The slime has a lot of bubbles in it right when you make it (which might make it look a little cloudy). The trick to making crystal clear slime is to leave it untouched in a container for a few days. The bubbles in the slime disappear making it as clear as glass! RELATED: Fluffy Slime
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We used Renu Fresh contact lens solution by Bausch + Lomb to make the slime you see in the photos. It’s called Renu Advanced Formula by Bausch + Lomb in the USA. Different brands of contact solution have different amounts of Boric Acid. So if you’re using a different brand, you might need to adjust the amount of contact solution needed to activate your slime.
What kind of glue works best?
We recommend using Elmer’s Clear Glue when making this slime. If you use another brand, we can’t guarantee that you’ll get the same results. Some brands of clear glue may not actually work to make slime at all.
What can you add to clear slime?
You can add glitter, pom poms, confetti and even small toys to your clear slime. Small objects (less than 3/4 inch in size) such as shopkins, small dinosaur toys, buttons, googly eyes and beads are really fun additions that you can mix into your slime. You can add glitter before you add the contact solution. Any of the other mix-ins you can knead into the slime after it’s made, but before it sits.
My slime is really cloudy, what happened?
If your clear slime is cloudy, it probably just means you mixed it vigorously. It only stays really clear if you’re not squishing it too much. You can see in the photos that my slime had bubbles in it too. But after a full week of sitting in a covered container, there wasn’t a single bubble in it… until we started playing with it again! Let your cloudly slime sit in a covered container for a few days and the bubbles will slowly disappear.
How long does it last?
Depending on how much you play with the slime, and how airtight the container you’re storing it in is, this slime will last about 1 to 3 weeks. Our book Low-Mess Crafts for Kids is loaded with 72 fun and simple craft ideas for kids! The projects are fun, easy and most importantly low-mess, so the clean up is simple!
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