JACK O’ LANTERN SLIME

Perfect Halloween play with Jack O Lantern slime!

THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE HOMEMADE JACK O LANTERN SLIME RECIPE

What’s the science behind the slime? The borate ions in the slime activator {sodium borate, borax powder, or boric acid} mixes with the PVA {polyvinyl-acetate} glue and forms this cool stretchy substance. This is called cross linking!
The glue is a polymer and is made up of long, repeating, and identical strands or molecules. These molecules with flow past one another keeping the glue in a liquid state.
Materials
  1. Clear Glue ( from any hobby shop)
  2. Liquid Starch {or borax }
  3. Water
  4. 1/2 cup measure, spoons, and 2 containers for mixing
  5. Jack O’ Lantern table scatter {or what ever you find!}

Procedure
  1.  In one bowl mix 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup of glue {really mix to combine completely}.
  2. Pour glue into water.
  3. Stir the glue and water together well!
  4. Now’s the time to add colour, glitter, or confetti! Remember when you add colour to white glue, the colour will be lighter. Use clear glue for jewel toned colours!
  5. You can never add too much glitter! Mix the glitter and colour into the glue and water mixture.
  6. Pour in 1/2 cup of liquid starch. You will see the slime immediately start to form. You won’t be able to use a spoon for very long.
  7. The slime starts to come together instantly!
  8. Switch to mixing with hands for a few minutes until you feel the majority of the liquid incorporated into the slime.
  9. Put in a clean, dry container or on a plate. Slime can be played with right away but it’s consistency changes a bit over the next 30 mins to a smoother looking substance as opposed to the stringier slime you may originally see.

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