Many so-called “borax-free slime recipes” on the internet actually contain a form of boric acid - which is essentially the same thing. The good news is that you can make an amazing slime recipe without borax! Actually we’ve made a LOT of homemade slime without borax! Like this one! FYI…īorax free slime does not necessarily mean the same thing as non-toxic slime. However, like I mentioned above, it may not be the best choice for young children or those with sensitive skin. Not only is this easy silly putty recipe non-toxic…it’s edible! Actually, it tastes pretty yummy! Not that I recommend eating the whole batch, but if your kids lick their fingers it’s all good.īorax is one of the most common slime activators – it causes a chemical reaction when combined with glue that results in streeeetttcchhyy particles and slime! It was such a smash hit with other parents of young kids that we kept experimenting with other edible slime recipes - pudding slime, chocolate slime, and even edible glow in the dark slime! We even tried edible pizza slime – and that got a LOT of comments, both good and bad! But we thought it was super fun! In 2017 when we originally published this recipe, there was nothing like it on the internet, and I’ve still never found a better Jello slime recipe! Except we added JELLO - which gives our slime fruity flavor and causes it to change color when you mix it! That led me to create our first edible slime recipe (this one!!), which was a fun spin on the oobleck I played with as a child. Because obviously she wasn’t going to be happy just watching her older sister play with slime! She wanted to play too! Why Jello? Since my youngest daughter was only two years old at the time and still liked to stick everything in her mouth, I wanted to find a safer alternative. When the latest slime craze hit a few years ago, most of the new recipes I found were made with glue, borax, liquid starch, etc. Growing up, I loved playing with slime, like Nickelodeon Gak and homemade white glue slime! Though in my day, our options were a bit more limited because we didn’t have the internet with thousands of different recipes to choose from. (Originally published inn 2017, updated for 2020) The original and BEST edible Jello slime recipe! Only 3 ingredients and it changes color when you mix it! Our very first edible slime recipe, and still one of the most popular! Check out the video below and this tutorial for more information.Jump to Recipe Jump to Video Print Recipe Seuss world like to call Oobleck (a non-Newtonian fluid). This is a great little project you can do with kids to show them how certain compounds react to one another, like how the starch solidifies and then liquefies depending on the amount of movement. You can also add food coloring to make it look more legit. Keep adding water until it reaches the consistency you want (a good place to start is 2 parts cornstarch to 1 part water). Just dump some into a bowl, add some water, and start mixing. Cornstarch Slimeįor the simplest of all slime recipes, all you need is cornstarch. So, here are a few ways you can make your own slime at home without using borax. It's technically perfectly safe to use, but some people may want to avoid using these types of chemicals regardless of safety, and not everyone has it lying around anyway. Borax is an ingredient in common household cleaners and laundry detergent, and is even used in roach spray and fire retardant.
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