Homemade Silly Putty - Arts, Crafts and DIY

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Homemade Silly Putty

Great for that rainy day

Material

1 Bottle Elmers Glue (118ml)
118ml Water
1/2 tspn Borax
1/4 cup Hot Water
Food Colouring

Method

Pour your glue into a bowl. Add the 118ml of water, Mix until completely combined
Add a few drops of your chosen food colouring. Mix until well combined
Add 1/4 cup of hot water to a separate container, add the 1/2 teaspoon of Borax & stir until combined
Pour the Borax solution into the mixture in the bowl and stir. It really is fantastic to watch the mixture turn to Silly Putty before your very eyes!

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- Mum's R Best
- 13 Mar 2014
  2:02 am

79 Comments
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- - mom19782016 said
  - 16 Oct 2020
    4:59 pm
Yes I was wondering if it was slime as well

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- - mom81879 said
  - 31 Oct 2019
    12:09 pm
Silly putty? AKA slime??I have made this. Really easy and lots of fun

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- - kjgarner said
  - 22 Jun 2018
    9:42 pm
My child made this at a friends house, she loves it
- kjgarner replied
  
  28 Jun 2018 , 8:47 pm
  Always asking me to make with her, thanks for the ingredients I know how to make now
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- - ella12 said
  - 22 Nov 2017
    4:30 pm
Sounds like a bit of fun.

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- - mom112217 said
  - 15 Aug 2017
    10:48 am
Silly putty is so much fun,thanks!

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- - mom93821 said
  - 05 Oct 2016
    7:05 am
Love the colours of this silly putty.

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- - mom111059 said
  - 23 Aug 2016
    8:06 am
Nice bright colours to play with. Thanks for sharing

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- - mom94125 said
  - 07 Oct 2015
    9:49 pm
well they aren’t eating this lol hopefully

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- - mom109229 said
  - 28 Sep 2015
    11:39 am
This is cool! I might wait a few years for my toddler to grow up a bit but when she stops putting things like play doh in her mouth – we’ll make this!

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- - mom152736 said
  - 31 Aug 2015
    11:16 pm
dry colours to get wet.

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- - serotonin said
  - 31 May 2015
    11:31 pm
My kids (and I) would LOVE to make and play with this. Thanks for sharing

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- - mom62624 said
  - 15 Mar 2015
    7:55 am
Thanks for sharing; this looks great and would be heaps of fun!.

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- - crystalangela said
  - 06 Mar 2015
    5:43 pm
This sounds amazing but isn’t the borax dangerous or toxic?

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- - Moonberry said
  - 04 Feb 2015
    11:53 am
I LOVE THIS! We make it every now and again with the kids, and they spend hours playing with it.

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- - cloverstorm said
  - 30 Nov 2014
    3:32 pm
Fantastic idea. Thanks for sharing this.

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