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January 22, 2015

Happy Day Scented Slime Recipe

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Oh happy day! This scented slime recipe has everything you need to make your day happier…well at least we think so!

Slime is already a great sensory experience for kids and making it scented makes it even more engaging. We scented ours with orange essential oil and my kids are obsessed. My preschooler says its the happiest slime she’s ever played with so we had to name it Happy Day Slime!

Happy Day Slime! This scented slime recipe is a full sensory experience that will have you smiling!

Scented Slime Recipe

  • 2 bottles of clear school glue
  • 1 cup of liquid starch
  • yellow food coloring
  • orange essential oil
  • bowl
  • wooden spoon

To make Happy Day Slime add two bottles of clear glue to a bowl. Add 3-5 drops of orange essential oil and yellow food coloring and mix together with the spoon.

Add in 1 cup of liquid starch and start to stir. It doesn’t become slime right away so don’t get worried if it doesn’t look like what you expected. Stir until it is all combined and becomes a ball then let it sit for a couple minutes to gel.

Knead it with your hands until it has the consistency you see in the photos. Then it’s time to play!

Scented Sensory Slime for Kids!

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About Megan Sheakoski

Megan is the creator of Coffee Cups and Crayons, a blog full of simple fun and learning. She believes that kids’ activities don’t have to be complicated to be fun and that learning is better with play.

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Comments

  1. Marilia Clark says

    February 17, 2015 at 10:11 am

    What size glue bottles? Thanks!

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      February 17, 2015 at 1:39 pm

      Great question! I can only find one size clear glue in one size, 5 or 6 ozs.

      Reply
  2. Ingrid Heijnen-Hermens says

    February 18, 2015 at 2:23 pm

    Does the slime dry out? Or can you keep it in a closed box for later use?

    Wit kind regards,
    Ingrid (from the Netherlands)

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      February 18, 2015 at 5:11 pm

      We keep ours in a sealed plastic bag or plastic container and it lasts for months! 🙂

      Reply
      • Ingrid Heijnen-Hermens says

        February 20, 2015 at 5:06 am

        Thanks Megan!

        Reply
  3. Irvine Babysitter says

    March 2, 2015 at 11:59 pm

    Just wanted to add a caution to be careful when using food coloring when making slime, goop and play dough recipes. It does stain – kids hands, fabrics, etc. so be careful to use this slime outdoors or in the kitchen.

    Reply
  4. Kathy says

    June 7, 2017 at 1:59 pm

    How much is on a bottle of clear glue for happy slime

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      June 7, 2017 at 4:34 pm

      5 ounces. You can also use white “school glue” it’s just not as easy to color. 🙂

      Reply

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