Patriotic Slime Recipe for Kids

Who doesn’t love a good slime recipe for kids? A lot of kids LOVE playing with slime, as it can be so much fun to stretch, squeeze, roll, and just have some good old fashioned sensory play with! This red, white, and blue slime is a great patriotic slime to make and play with for the 4th of July, Memorial Day, or any other patriotic holiday to celebrate America. Kids will love its colorful, sparkly look and the hands-on fun it provides!

Patriotic Slime Recipe for Kids

To make this fun slime, you need the following ingredients:

• 1/2 cup liquid craft glue
• 1/2 teaspoon borax
• 1 1/4 cups warm water, divided
• Red and blue food coloring
• Extra fine silver glitter

Note: As with many slime recipes, this involves different chemical ingredients that may cause irritation to sensitive skin. Only allow children to play with slime under adult supervision.

Making the Patriotic Slime

Ready to get started on making this red, white, and blue slime that your kids will love? Follow the steps below and get ready for some serious stretchy, slimy, sensory fun!

In two separate small bowls, combine 1/4 cup of glue with 1/4 cup of warm water and mix well.

Mix in a few drops of  blue food coloring to one bowl and a few drops of red to the other bowl.

Then add about a 1/2 tablespoon of glitter to each and mix each until they are evenly combined.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of borax into a 3/4 cup of hot water and stir for about a minute, letting the borax dissolve.

Now divide the borax water evenly and pour half the borax water into your blue glue mixture and stir, and half into the red glue mixture and stir (ingredients should start clumping together, but you will have a little leftover water).

Remove the slime and knead the slime with your hands for a couple of minutes.

Teacher Tip: When kids play with the slime, you may want to lay out disposable cloths underneath if they are rubbing it or stretching it into a tabletop surface, as it does contain food coloring. Have fun!

More Patriotic Activities for Kids

Looking for even more red, white, and blue themed activities your kids will love? Check out some of our favorites below!

Patriotic Activities for Kids

• About
• Latest Posts

Alex

Founder at The Kindergarten Connection

Alex is a Kindergarten teacher with a passion for making learning fun and engaging. She's earned a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education, and Masters Degrees in Special Education and Curriculum Design. Alex is a night owl, coffee lover, and she owns more than 2,000 children’s books. Alex lives with her husband and their big black Labrador, Tank.

Latest posts by Alex (see all)

• Subitizing Clip Cards - September 26, 2018
• Back to School Sight Word Games and Centers - August 13, 2018
• Back to School Emergent Readers - August 10, 2018