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How to make fluffy slime with only 3 ingredients. It is super soft and stretchy! It only takes 5 minutes to make and will entertain for hours!
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Oh SLIME. Me and this stuff have a love hate/relationship. My kids love it though, so I’ve learned to accept it.
If you’ve ever wondered how to make fluffy slime, this recipe is seriously the best ever! We love it because it only takes 3 ingredients and takes less than 5 minutes to make. The kids love helping me make it and it entertains them for hours! It is so soft and squishy!
During our Spring break last week it was cold and rainy, so this was the perfect indoor activity for my kids to do. It holds together more which is great! My kids like this fluffy slime better than my slime recipe and glitter slime because it can stretch further. The consistency is perfect.
Fluffy Slime Ingredients
For this slime you only need 3 simple ingredients (that you can probably find around your home). I love that this fluffy slime is made without borax. You can also add any color you’d like (or even mix them).
- 1 (4-ounce) bottle Elmer’s white school glue
- 2 Tablespoons multi purpose contact lenses solution
- 1 – 2 cups shaving cream
- Food coloring, optional
How To Make Fluffy Slime
- Combine. To get started place the glue in a plastic bowl. If you’re adding food coloring, add it now. Once it is your desired color add the saline solution and mix until combined.
- Stir. Then stir in 1-2 cups of shaving cream. The more you add the thicker it will be. The less you add the slimier it will be. We usually end up adding about 1 1/2 cups. Stir until you can no longer stir (this should take several minutes).
- Kneed. Next you’ll kneed it with your hands. It will be sticky at first, but keep moving it with your hands until it is no longer sticky and is the right consistency.
- Play. Get your hands in there and have some fun!
Mixing 2 colors
We made our first batch of fluffy slime pink and then the next one purple.
To make this fluffy slime with more than one color, simply make another batch and then lay them right next to each other. Then stretch it out and twist it together so the colors swirl together. It will end up looking something like this.
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Fluffly Slime Recipe
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Author: Jamielyn Nye
How to make fluffy slime with only 3 ingredients. It is super soft and stretchy! It only takes 5 minutes to make and will entertain for hours!
Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
Total Time: 5 minutes mins
Servings: 1 batch
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Equipment
Plastic bowl and spoon.
Place mat for enjoying slime.
Ingredients
- 4 ounce bottle Elmer’s white school glue
- 2-3 Tablespoons multi purpose contact lenses solution or slime activator , add more as needed
- 1-2 cups unscented shaving cream , use more as needed
Optional: Food coloring
Instructions
Place glue in a plastic bowl. If you're adding food coloring, you can add it now until desired color is reached.Add saline solution or slime activator and mix until combined.
Stir in 1 cup of shaving cream. The more you add, the thicker it'll be. The less you add, the slimier it will be. Add 1/2 cup more as needed. I usually end up adding about 1 1/2 cups.
Stir until you can no longer stir (it will be sticky at first) and then knead with your hands. Keep moving it with your hands until it is no longer sticky and desired consistency is reached.Wash hands if needed and then work on it again. If it's still too sticky, you may need to add another Tablespoon of activator and then keep kneading.
Enjoy playing with the slime. Store in a covered container or zip top bag.
Notes
Variation: To make fluffy slime with more than one color, simply make another batch and lay them right next to each other. Then stretch it out and twist it together so that the colors swirl together.
Course: Gift
Cuisine: American
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Categorized as: DIY
Jamielyn Nye is the founder and recipe creator at I Heart Naptime. She is the author of the I Heart Naptime Cookbook and shares easy family-friendly recipes and desserts for every occasion.
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239 comments
- Cheri Echnell
Easy to make and kids will love making it. Fun time play with for adults too. Lol
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- Jamielyn Nye
Glad you enjoyed the fluffy slime recipe!
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- MH
Is it saline solution (pictured) or multi-purpose solution (listed)? Two different things.
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- Sarah @IHeartNaptime
Yes, but either will work as long as the ingredients contain sodium borate.
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- Jacqueline
hi how do you store it and how long can you store it for?
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- I Heart Naptime Community
Hi Jacqueline! Store the slime in an airtight container or ziplock bag and it will last a few weeks :)
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- Tay
Will this work with the clear elmers glue?
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- I Heart Naptime Community
Hi Tay! Yes it will :)
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- Jennifer
All good after we added more shaving cream!
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- Sarah @IHeartNaptime
Happy that it worked out great for you!
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- Marie
I don’t know if it’s just me, I tried this originally with Elmer’s glue and was unsuccessful. It did not work at all. We found another recipe that worked well but fast forward to today, I have RoseArt glue. The other recipe didn’t work so I tried this one and it worked! This recipe calls for Elmer’s glue so I don’t understand why it didn’t work last time. I’m only posting this in hopes of helping someone else. Thank you for the recipe!
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- Sarah @IHeartNaptime
So glad it worked with the change in glue! RoseArt for the win :)
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- Al
Precisely followed and was just a sloppy mess
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- Sarah @IHeartNaptime
Sorry to hear this! Did you trying adding more activator and shaving cream as indicated to add as needed?
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- lily r
AHHHHHHH STOPP IT WORKED SO WELL BUT ISTG IF YOU DONT HAVE THE MEASUREMENTS IT WONT WORK LMAO SORRY I TRIED N IT TOOK ME LIKE 30 MINS TO GET IT RIGHT NORMALLY I DO IT FASTER BUT ITS FULLY N NOT TOO STICKY IT WOKS GREAT!
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- Sarah @IHeartNaptime
Glad it worked out, kindly note there is a view recipe button at top of the page to view the recipe card with all quantities and directions at bottom of the post.
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- Jessica Weigel
What if you add too much shaving cream?
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- Sarah @IHeartNaptime
You will need to adjust with the other ingredients. Best of luck!
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- Amber
Do you know about how much it makes? I’m thinking about filling a large tub with it for a party!
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- Sarah @IHeartNaptime
As is, it makes one container. You can adjust the size with the slider button at the top of the recipe card where it says one batch. What a fun party idea!
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- Kacie
Wonderful and easy recipe for perfect slime! My daughter literally had fun for hours with this slime! I did have to add more contact solution a couple of times to get it to stop sticking to our hands but other than that it was perfect and foolproof.
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- lily♡
awesomeeee
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- Julie
This was a great recipe to follow! It took about half a can of shaving cream (10oz) to get the right consistency. I messed up at first and added the contact solution after adding in shaving cream and it never thickened (it was a slimy nightmare) so keep that in mind if you’re a rookie like me. We got the ocean scented shaving cream and added glitter which made it so much more fun!
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- Cikka
I made the exact same mistake!!! How did you fix it???
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- Aleatha
It was very easy to make and ours turned out AMAZING!
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- Jamielyn Nye
Glad you enjoyed the fluffy slime recipe!
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- Haneen
It was A lovely Recipe And very Fun to Make With my Child. My daughter Loved The consistency A little Sticky And Very Antistress And Stress relieve 😌.
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- I Heart Naptime Community
I’m so happy to hear that you and your daughter enjoyed making the slim together Haneen :)
- Debbie
Did not thicken
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- Sarah @IHeartNaptime
Try adding more shaving cream next time.
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- Fart
Awesome
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- Hailey Bennett
It’s still sticking to our fingers… does that mean we should add more shaving cream or just keep kneading?
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- Jamielyn Nye
If it’s sticking, I find it helpful to wash your hands, add a little bit more shaving cream and then keep kneading until smooth and stretchy.
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- Victoria
Just made this with our 6 yr old. She is having so much fun with it. Thank you.
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- Sarah
Your welcome we tried our best to make it.
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