sensory play

Unique Slime Recipes

Slimes are a great sensory activity for kids. There are many slime recipes out there. I wanted to showcase some of the most unique slime recipes. I’m sure you will find these as cool as your kids will find them!

My kids, in particular my girls, are always on the lookout for cool slime recipes. Our kitchen now has so many plastic containers and resealable bags full of different types of slime!

My girls scour the internet and Pinterest searching for the latest and greatest slime ideas, which is one of the reasons that I decided to put this list together and have all the types of slime in one place.

Unique Types Of Slime

Unique Slime Ingredients

Edible Fluffy Slime

This taste safe slime uses all edible ingredients. It is borax free and has no contact lens solution, so it’s completely safe for toddlers and little ones who might still be putting things in their mouths.

Textured Butter Slime

This very unique slime actually uses old playdough that’s started to dry up as one of its ingredients. So not only does it have an awesome buttery texture, it also makes use of something you might otherwise have just thrown away.

Diaper Slime

This recipe from Sugar, Spice and Glitter has got to be one of the most unique slime ideas out there. It gets its fluffiness from the crystals in disposable diapers!

Cornstarch Slime

STEAM Powered Kids has tested out 3 different cornstarch slime recipes and provides detailed instructions as well as revealing which one is their favourite of the bunch.

Super Stretchy No Borax Slime

What makes this type of slime from STEAM Powered Kids so different is that it doesn’t use Borax, liquid starch or detergent.

Sand Slime

This slime idea by Little Bins for Little Hands uses real sand to create a fun sensory slime.

Unicorn Slime

Our unicorn slime contains both shaving cream and foaming hand wash as well as other ingredients, giving it a unique consistency.

Crunchy Slime

The add-ins in our Frozen Inspired Elsa Slime make it crunchy. This texture contrasts the squishiness of the slime making it a truly unique experience.

Halloween Slime

Spider Web Slime

There’s a “secret” slime ingredient in this one that makes it look like a spider web.

Hallowe’en Slime

I love the look of this glittery slime. It’s simple, but still very cool.

Rainbow or Glitter Slime

Glow in the Dark Slime

Anything glow in the dark is just plain fun, and then add glitter!

Rainbow Slime

I love the contrast of colours in this simple rainbow slime recipe with a twist. It’s one we really like.

Rainbow Glitter Slime

This glittery rainbow slime from MomDot is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day or Spring.

Science Slime

Magnetic Slime Recipe

This magnetic slime recipe (yes, really!) from Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls is part sensory, part science and all fun!

Heat Sensitive Colour Changing Slime

Another science lesson with slime can be found in this colour changing slime by Left Brain Craft Brain.

Galaxy Slime

This gorgeous galaxy slime from Two Daloo is super cool!

Slime With Clear Glue

Polka Dot Slime

Fun at Home with Kids’ polka dot slime is the first slime recipe I ever tried to make and it turned out wonderfully. The key is to use the clear glue.

Stretchy Christmas Tree Slime

This slime is extremely stretchy. That makes it fun to play with. Like all slimes, it’s also pretty fun to make.

Fall Leaves Slime

This simple recipe is a great way to welcome autumn and bring some colour and texture to sensory play.

Minnie Mouse Slime

I’m a huge Minnie Mouse fan, so this Minnie Mouse slime was kind of an inevitability! It turned out to be super cute.

Edible Slime

Baby Safe Edible Slime

Wildflower Ramblings came up with this safe slime recipe that even little ones can play with.

Slime Drawing

Slime Drawings

Who would have ever thought to use slime for artwork?! I love this idea from Left Brain Craft Brain.

For more awesome slime recipes at your fingertips, check out The Slime Book –

From Edible to Glow-in-the-Dark Slime – it’s got it all!

Easy Gold Slime – I’m amazed at the way this slime from Fun a Day sparkles.

Chocolate Slime – Even though this chocolate slime invented by Little Bins for Little Hands is not edible, I’ll bet it smells delicious!

Glow in the Dark Slime – Playdough to Plato created this slime recipe that glows in the dark.

Mud Slime – This ooey-gooey slime from Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls is like elevating a mud pie.

The only question now is what cool slime recipe are you going to try first?!

Common slime ingredients:

Elmer’s White School Glue Saline Solution Wilton Colors Fine Glitter

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If you are looking for other slime ideas, you can find our list of the Cool Slime Recipes here.

Squishy Sky Sensory Bag

By Sharla Kostelyk

This squishy sky sensory bag is simple to make and you only need a few materials. Depending on the age of your child, they can even help cut out the clouds to make the sensory bag.

Materials needed:

medium sized resealable freezer bag
blue hair gel or blue body wash
white foam sheet
In the Sky toob
scissors

Using scissors, cut some cloud shapes out of the white foam sheet. If you are having your child help you with this step, you can lightly sketch the outline of a cloud with pencil and have them cut along the outline.

Place the foam clouds inside a resealable bag. Add a few items from the In the Sky toob and squeeze some blue hair gel or body wash into the bag. Remove excess air from the bag and seal.

