If you enjoy making homemade slime, then you will probably love making fluffy slime! It’s puffy and fluffy and really fun to play with once made. This is also sometimes called cloud slime.
Fluffy slime is a perfect rainy day activity, and the best kids craft. It has a marshmallow consistency that makes it a lot of fun to squish, stretch, and twist.
It’s super simple to make, and you only need to add one ingredient to change regular slime into this fluffy version. I’ve also found that fluffy cloud slime, if stored well, can last even longer than regular slime.
The batch I made to photograph here lasted over three weeks without drying out or becoming runny. I do think the key to the slime lasting that long is the storage method, which I will share below.
Safety Note:
Slime is a really fun activity, but it does require adult supervision. This is a craft/activity for children who are old enough that they would not try to eat the slime. It is not safe to eat.
Other Slime Recipes:
- Galaxy Slime – with only two ingredients
- DIY Butter Slime – a soft, moldable slime
- Edible Slime – with only three ingredients
- Halloween Slime – add shaving cream to turn this into fluffy Halloween slime!
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What’s Different About Fluffy Slime?
Slime is a sensory activity that is really popular with kids, and so much fun. To make a slightly different version of slime, you can make “fluffy” slime by adding shaving cream to this simple slime recipe.
This creates a different texture that is fun to play with—kids will love stretching and squeezing the fluffy slime. If you’re making more than one color, they can stretch and twist it to combine colors for a fun and magical activity.
Fluffy Slime Ingredients:
You can easily double or triple this basic recipe depending how much fluffy slime you want to make.
- 6 ounces glue (3/4 cup)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 tablespoons contact solution
- 2 cups shaving cream
- Food coloring (optional) but if you want to color the slime, you’ll need it
Make sure to use contact solution that contains boric acid, like the ReNu brand.
Tips for Making Fluffy Slime:
- If you’re planning on making lots of slime, I’d recommend buying your glue in bulk.
- Make sure you’re using shaving cream and not a gel.
- The contact solution that you’re using must have boric acid and sodium borate; otherwise, it will not form the slimy consistency.
- If you decide to make multiple colors, keep in mind that after they’ve been combined for a bit they may turn a bit grey or muddy looking—similar to play dough colors being combined.
How to Make Fluffy Slime:
- Stir together the food coloring (if using) and the contact solution.
- In a mixing bowl, add the glue.
- Stir in the baking soda to the glue.
- Then, stir in the colored contact solution.
- Once the slime is mostly mixed together, fold in the shaving cream.
- Knead with your hands to really mix well (the slime will become less sticky).
Storing Slime:
Store fluffy slime in an airtight container. I like to use these reusable plastic food storage containers, but other containers (or even a Ziploc bag) can work. You just want to keep air from drying the slime out.
Fluffy slime, if stored well, can easily last three weeks or more. This slime filled the container and there was hardly any air at all, which is why I think it maintained that fluffy texture.
If you don’t store it in airtight container, you may only have super fluffy slime the first day of play and it will start to deflate.
If you make this DIY fluffy slime, let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
More Sensory Activities:
And if you’re the one gathering supplies and helping the kids in your life make this project (and likely on cleanup duty), we see you! You are making childhood magic. Thank you for all the effort! We are in it with you and rooting you on.
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Supplies
- 6 ounces glue (¾ cup)
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ tablespoons contact solution
- 2 cups shaving cream
- 2-6 drops food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add the glue.
- Stir in the baking soda with the glue.
- Then, stir in the colored contact solution.
- Once the slime is mostly mixed together, add the shaving cream and fold in.
- Knead with your hands to really mix well (the slime will become less sticky).
My 6 year old and I loved making this recipe. I took the opportunity to practice reading with him by hand writing the recipe and integrating measurements into the steps. I cleaned my kitchen, lit a bonfire candle, set oranges and cinnamon sticks to simmer on the stove and put on holiday music. I got all the items out ahead of time and let him do most of the work as I encouraged and helped. We made a batch for him and a batch as a birthday party gift. We added one drop of blue dye and snowflake sequins to turn it into Snow Slime. We don’t get a lot of snow in NC so this is how we are channeling snowy winter vibes. As true to all kiddo crafts, more time was spent in prep and clean up, but the A Beautiful Mess podcast help me mentally prepare for that and feel valued as a maker of childhood magic. Thanks for the recipe!
You have no idea how happy this makes us! Not just that you enjoyed this tutorial with your kid, but also that you felt valued as the person who did all the prep and clean up and everything that goes into making kid crafts. You just made my day with this comment.
Such a great recipe!
Ours was sooooooo sticky even after lots of kneading.
How long did you knead for? It’s very sticky until it comes together.
My slime is sticky how long how long does it take?
It may be sticky until you knead (fold it in on itself) more. This can take 3-5 minutes.
Very fun and easy did it with my younger cousins and they loved it
My son and our 10 year old granddaughter made this together. Such a great time for them. They just went to town to get more glue to make more.
Awesome slime!
yay!! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
This was absolutely amazing. My kids had such a great time making it!