3-Ingredient Butter Slime Tutorial

We have made probably 20 different types of slime. It’s so fun to make up new recipes. This is Ella’s favorite right now – Butter Slime! Why? Butter slime is fluffy and easy to play with but it has a softer, less sticky consistency. The secret ingredient?? CLAY! (this post contains some affiliate links)

3-Ingredient Butter Slime Tutorial

And let me tell you, we have tried all kinds of different kinds of clays. You need super soft fine clay to make this type of slime. We found Diaco is the brand that worked best. It’s light, fluffy clay and mixes well with the slime. You can order it to your house through Amazon. Also – order the gallon sized containers of glue too – it’s so much cheaper. We plan on making slime all summer. I also have a fun idea for your kids to store and transport their slime. That is coming up hopefully this week. Kids love to get together and play with slime. My tween and even my teenage daughter thinks playing with slime is fun. As a family with anxiety we find slime to be soothing

So here is a less slimey type of slime to make – Butter Slime. You can make Butter Slime with either white glue or clear glue. I ordered some clear glue on amazon and we don’t like it. So don’t buy the clear slime that is in the picture. Order Elmer’s Clear Glue if you want to make clear slime. Otherwise, you can use regular Elmer’s School Glue. We get our Sta Flo from Walmart. It’s cheap and it comes in a huge bottle. I think you can also get Sta Flo from Amazon too.

So make up your slime. You take 1.5 cups of white or clear glue and put it in a big bowl. Then add Sta Flo in Tablespoon increments until the slime starts to get clumpy. Then keep stirring until it sticks together. Take the slime out of the bowl and knead it until it is the right consistency. If it is still too sticky, put it back in the bowl and add another Tablespoon of Sta Flo. If it is too rigid, add a little water or a little more glue and knead it. Once we get it to the right consistency we like to lay it on a flat surface and  let it rest for about an hour.

Then you add the package of Daico clay. This clay comes in all kinds of colors, so you can make your Butter Slime any color you want! Here’s a video of Ella mixing the clay and the slime together. 

3-Ingredient Butter Slime Tutorial

I think you will love the consistency of Butter Slime. It’s so fluffy and soft. And it’s still fun to play with. It can be stretched and popped just like regular slime. I also love that isn’t as sticky so it doesn’t get all over everything LOL!

3-Ingredient Butter Slime Tutorial

Here are a couple other slime ideas:

Safe Fairy Floam Slime 

3-Ingredient Puffy Slime 

Do you have any kids craft ideas? 

Share them with us in the comments!!

xoxo

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Help kids get creative by taking classes. I think I’m a life-long-learner. I enjoy learning new hobbies and skills. Maybe I have creative ADD? Some of the ways I learn new things are watching videos, reading books and taking classes. For me, I learn the fastest by hands-on learning. So taking classes is my favorite.

This month as part of the #MichaelsMakers program we were asked to take a class. There were so many to choose from! Ella and I ended up going to a free drawing class.

I loved art in high school and charcoal drawing was my favorite medium. So I loved the idea of having Ella try out a drawing class. We even brought her little friend with us along for the fun!

Our teacher for the night taught us about perspective and shading and the difference between the different pencils. It was a really fun night. Now Ella is wondering what our next class will be. I think we should try arm knitting!! That would be a super fun thing to learn.

A few years ago I took an acrylic class at Michaels and created this painting. It was really fun because I took it with my mom and the instructor was a super talented woman who lives in my neighborhood. I learned so much. And my mom and I finished the class with paintings that we both are really proud of.

That class really increased my creativity and not long after I started my blog. I also think it would be amazing to take a watercolor class. I’ve always wanted to learn how to watercolor.

You can find a listing of classes at YOUR Michaels store on Michaels website.

Simply click on the Classes & Events button at the top of the website.

Then you can see all of the different categories. You can take a class at the store or online.

If you want to take a class at your local store, simply input your zip code and a list of classes at your nearest store will come up. You can also look up classes by type of class – like knitting or crochet, or baking, etc. There are also free classes like the drawing class Ella and I took as well as the cookie decorating class above. Such a fun way to bond with your kids or friends and learn new skills and hobbies!!

And another way to learn a new skill is by ordering a craft kit. It comes with everything you need to create a fun project and learn skills too.

Take a look at your Michaels store and see what classes they have. Which one do YOU want to take? 

Let us know in the comments!! 

Have a Creative Day! 

xoxo

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