I prefer to use a good quality freezer bag rather than a sandwich bag for sensory bags because they are more durable and I prefer the size as well.

If you’re using these sky sensory bags with younger children, you can secure the opening of the bag by folding strong clear packing tape or duct tape over the top of the bag. You can also do this to all sides of the bag for extra durability.

I used the same In the Sky toob to make a Sky Sensory Bottle and a Sky Sensory Bin. All of these were perfect during our Flight Unit in homeschooling.

Sky Sensory Bottle

Sky Sensory Bin

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Pretty Princess Sensory Bottle

By Sharla Kostelyk

This pretty princess sensory bottle was a big hit with my two youngest daughters. They loved the beautiful colours and shapes of course, but they also liked the sound. The beads from the plastic mardi gras necklace make a tinkling sound on their way down.

My girls liked listening to the beads and watching the gems and confetti sink down. They also liked how pretty this sensory bottle was.

Materials needed:

empty water bottle (I always use Voss water bottles because I like the size and shape of them)
gems
butterfly and flower shaped confetti
pink plastic hearts
plastic silver mardi gras necklace
water
optional: pink or purple glitter

Pour out about a quarter of the water in a water bottle. Place the mardi gras beads, pink hearts, gems, and flower and butterfly shaped confetti inside. You may need to add a bit more water to fill it up to nearly the top. If you choose to add glitter, you can add it at this point.

Butterfly Confetti by Creative Converting VOSS Water Plastic Bottles Liquid Hand Soap

Replace the lid and give it a good shake. You can secure the lid with a hot glue gun if you are going to be using this princess sensory bottle with little ones. Adult supervision should of course be used as with any sensory activity.

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If you want to, you can add some pink or purple glitter before you add the water and give the sensory bottle a good shake.

Spring Sensory Bottle

Arctic Sensory Bag

By Sharla Kostelyk

Last week when I made our arctic sensory bottle, there were some really adorable items from the arctic toob that didn’t fit in the mouth of the bottle. I wanted to be able to use them, so I decided to make an arctic sensory bag with them. I also used what was left from the expired coconut I had used as the “snow” in the sensory bottle.

This sensory bag is particularly easy to make because it requires very few materials.

Materials needed:

Place the flaked coconut and items from the arctic toob into the resealable bag. Remove the excess air and seal.

If you are creating this sensory bag for younger children, you will want to seal the bag with duct tape or heavy, clear packing tape after closing it so that they aren’t able to open it. You may also want to fold the tape over the other sides of the bag as well to reinforce it. I choose to use good quality freezer bags for my sensory bags rather than sandwich bags because they are more durable.

This arctic sensory bag and the arctic sensory bottle would work well for a theme unit on the North.

Arctic Sensory Bottle

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St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bag

By Sharla Kostelyk

After the ease of creating our St. Patrick’s Day sensory bottle, I decided to make this St. Patrick’s Day sensory bag using some of the leftover supplies for my kids to enjoy.

For my sensory bags, I use the medium size freezer bags because they are slightly larger and much more durable than sandwich baggies.

One of my daughters loved the squishy feeling of this sensory bag (as you can see from the pictures above!)

Materials needed:

medium sized resealable freezer bag
clear or light green hand sanitizer
large shamrock confetti
sparkly clovers (I found these at the dollar store, but you could use these glittered buttons instead)
plastic gold coins
optional: clear packing tape

Fill the bag with the hand sanitizer and then place the other items inside. You could also add other green items or a plastic rainbow. Remove excess air and seal the bag. If you are making this for younger children, I would suggest adding clear packing tape over the opening so that they don’t open it.

Sensory bags are a great way to explore through touch and sight. They are a simple sensory activity without the potential mess of a sensory bin.

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St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bottle

St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin

Arctic Sensory Bottle

By Sharla Kostelyk

Discovering how well coconut flakes work as snow inspired me to create an arctic sensory bottle with them. I hadn’t thought of using coconut before but when we found several bags in our pantry that had expired, I didn’t want them to completely go to waste. I saw that they might work as a sensory bin/bag/bottle filler and tried it in our Christmas I-Spy sensory bag. It really did look like snow!

To create this arctic sensory bottle, fill an empty bottle with the items below.

Materials needed:

large empty water bottle (I used a Voss water bottle because I like the shape of them)
bag of coconut flakes
white feathers
plastic snowflakes
arctic toob

Some of the items from the arctic toob don’t fit into the mouth of the bottle (such as the igloo), so I set those ones aside to use in our arctic sensory bag. It can be easier to layer some coconut and then one or two of the items and then add some more of the coconut before adding other items.

Arctic Toob by Safari VOSS Water Plastic Bottles White Craft Feathers

Once all the items are in, add the lid back onto the bottle and your arctic sensory bottle is ready to use for play. If you have younger children, you may want to hot glue the lid in place so that they can’t open it. As with all sensory and exploration activities for kids, adult supervision is of course recommended.

This sensory bottle would be a great addition to a learning unit on the North.
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Snowflake Sensory Bottle

Space Sensory Bottle