Ingredients

  • 4 oz bottle of regular glitter glue- not the washable kind. If you can’t find this glitter glue, make your own with a few drops of food coloring and a few tablespoons of colored glitter.) shopping list
  • Water (# of oz equivalent to the amount of glue you are using. ) shopping list
  • 1 tsp Borax shopping list
  • 4 additional oz. of warm water (this is used to dissolve the borax) shopping list

How to make it

  • Step 1:
  • Mix together a 1 to 1 mixture of glue and water.
  • Sir the glue and water together until completely mixed.
  • Step 2:
  • Dissolve 1 tsp of borax into the 4 oz (1/2 cup) warm water.
  • Pour borax water into the glue mixture and stir.
  • Keep stirring, after a few seconds the glue will begin to “gel” up.
  • Step 3:
  • Pick up the glue glob and squish it around for a few moments.
  • It will turn into a pliable, yet firm substance: Homemade Silly Putty!
  • It’s so cool, don’t you think?
  • If you find the “silly putty” is becoming less pliable, put it in the microwave and heat it up for 5 to 15 seconds (depending on the amount of silly putty.) Store in a zip-loc baggie.

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