Roll it between your hands like this, I said and showed my son how to take our fluffy snow slime and make a slime snowball. Well, watch out now! Every season is a fun season for making homemade slime recipes and winter is no exception, even if you don’t have real snow! Learn how to make snow slime with the kids this season for a truly unique experience everyone will love!
HOW TO MAKE SNOW SLIME
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SNOW SLIME FOR WINTER PLAY!
There’s more than one way to play with snow this season, and it’s called homemade snow slime! Maybe you have piles of the real stuff outside right now, or you only dream about seeing real snow. Either way, we have fun ways to play with snow indoors, snow slime!
We have two very fun videos to check out below. First is our melting snowman slime. The other is our snowflake slime with crystal clear slime. Both are fun and easy to make and use different recipes. Check them out!
SLIME MAKING WITH KIDS
The biggest reason for slime fails is not reading through the recipe! People always contact me with: “Why didn’t this work?” Most of the time, the answer has been a lack of attention to supplies needed, reading the recipe, and actually measuring the ingredients!
So give it a try, and let me know if you need help. On a rare occasion, I have gotten an old batch of glue, and there is no fixing that!
READ MORE… How To Fix Sticky Slime
STORING YOUR SNOW SLIME
I get a lot of questions regarding how I store my slime. Usually, we use a reusable container, either plastic or glass. If you keep your slime clean, it will last for several weeks. You can also buy a stack of deli containers. Check out our slime supplies list and resource.
If you forget to store your slime in a closed container, it does actually last a couple of days uncovered. If the top gets crusty, fold it into itself.
ALSO CHECK OUT: How To Get Slime Out Of Clothes
If you want to send kids home with a bit of slime from a camp, party, or classroom project, I would suggest packages of reusable containers from the dollar store. For large groups, we have used condiment containers, as seen here.
THE SCIENCE BEHIND SNOW SLIME
Slime is made by combining PVA glue with a slime activator. Common slime activators are borax powder, liquid starch, saline solution, or contact solution. The borate ions in the slime activator {sodium borate, borax powder, or boric acid} mix with the PVA {polyvinyl-acetate} glue and form this extraordinary stretchy substance or slime. This process is called cross-linking!
ALSO READ… Slime Activator List
The glue is a polymer made up of long, repeating, and identical strands or molecules. These molecules flow past one another, keeping the glue in a liquid state. The addition of water is important to this process. Water helps the strands slide more easily.
When you add the borate ions to the mixture, it starts to connect these long strands together. They begin to tangle and mix until the substance is less like the liquid you started with and is thicker and rubberier like slime!
LEARN: Read more about slime science here!
SNOW SLIME RECIPES
We have several different snow slime recipes to share with you! Each snow slime recipe has a separate page, so click on the links to the full recipe. Or, if you want a convenient resource of printable winter slime recipes, science information, and projects, grab the Winter Slime Pack here.
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MELTING SNOWMAN SLIME
Always fun to make melting snowman slime! Although it’s sad to see a real snowman melt away, this slime will provide lots of laughs instead.
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WINTER SNOWFLAKE SLIME
Filled with glitter and snowflake confetti, this is a gorgeous, sparkling snow slime to play with! This slime needs to start with a clear base to showcase the confetti.
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FAKE SNOW SLIME (FOAM SLIME)
Make homemade floam for a fantastic fake snow slime recipe! Use our homemade foam slime recipe to make this unique snow slime. Experiment with the number of beads you want to add to our basic liquid starch slime recipe!
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SNOWY FLUFFY SLIME RECIPE
We love our basic fluffy slime recipe, and a snow theme is super simple to achieve because it’s the most basic of all; no color is needed! My son loves the way it looks like a mound of snow.
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ARCTIC ICE SNOW SLIME RECIPE
Make an icy, snowy tundra of winter snow slime for your polar bears! Use a combination of white and clear slime with snowflakes and glitter! I love how the textures swirl together!
HOMEMADE FLUBBER SNOW SLIME
Our flubber-like snow slime recipe is thick and rubbery! It’s a unique snow slime for kids to make and uses a modified version of our liquid starch slime recipe. Super easy! Add your own snowflakes or plastic polar animals for winter play.
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THE ORIGINAL MELTING SNOWMAN SLIME
We made this original melting snowman slime recipe a few years ago! A fun alternative to the snowman slime you saw above. Plus, you can still use any of our basic slime recipes with it! You could even try fluffy slime! Pin
CLOUD SLIME
Instant snow or insta-snow is a very popular addition to slime recipes and is fun to play with all by itself too! When added to slime, it creates excellent texture kids love!
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FROZEN SLIME!
Anna and Elsa would be proud of this swirling icy slime theme!
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HELPFUL SLIME-MAKING RESOURCES!
- Fluffy Slime
- Liquid Starch Slime
- Elmer’s Glue Slime
- Borax Slime
- Edible Slime
There you have it! Terrific and easy-to-make snow slime recipes. Enjoy indoor winter science this season with homemade slime! Looking for the ultimate slime resource? Grab the Ultimate Slime Bundle here.
MORE WINTER SCIENCE HERE
Slime is science so after you’re done making a batch to explore polymers, go ahead and explore more winter science fun. Click on the link or the image below for more awesome Winter Science Ideas!
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