Dear Readers,
Today I tried to do slime with my preschoolers. I say tried, but the stuff I used didn’t work as well as I would have liked. I added more after a little while trying to see if I could get it to set a little firmer so the slime would be less sticky and it worked.
I feel like the slime mix I used was a little disappointing, and took forever to get right. I finally got it right, but in the process I also got slime everywhere because I wasn’t able to watch my kids as closely as I would have liked when they were playing with it.
I do want to try a better recipe next time, and not try the fast shortcut method offered by the one solution I bought at Walmart. The girls did have fun with it though, despite it being so sticky.
I suggest you either submit to the fact that there is going to be a mess if you make slime, or make it beforehand. The kids will pester you to help, which I ignored at first, but then let them play with the slime I thought I had finished (it needed more solution so it stuck to them way too much.).
In all it was a good sensory activity, and maybe when they are older I will make it again and let them help me make it. Next time though I will not use the cheap glue and the “quick” solution.
