Want to have some Mardi Gras fun in your house without actually going to Mardi Gras? Mardi Gras slime is a fun addition to your sensory toolkit for doing therapy at home. Best part is that it’s easy to make and cheap too!
Ingredients For Mardi Gras Slime
1 (6 ounce) bottle Elmer’s Glue in each: purple, gold, green
About ½ cup warm water, for each batch
½ teaspoon baking soda, for each batch
1 tablespoon contact lens solution (containing boric acid), for each batch
Toys or foil confetti (if desired)
Elmer’s Liquid Glitter Glue, Washable, Purple, 6 Ounces, 1 Count – Great For Making Slime
Elmer’s 2022912 Liquid Glitter Glue, Washable, Gold, 6 Ounces, 1 CountElmer’s Liquid Glitter Glue, Washable, Green, 6 Ounces, 1 Count – Great For Making SlimeArm & Hammer Baking Soda – 64 ozKirkland Signature Multi-Purpose Sterile Solution for Any Soft Contact Lens, 3 Count ( 16 oz bottles )
Instructions For Mardi Gras Slime
- You will make three separate batches of slime with one in each color.
- Empty the glue into a large bowl.
- Fill the empty glue bottle about ⅓ full with warm water (about ¼ cup) and seal with the lid. Shake well to combine the remaining glue with the water. Pour into bowl with glue and stir to combine.
- Add the baking soda to the glue and stir to mix thoroughly.
- If you are adding additional glitter or confetti, stir the glitter into the glue mixture.
- Add contact lens solution to the glue mixture and stir well. (Note: regular glue will require less contact lens solution than glitter glue. Add the contact lens solution slowly, mixing between additions, and add only enough to bring the glue together into a soft ball.)
- Remove the slime from the bowl allowing any excess liquid to remain in the bowl. The slime will be sticky. Begin to play with the slime, kneading it as you would bread dough, to bring the slime together. The slime is ready when no longer sticky.
- Best if stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator when not in use.
