Want to learn how to make slime without borax? Here’s our best butter slime recipe and video for a super soft and stretchy material.
Updated January 2023
We have watched many slime videos and tried many of the different recipes out there. Some were way too hard, some got really sticky after about a day (too much lotion). Some just dried out a lot after a couple days of playing with it (too much borax).
But here is our perfect butter slime recipe. We hope you have fun making it and that this recipe works for you as well as it has for us.
How to Make Slime
First, here’s a video tutorial showing how to make it! Keep scrolling for the recipe and tutorial below.
Butter Slime Recipe
- 1 large bottle of white Elmer’s School Glue (7.6 ounce bottle of PVA glue)
- 1 heaping cup + heaping ¼ cup of shaving foam*
- ⅛ cup of contact solution
- 6 little packets of Model Magic (about 3 oz total)
- Scant tablespoon of lotion
*We all call it shaving cream, but make sure to buy the FOAM kind rather than cream or gel.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Mix glue and shaving cream
Squeeze a large bottle of white Elmer’s School Glue into a medium bowl.
Add 1 and a 1/4 heaping cups of shaving foam. Mix thoroughly.
- Stir in contact solution
Add 1/8 cup of contact solution and stir. The mixture will come together, become more rubbery, and begin to pull away from the sides of the bowl. (See the video!)
- Knead (a lot)
Next, knead and pull with hands until not as sticky (add a bit more shaving cream if necessary).
FYI if you have small children, this step could get VERY messy! But keep kneading and pulling and it will eventually come together and stop sticking to everything! - Knead in Model Magic
Add 3 ounces of model magic in your desired colors.
Poke and knead, stretch and pull until thoroughly mixed. - Add lotion
Make a dent in middle of your butter slime and add a scant tablespoon of lotion. Mix until fully incorporated. Store in an airtight container.
Now it’s time to play!
6 Fun Ways To Play With Slime
- Spread it with a knife
- Poke and knead it with your hands
- Stretch and pull it
- Use your favorite toys or poke-ins for pretend play
- Bury end the end of a straw in the middle of slime, pinch where straw is and blow to make a bubble
- Make a bubble with your hands by stretching the butter slime up and out then quickly dropping the top like a parachute (see video demonstration)
Warning: do not get near clothing, blankets, or carpets.
But if you do…. Here’s our best removal tip:
Grab a little bit of slime and quickly use it to dab at the area until it comes off.
For a different, but cool, texture, mix 1 part butter slime to 1 part model magic.
More Sensory Play Ideas for Kids
- Rainbow Fluffy Slime Recipe
- 5 Fluffy Slime Recipes to Try
- How to Make Slime Creations for Kids (with Loose Parts)
- Making Oobleck & What to Do with It
- The Ultimate Guide to Sensory Play
- What is Sensory Play & Why It’s Important for Kids
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