Soapy Slime is one of my favourite activities for all ages - babies, toddlers and preschoolers and if you don't get it too dirty it will last for ages! If you have never made soapy slime for sensory play make sure to check out the recipe further below!
With Christmas coming up and the playful preschoolers all excited about hanging baubles and other ornaments on the tree I thought I would turn our current slime tub into a little Christmas themed fine motor fun!
They absolutely loved this activity...as did the day care kids! Simple to set up...just make up a little 2 ingredient slime with my simple budget friendly recipe, add a little red or green food colouring or edicol dye and a packet of baubles from the $2 shop or from your outdated Chrissy stash that were due to be replaced anyway.
How to make your own Soapy Slime
What you need
- 3 Cups Lux Flakes (or you can grate some pure soap bars - I use Sunlight yellow)
- Around 2.5 litres of warm to hot water (you may need more or less ).
- 1/2 teaspoon of Edicol paint powder or a few drops of food colouring - whatever colour you choose to create!
What to do now
- Mix together well and then I like to leave overnight or at least for a few hours as the mix will go thick and this way you can tell if you need to add more water or more flakes to get the consistency you desire.
- You can add colour if you want at this stage or keep it white (adding glitter creates a lovely effect in the white mix). It washes off easily when time to clean up, smells lovely and will keep in a covered container for quite awhile! Older children will like to use whisks and egg beaters to froth it up while younger toddlers are usually happy to fingerpaint and squelch with it!
However, this batch we turned into our special Christmas Slime!
They finally decided it was even easier to just put the egg cartons into the slime and fill them with balls from there….amazing the progression of play and the thought process of children isn't it?
Yes it was messy, but a bucket of water and a towel close by soon washed small hands easily and by doing this activity outside all the mess just ended up on the grass and the table was easily hosed down. The slime has been put into a covered container to keep for another day.
The balls were washed in a tub of soapy water by the children who played with them, I think it is important for children to be involved in an activity from the start to the end. The children helped me make the slime the previous day, they played with it and then they helped to clean it up.
And did I mention I love slime? Go on…try it…I promise it is the most glorious stress reliever to squish and run it through your hands! Why let the kids have all the fun?
A Little About Me
Jodie Clarke is an early childhood professional supporting educators who want and need to stay passionate about the work they do! She has 30 years hands-on experience in the early childhood and human services sectors across many different roles.
Jodie is mum to 3 in Australia and has already helped thousands of educators with their work through her popular blog posts, activity ideas, online training and e-books.
What wonderful, messy fun!!! I love it!
I’m sure the children loved the activity! It’s a lovely sensory experience and great for their fine motor skills. Thanks for linking up and sharing with Country Kids.
I love the look of this – my 4yo would absolutely love it! #CountryKids
Oh that looks like amazing fun! My youngest especially would love this.
That looks like lots of fun. #CountryKids
Looks like fun. I can hardly wait to have a garden do things like with with kids. Love the colour and textures you put together