4 ways to make kinetic sand slime at home
Slime or slime is a popular toy that children like very much. She is able to occupy the baby for a long time, help him in the development of motor skills, train the child's imagination, finger mobility. Of course, you can buy it, but the possibility of doing it with your child at home gives him new knowledge and broadens his horizons. How you can make slime from kinetic sand - this is a detailed story today.
Characteristic material
Kinetic sand is a material based on silicon and a plasticizer. Such a compound, if it is of high quality, is not harmful to the child, at the same time it perfectly retains its shape, does not become dusty and is produced in the most unexpected and bright colors. The only drawback is the rather high cost of the kits.
Indoor sandboxes for children's creativity are very popular today. In composition, such a mixture resembles rough sand.
This gives a huge margin of creativity. Very beautiful pictures, figures are created from them, and adding the simplest ingredients to such a composition allows you to get slime - a funny toy that looks like colored jelly, able to change its shape, spread out and pile up again, delighting children of all ages.
In Russia, she is often called "thinner", because the hero of the cartoon "Ghostbusters" was very fond of today's parents in due time. It perfectly relieves stress, allows you to get distracted, improves the mood of adults and children.
how to make slime
There are several ways to make slime with the addition of kinetic sand.
Usual
The easiest way to make slime is to mix a pharmaceutical 3% solution of boric acid - 1 bottle and 125 milliliters of clerical glue or PVA glue. A little kinetic sand is added to these substances and all this is kneaded to a homogeneous plastic mass.
In many recipes for making slimes there are different types of glue (stationery, PVA) - these components are undesirable in a toy that a child will use.
Slime can be created without glue - based on kinetic sand and polyvinyl alcohol. To obtain a plastic mass, you will need the following components:
- Kinetic sand. You need very little - 2-3 tbsp.
- Polyvinyl alcohol. The fluid polymer, which is added to increase plasticity, weighs 50 grams. You can look for it in construction markets or specialty chemical stores.
- Boura. Chemical compound - sodium salt of boric acid; you can buy it at any pharmacy.
- Hot water - 150-200 milliliters.
Often, food coloring is added to the mix to enhance the brightness. First, polyvinyl alcohol is dissolved in hot water and mixed well.
Kinetic sand and food coloring are then added to the mix. Borax is added last to the composition (half a teaspoon of dry matter is dissolved in 50 milliliters of water). After that, the composition is well mixed.The result is a very shiny and plastic substance.
Important: As the toy contains many different chemical components, you must ensure that children do not shoot the slime into their mouths and wash their hands thoroughly after playing.
If you increase the amount of each of the ingredients, you can get a large slime or several pieces of different colors.
With starch and PVA
The next way to make slimes. It requires a small tube or bottle of PVA glue, 2-3 tablespoons of potato starch, and 1 capful of washing gel. All components are mixed, kinetic sand is added to the resulting homogeneous mass and it again kneads well.
With office glue
A little kinetic sand is taken, 50 milliliters of office glue and 10-15 milliliters of pharmaceutical solution of boric acid are added to it. The components are well mixed until smooth.
"Rainbow" Slime
Such a bright toy is easy to make at home, using the simplest tools at hand.
You will need stationery glue (bottle), a capful of washing gel (you can replace it with dishwashing detergent) and 10 milliliters of a 3% boric acid solution. All components of the future "rainbow" are mixed, divided into 4-5 parts, and kinetic sand of the selected color is added to each of them.
The amount of sand added can adjust the plasticity of the mud. The more there are, the less plastic the slime will be. Each part is thoroughly mixed until homogeneous and only after that all multicolored slime parts connect together.
Storage and Usage Rules
Sludge is stored in a tightly closed container, without which the toy dries out and loses its plasticity. Homemade sludge should not be given to young children, who can swallow the plastic mass or be poisoned by its components.
Wash hands thoroughly after use. Children can cook mud at home, this is necessary only in the presence of adults. You should not try to make a slime if there is a tendency to allergic reactions in children or parents.
Tips & Tricks
To obtain a homogeneous mass, the slime is thoroughly kneaded with the hands.
To make the toy bright, you can add food coloring, gouache to the composition. Most slimes can leave streaks on wallpaper, be careful.
The slime with the addition of kinetic sand dries slowly, the toy can be used for a long time, occasionally rinsing it under cold water to remove dust.
If you want to please a small child with a toy, it is better to buy slime in the store, having checked the availability of the appropriate certificates.
Sure, slime can be easily bought from a store, but often you just want to try your own hand, feel like an experimenter, and then be glad your plan worked.