Halloween- Pumpkin Slime

I got together with some mini scientists/creators and we made Halloween inspired pumpkin slime. Tis the season! It is important to have an air tight container for your slime. Why not make it super cute and fall themed?

What you will need for this project:

Playside Creations interlocking containers -Also found at Hobby Lobby
wine corks
Sharpie Markers
green or brown pipe cleaners and a pencil
orange glitter glue
warm water
liquid starch (also found at grocery stores in USA)
orange glitter, orange food coloring optional
hot glue gun & glue stick
mixing bowl and large craft stick or spoon

Making the slime:

Pour glitter glue into mixing bowl.
Pour equal amount of warm water into bowl, stir.
This is where you can add more glitter or food coloring if you wish. Not necessary, if you already have orange glitter glue.
Add equal amount of liquid starch, stirring the whole time. (Example 1/4 cup glue, 1/14 cup water, 1/4 cup liquid starch.)
Work with the slime using your hands. It will get less sticky and easier to handle. You can always add more liquid starch if it seems to sticky.

Pumpkin slime, slime, figment Creative Labs, Austin Texas, Holiday slime, STEAM, STEM Science

Making your pumpkin:

Color a wine cork with green or brown marker.
Hot glue the “stem” onto the container.
Curl a pipe cleaner using a pencil.
Twist around the stem.
Fill with slime.

In the first class, we added styrofoam balls to add texture. I wouldn’t recommend doing that. The balls help create a cool texture, but the white stood out, and floated to the top when slime settled. I do think it may be cool to add some flaxseed for a fun added texture element, if desired.