Recipe · Glitter
Glitter slime and galaxy slime
A clear slime packed with glitter, or a purple, blue, and pink galaxy slime: the recipe, the right glitter, and the trick to keep it from getting everywhere.
- DifficultyEasy
- Time15 minutes
- Makes1 ball
- Recommended ageAges 6+, with an adult
Glitter slime is one of the most requested slimes, and one of the easiest: you make a clear slime and mix glitter into it. For the “galaxy” look, you make three small slimes in dark colors (purple, navy blue, pink) and twist them together.
Ingredients
- ½ cup (120 ml) clear PVA glue (or glitter glue, already full of glitter)
- ½ cup (120 ml) warm water
- ½ tsp (2.5 ml) baking soda
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) contact lens solution with boric acid and sodium borate
- 1 to 2 tbsp (15 to 30 ml) fine glitter, depending on the look you want
- For the galaxy: purple, blue, and pink food coloring, and a little silver glitter
Supplies: a mixing bowl (three small bowls for the galaxy), a spoon, a tray to keep the glitter from going everywhere.
Need more or less? Recalculate the amounts for this recipe to fit your bowl or the number of kids.
Why these ingredients? What the activator does and which glue to choose.
Steps
- Gently stir the clear glue and warm water together.
- Add the glitter now, into the liquid: it spreads out much better than it does later.
- Mix in the baking soda.
- An adult pours in the contact lens solution a little at a time until the dough comes away from the bowl.
- Knead over the tray. For the galaxy: make three balls in different colors, lay them side by side, then stretch and twist 3 or 4 times, no more.
How do you know it worked?
The glitter should be spread all the way through, and the slime shouldn’t shed any when you play with it. If it sheds a lot, it was too activated when you added the glitter: next time, stir it into the liquid glue.
The most common slime fails
- The glitter stays on the surface
- It was added too late. Knead for a long time, or fold the slime over the glitter several times.
- The galaxy turned all purple
- The colors got mixed too much. Twist just a little, and stop while all three colors still show.
- You can barely see the glitter, it’s milky
- With clear glue, air bubbles make the slime cloudy at first. Let it rest for one to three days with the lid on: it clears up and the glitter stands out.
Another problem? The Slime Fixer goes through every symptom.
Variations and ideas
- Star- or heart-shaped confetti can replace the glitter.
- Add a small spoonful of glow-in-the-dark powder for a galaxy that glows in the dark.
- More add-in ideas in the guide how to customize your slime.
How to store it
Airtight container. Glitter doesn’t change how long the slime lasts.
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