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March 23, 2018

HOMEMADE FLUFFY SLIME – EASTER VERSION

March 23, 2018

Homemade slime is all the rage with the little kids these days, especially in my house. Kingston will sit for 10’s of minutes (which is a HUGE deal for him) playing at our kitchen table with his slime and his utensils making all the things. I’ve put together the perfect fluffy slime recipe that we made this past week as an Easter craft. For 5 minutes and less than $10 bucks in supplies (which will make you multiple batches of slime) your kids can enjoy a safe and gooey craft. One batch of slime will last us a couple weeks in our house before we need to throw it out and make a new batch. Because of this, you can incorporate a number of colors and trinkets into the slime for whatever occasion you want.

Homemade fluffy slime

Homemade Fluffy Slime

  • 1/2 Cup White Washable PVA School Glue
  • 3-4 Cups Foam Shaving Cream
  • 1 Tbsp Saline Solution
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • A few drops Food Coloring {optional}
  1. Add 3-4 heaping cups of foam shaving cream to a large mixing bowl.

  2. Next, create the perfect color slime by adding a few drops of food coloring to the foam shaving cream. Gently stir to mix color.

  3. Measure and add 1/2 a cup of white glue to the mixture and gently stir to combine.

  4. Measure and add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda to the mixture and gently stir to combine.

  5. Optional: Add in any other trinkets you want. Sequins, glitter, jewels etc. Beware though, this will make their play 100 times messier – but they are only kids once so I let my kids go to town. 

  6. Measure and add 1 tablespoon of saline solution to the mixture.

  7. Whip the mixture to activate the slime. It will begin to pull away from sides and bottom of the bowl.
  8. Add a few more drops of saline solution to the top of the slime before picking up your slime and kneading it. Knead until smooth and stretchy and is no longer sticky. 

slime suppliesGlitter and food coloring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIPS:

  1. Be aware, fluffy slime doesn’t stay fluffy for long. You can count on it to stay fluffy for a day or so before all the air leaves the foam shaving cream. My kids still have fun playing with the slime even after it loses its fluff.
  2. Make sure you store it in a ziplock baggy or Tupperware container. If left out, the air will turn the top of the slime hard and crusty. If stored properly, we can get a few weeks out of it. We usually toss our slime when it becomes too dirty from the repeat drops to the floor.
  3. To have the ultimate success with your slime: make sure you fully read the ingredients list above and make sure that your saline solution has the active ingredients of sodium borate and boric acid.

pink slime

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kingston playing with slime

Krimson playing with slime

This 5-minute project is safe, provides much needed sensory play for your kiddos (and we love sensory play – check out our Valentine’s Day craft) and can entertain them long enough for you to shower, take a bath or indulge in your favorite glass of wine. That’s a win in my books! Try your hand at making it and let me know how it goes. I promise you nor the kids will be disappointed.

Kingston playing with slime Krimson Playing With slimePS – how cute is her cheese face?

homemade slime

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Filed Under: DIY Tagged: Craft, DIY, Holiday, Tutorial

February 6, 2018

Easy Homemade Valentines To Make W/ Kids

February 6, 2018

Back in the day before the 5am wake-up calls, the long work hours and loads of laundry and dishes – I had extra time to do fun and creative DIY projects. Because I want to be that mom that’s involved and creative and messy and (most importantly) FUN, I’m making time with my babies to do all the things!

I’ve done this kid-approved homemade Valentine craft project two times now and both times have been so fun for my kiddo’s and too easy for me. Any activity that lets the kids be creative, takes little prep and can be done for under $5 bucks is a win in my book!

Easy Homemade Valentine with Kids

Supplies Needed

1. Card Stock
2. Washi Tape (because it’s thin and not super sticky – which makes it easy to remove at the end)
3. Washable Paint (because this will be all over the child, the highchair and yourself)
*I’m sure almost all of these items or similar variations can be already found in your home.

Directions

1A. Fold an 8×11 piece of cardstock hamburger style and cut it in half. Use your washi tape to tape off your designs.

Washi Tape homemade Valentines Kids

1B. For the older kids, I found this awesome Heidi Swapp heart stencil that I taped with washi to the cardstock for Kingston to be able to use as a guide. Kingston was able to paint all the hearts ‘like a big boy’ instead of painting with his fingers like Krimson.

Stencil painting homemade valentine

2. With no rhyme or reason, drop blobs of paint sporadically across the card stock.

3. Tape the card stock to the highchair and let your little one go to town fingerpainting.

homemade valentine fingerprint kids homemade fingerprinting valentines kids

 

 

 

<–Krimson 1.5   Kingston.5 –>

 

 

 

 

4. Let dry, remove the tape and give away your homemade valentines!!

Homemade valentine finger print kids

Homemade fingerprinting stencil valentines for kids

Finished Homemade Valentines

Simple enough, right? 5 minutes of prep time, how ever long their attention span lasts for creation and then 1-2 hours drying time. I think the most time consuming part of this whole project, is finding where I stashed away the address book and addressing all the envelopes.

These easy handmade valentines will get sent in the mail to all of our family near and far! This kid friendly DIY was super simple, super inexpensive and the kids LOVED playing in the wet/messy paint. Not only were they able to be creative, but Kingston worked on his fine motor skills and Krimson was able to get in some sensory play. Mom win!

Are you a handmade kind of mama or more of a grab something at the store quick kind of mama?

homemade valentine for kid finger paint homemade valentine fingerprinting stencil valentines for kids

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Mrs. Trotter

Tiffany.
Lover of Jesus.
Married to a sports guru.
Corporate-working mama to
Kingston & Krimson.
Glitter enthusiast.
Color coder of life.

Mr. Trotter

 

Christian -aka- CT.
The sports guru.
PE Teacher.
Whistle extraordinaire.
KU Jayhawks. Dallas Cowboys.
STL Cardinals. LA Lakers.

Kingston + Krimson

 

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