Rosie and Jewel loved this glowing slime, and the oozing jack-o-lanterns made them giggle hysterically as they played. Read on to see how you can make your own pumpkin slime at home.
The recipe is easy! The play time is way too fun! Are you ready to get your OOZE on?
Glowing Jack-o-Lantern Slime Recipe
- 1 cup of white school glue
- 4-8 oz of liquid starch
- 1 tsp of orange neon paint
You will also need:
- A bowl for mixing
- Craft foam
- A blacklight
Method
- Begin by mixing 1 cup of school glue with 1 teaspoon of paint in a large bowl. Stir until combined.
- Then, slowly begin to add liquid starch, slowly adding more starch and mixing until the desired consistency is reached.
- Once the slime is formed remove it from the bowl and knead it with clean, dry hands.
- After a bit of kneading you will have vibrantly glowing jack-o-lantern slime!
- We added play tools and craft foam, and the fun began! Rosie and Jewel had a blast making oOzing jack-o-lanterns and giggled uncontrollably as they played.
We used plastic eggs and a sharpie to make ours.
- Make play dough using real pumpkin.
- Make pumpkin paint.
- Make unicorn pumpkins.
- Use pumpkin seeds to make art.
- Make pumpkin lanterns.
- Decorate crayon pumpkins that glow-in-the-dark.
Tips & storage:
- Store your slime in an airtight container between play, and it can be used again and again!
- Liquid starch can be hard to find in stores. We get ours online here.
- The neon paint that we use in our activities can be found online here.
- For the best effect I recommend using a blacklight for this activity.
- You can use these flashlights or a blacklight fixture. My kids love using the flashlights!
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