Does your family have a favorite slime recipe?
Share your best tips and slime-tastic ideas in the comments below!
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