How to Make Slime at Home That's Crunchy and Stretchy

The popularity of such a toy as crunchy slime among children and adults is due to the fact that it does not take much time to create, and you can relax during and after it. The toy was invented to develop fine motor skills, but has become one of the home experiments that parents can do with their children. Before making crunchy slime, you need to study the procedure, select the materials needed for creation. There are many recipes with a wide variety of ingredients.

Where does the name "crunchy slime" come from?

The name of crunchy slime itself appeared due to the fact that various small balls, for example, made of foam or plasticine, began to be added to a simple stretchy slime. When you press the balls with your fingers, they deform, rub against each other, thereby making a sound. Also, many manufacturers add special liquids with a high content of air bubbles during production, which make a bursting sound when pressed.

Why does a slime crunch?

Many novice experimenters make the simplest slimes that only stretch. But imagination has no limits, so various glitter, foam, and plasticine are added to the toy so that in addition to good viscosity, a characteristic sound appears. Many slimers, thinking about how to make slime stretch and crunch, resort to using special products containing air bubbles:

• shaving foam;
• liquid glue;
• a special emulsion designed for hair styling.

How to Make Stretchable and Crunchy Slime at Home

Making a slime at home is easy - it is important to follow the instructions and add the ingredients in the specified quantities. If you do not follow the mixing rules, then the toy may end up being too liquid or, on the contrary, will simply tear instead of stretching.

Slime Making Tips

Having caught fire with the idea of ​​creating slimes together, adults and children can combine their knowledge and creativity and start experimenting. Even during the creation process, you can click on the toy and relax. Ingredients that are available in any home are suitable for making slime.

PVA glue or silicone glue is usually used as a base. With their help, you can make the slime transparent. Any substance containing boron serves as an activator; gelatin, soda or starch can also be used. Some practical tips for preparing and creating a toy:

1. It is important to keep the workplace clean and thoroughly wash and dry your hands before work.
2. For the base, it is worth using PVA glue, such as the trusted brands "Luch", "Moment", "Office", "Elmers".
3. If you use baking soda for creation, you need to rub it in gradually with your hands, without pouring it into the overall mass.
4. To preserve the toy, it is worth keeping it in a closed container.
5. To get rid of the glue smell, you can add a little essential oil to the mass during mixing. This will not only kill the unpleasant smell, but also give double the pleasure of the game.

Basic recipes

You can create a cool slime without spending a lot of time and effort. There are many ready-made recipes, and no one cancels the flight of fantasy and experiments in creation. Having understood the basics, you can make toys quickly, using the accumulated experience.

With hair mousse

Using hair mousse in the recipe, you can achieve a soft, airy and crunchy slime. The main thing is to follow the recipe. To create the toy, you will need:

• PVA glue (50 ml) and office glue (100 ml);
• 50 ml of gel and foam for hair styling;
• hairspray, dye of your choice;
• tetraborate in the amount of 5 ml.

Having collected all the ingredients and taken a deep bowl, you need to start the process - mix two types of glue into one mixture, and then add hair mousse to them. After thorough mixing, you need to add the selected dye for color and make 6 long sprays of hairspray on the resulting mass. The last step is to add sodium tetraborate and stir the mixture. The finished mass must continue to be thoroughly mixed until it thickens.

With foam soap

The following recipe helps to create the most airy mass that makes pleasant crunchy sounds with lots of bubbles. For such a slime you need the following ingredients:

• glue – 100 ml;
• water – 50 ml;
• body oil – 5 ml;
• liquid soap and body gel (foam with dispenser) – 75 ml and 10 spoons;
• foam soap and shaving foam, 50 ml each;
• starch – 1 spoon;
• tetraborate – 15 ml;

The creation process will be more complicated, but the result is worth it. First, you need to mix the glue with water, then add the body gel and the chosen foam, then slowly, stirring constantly, add the foam soap and shaving foam. Then pour oil into the mass and add a spoonful of starch, mix everything thoroughly. Then it remains to add the thickener and mix everything until thickened.

Using washing gel

The most popular way to create a "fluffy" slime is to use silicone glue and "Persil". The finished bubble will inflate to a large size, but after mixing it will be a small shape.

For this you will need 130 ml of glue and 2 tablespoons of Persil. To make the slime crunchy, you can add foam or beads.

Using Baking Soda, Shower Gel, and Contact Lens Cleanser

In this recipe, it is common to use polystyrene balls, which the slime wraps around like a film, holding it together - this is exactly what you need to add to the slime to make it crunch. To prepare, you need soda, shower gel, contact lens fluid, glue and water.

Mix a tablespoon of glue with 5 teaspoons of soda, then add 3 tablespoons of water and 1 tablespoon of shower gel. In this recipe, the thickener will be the lens fluid, so 1 tablespoon is added at the very end. After mixing, you can add the balls and mix everything thoroughly again.

Slime from sodium tetraborate and PVA glue "Luch"

The presented recipe is considered one of the easiest to prepare, since it requires only PVA glue and a chemical solution. According to the recipe, 240 grams of glue should be mixed with 60 ml of solution, thoroughly mixed until thickened. For color, you can add dye, and for crunch - beads, foam or plasticine.

Recipe with plasticine balls

Ball plasticine has not appeared on the market for long, but has already won the love of real slimers - they immediately found a use for such balls, adding them to their toys. A simple recipe with plasticine is to create slime from glue (50 ml) and "Persil" (1 tablespoon). Balls are added to the resulting mass and everything is mixed.

Cooking without glue

The absence of glue and tetraborate in the composition makes the toy absolutely safe for children. Many parents decide to choose this recipe, using flour, gelatin, toothpaste, starch or soda instead of these two components. Without using glue, you can get an airy slime by mixing shampoo with shaving foam until smooth, adding a little flour to make the mass thicker.

What can you do if your slime has dried out?

It often happens that due to improper storage or ignoring recipes, slime hardens, dries out and becomes impossible to play with. But don't be sad, you can revive the slime so that it sticks and crunches again. The following methods are mainly used:

• adding hot water and stirring;
• special hand mixing;
• adding rich hand cream to the slime;
• adding shampoo or liquid soap;
• applying a few drops of glycerin to the surface.

To ensure that the slime always remains clean, does not dry out and does not lose its elasticity, it is important to store it correctly - in an airtight jar or bag.

Making slime at home is a great way to have fun for both adults and children, creating toys together from scrap materials. The distinctive feature of slime is that there are no restrictions - you can continue to invent and implement new ideas.