Easy way Make Bubbly Slime

Bubbly slime is a great way to have fun with your kids and teach them a little about science! There are lots of ways to make slime with bubbles quickly and easily at home. Learn how to make a slime with a crunchy, bubbly exterior or a slime you can blow bubbles with.

Making Stretchy Bubble Slime

Add 6 ounces (170 g) of white glue to a bowl. 6 ounces (170 g) is a standard size school glue bottle, so one bottle will work for this. It’s okay if you can’t get every drop out

Sprinkle 1⁄4 teaspoon (1.2 ml) of baking soda over the glue. Make sure the baking soda is sprinkled evenly over the entire surface. It’s okay if it’s not perfect, but you want to avoid dumping it all in one spot. That makes it much harder to evenly mix!

Stir the glue and baking soda together. Mix the baking soda and glue together with a spoon or a stick. A disposable stirrer might be a good idea--glue can be hard to remove from utensils!

Mix in food coloring or glitter (optional). Add in any food coloring or glitter you want! Paint may not work as well for this kind of slime--the saline isn’t strong enough to break down acrylic compounds.

Add a few drops of buffered saline solution and mix. You can find buffered saline solution online or in the eye care section of your grocery store or pharmacy. Be sure the label says buffered saline solution--regular saline solution won’t work as well. Add a few drops to the mixture and stir it in.

Coat your hands with buffered saline and knead the slime until it’s stretchy. Put a few drops of the saline into your hands and rub until your hands are covered. Then, knead the slime until it’s stretchy and no longer sticky.

Use a straw to blow slime bubbles. Start playing with your slime! Stick a plastic straw into it to blow bubbles. You can use this slime mixture right away, but it will keep for a couple of weeks if it’s stored in a sealed container.