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January 4, 2017

Melted Snowman Slime Recipe

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You need a solution for your kids’ boredom. You just want 5 minutes to go to the bathroom by yourself. Or not hear anymore whining.

You need to make slime. Actually you need to take that one step further and make melted snowman slime.

Trust me. Slime is the answer.

It’s great for rainy days. Cranky kids. Sick days. Party favors. Play dates. <–You get the idea. It’s awesome.

With 3 young kids at home I am always on the lookout for anything easy and fun.  I needed a simple party favor idea for my son’s class party next month and melted snowman slime came to mind. I knew my kids love to make and play with it and other parents would be happy to be taking home a boredom buster instead of more candy!

My kids love simple science so they jumped in to help.  Making melted snowman slime is a great simple science experiment for kids.  Once we made it, the kids could not wait to play with it…looks like I will be making more slime for the party so they can keep this batch.

Make melted snowman slime with your kids! Makes perfect snowman party favors or class gifts too!

Melted Snowman Slime Recipe

Supplies:

  • white glue –  7.625 fl oz bottle
  • liquid starch
  • silver glitter
  • small round plastic containers – I got mine at the dollar store
  • black and orange Sharpie marker

how to make snowman slime

How to Make Snowman Slime

I used one bottle of glue but to make more slime you can just double or triple the recipe.  The kids emptied the white glue into a bowl.  I then added about a cup of liquid starch. I do not measure the starch anymore I just add it to the glue until you get a slimy but not too sticky texture.

Once we mixed the glue and starch well with our hands the kids added silver glitter!  We mixed it a little more to mix in the glitter. Now we had melted snowman slime. You can also add your favorite scented essential oils to slime for a fun scented play recipe. I forgot it in this batch but I might add peppermint to our next one.

Snowman party favors

Melted Snowman Slime Party Favors and Valentines

These small plastic containers from the dollar store are perfect for party favors or valentines.  Just take the black and orange sharpie marker and draw on a nose, eyes, and a mouth.

If you want to turn these into snowman slime valentines just have your kids sign their names on the back!

If they like to make their own valentines and you can even cut a bunch of carrot shapes from orange foam or construction paper. Then they can glue them on and add the eyes and mouth with a permanent marker!

melted snowman slime simple science for kids

This is a great “busy” activity for kids.  My kids loved squeezing and stretching  the slime in their hands.  They added the snowman face to the top of the “melted snow” to make their melted snowman.

Don’t you just love simple and easy ideas like this? Your kids will enjoy the melted snowman slime as much as mine did–make it today!

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About Jaime

Hi! I am Jaime, mama to three high energy boys. With three boys, life never slows down, but I wouldn't have it any other way! We love creating, learning, and crafting together and we can turn anything into an adventure. I enjoy sharing our activities and crafts on my blog Frogs & Snails & Puppy Dog Tail.

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Comments

  1. Laura Hicks says

    December 28, 2015 at 3:16 pm

    What size was the glue bottle?

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    • Laura Hicks says

      December 28, 2015 at 3:21 pm

      Oops. Sorry, I see it was included in the recipe. Thanks.

      Reply
      • Megan Sheakoski says

        December 30, 2015 at 10:56 am

        No prob! Have fun!

        Reply
  2. Maryann says

    December 28, 2015 at 4:02 pm

    Hi! I love this idea!! I think it would be fun even for my grandsons birthday party in February. He will be 11.
    My question before I send this to my daughter, is how do you clean up? I’m sorry, I think of glue, and all I see is carpet and hair not recovering!!
    Thank you ๐Ÿ™‚

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      December 30, 2015 at 10:56 am

      He he! That is a very good question! The slime will be sticky so you’ll want to keep it away from fabrics and hair, but its not as messy as you’d think. If you happen to get it on or in something try vinegar to dissolve it out!

      Reply
  3. Heidi says

    December 2, 2016 at 1:30 am

    How many of those little cups did one bottle of glue make?

    Thanks!

    Reply
  4. Cortney says

    December 8, 2016 at 10:11 pm

    How big were your small cups? I am not seeing them at our local dollar store and looked online at one that I have near work and they look similar to what you have online, but there isn’t much of a size comparison in your pics other than the sharpie marker! Are they smaller than the Glad plastic small containers which are 4 oz? If they are like the ones I saw online they would be more like 2 oz.

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      December 9, 2016 at 4:53 pm

      Yes, these are more like 2 oz ones, but you could always use the 4 ounce ones and double the recipe or just fill halfway!

      Reply
  5. Kathy Dailey says

    December 11, 2016 at 9:40 pm

    How many 2oz cups did this fill? I have 24 kindergartners. ๐Ÿ˜Š

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      December 19, 2016 at 7:39 am

      I’d double it to be safe!

      Reply
  6. Meghan Cox says

    December 15, 2016 at 10:58 am

    How many containers does this recipe make? I have a class of 21 students

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      December 18, 2016 at 9:28 am

      HI Meghan! You probably want to double it then to be safe.

      Reply
  7. Alyssa says

    December 20, 2016 at 10:12 am

    I just tried to make this and added just a little less than 1 cup of the liquid starch and it was way too much! About half of the liquid is sitting in the bottom of the bowl and the “slime” is really stringy! ๐Ÿ™ My daughter still enjoyed playing in it but will have to try another batch as we wanted to give this away as gifts!

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    • Alyssa says

      December 20, 2016 at 9:44 pm

      EDIT: We ended up adding another bottle of glue and a little more liquid starch and it was perfect!

      Reply
    • Megan Sheakoski says

      December 26, 2016 at 8:29 am

      Oh no! Yes though! That is exactly what to do. We make slime a lot and sometimes have that issue before too. The other common problem is not kneading it enough. Luckily it’s pretty forgiving so you can keep adding to it.

      Reply
  8. Dianna says

    December 20, 2016 at 12:47 pm

    I tried it in advance to make sure I would be pleased and I have to admit this Grandma was a total fail at making Melted Snowman Slime! The glue and starch didn’t mix well together at all and I ended up with a lumpy watery bowl of ‘stuff’! I didn’t use my hands, but a spoon…could that be the issue??

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      December 26, 2016 at 8:30 am

      Hi Dianna! Oh no! Someone else just add that problem too! Try adding more glue if it’s still stringy and kneading it with your hands for awhile. The longer you do it the more it becomes slime-like.

      Reply
  9. Dina says

    January 5, 2017 at 9:59 am

    I’m having trouble finding the liquid start……where can I find it? ๐Ÿ˜Š

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      January 5, 2017 at 5:44 pm

      I’ve gotten it at Target and WalMart and Walgreens before but I’m guessing the grocery store has it too!

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        November 13, 2017 at 3:36 pm

        Hi!
        Making snowman slime for a class party. 20 kids. Would 3 batches be enough for 20 2 oz cups as shown?

        Reply
  10. Lauren says

    December 4, 2017 at 11:26 am

    I love this idea for my daughter’s class party. Can you please tell me how many little containers this one recipe makes? THank you

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      December 5, 2017 at 10:47 am

      I think it depends on the size of the container. I just made a double batch for 25 kids using containers the size of condiment containers. If you use bigger ones I’d triple it. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  11. Alina says

    February 2, 2018 at 2:28 pm

    How far in advance can I make the snowman slime so it keeps well as a party favor in a plastic twist top container?

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      February 5, 2018 at 11:25 am

      If you have it in a container it should be good for at least a week or two!

      Reply

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