By: Seng Yang & Christine Yang

Thick Glossy Slime:

Thick glossy slime is one of the most known/common types of slime and it’s g\the “original”. It’s really stretchy and makes nice popping noises, but if the slime is under activated then it can be really sticky. In our opinion, we give this 9/10, because the slime makes satisfying noises and it is stretchy but it can melt in your hands if it’s too warm and it easily sticks onto things (ex. hair, carpet, clothing, etc).

Recipe:

• Elmer’s liquid glue
• Color of your choice (food coloring, paint, or markers)
• Activator – detergent: Tide, Borax, or eye contact solution (w/Baking soda)

Water Slime:

Water slime is also one of the well known slimes, it’s known for it being jiggly and water-like which is where the name came from. In our opinion, we rate this 3.5/10 because you can’t really stretch the slime due to it not having a stretching consistency, and it gets boring when you play with it for awhile. The slime can also leave watery residue on your hands, it dries out easily, and the slime can separate after awhile without touching it (the slime is hard on the bottom and the water floats at the top) which can smell bad. But the slime isn’t as sticky as the thick glossy slime which can be the positive side to it.

Recipe:

• Elmer’s liquid glue
• Color of your choice (food coloring, paint, or markers)
• Activator – detergent: Tide, Borax, or eye contact solution (w/Baking soda)
• Water

Butter Slime:

Butter slime is also a well known type of slime. It’s known for a smooth and butter-like base due to the clay that’s added into it. Unlike the thick glossy slime it doesn’t make popping noises, and isn’t jiggly like watery slime either. When you spread the butter slime it stays in its shape unlike thick glossy slime that slowly goes back to its original shape. In our opinion, we rate this slime 6/10 because it also gets boring after playing with it for awhile due to the limitation of noises and more, but it’s really stretchy and not sticky. 

Recipe:

• Elmer’s liquid glue
• Color of your choice (food coloring, paint, or markers)
• Activator – detergent: Tide, Borax, or eye contact solution (w/Baking soda)
• Air dry clay

Crunchy Slime:

Crunchy slime is also a common type of slime and it has the same base as the thick glossy slime but instead it has beads or styrofoam balls. It’s really stretchy and makes a lot of popping noises due to the beads/styrofoam balls. It can also be sticky if it’s not well activated, and adding too many beads/styrofoam balls can make the slime not as stretchy and hard to play with since it takes up space. We rate this slime a 7.5/10 because the beads/styrofoam balls can fall out while playing which can cause a mess, but overall it’s a good slime since it’s basically like the thick glossy slime.

Recipe:

• Elmer’s liquid glue
• Color of your choice (food coloring, paint, or markers)
• Activator – detergent: Tide, Borax, or eye contact solution (w/Baking soda)
• Beads of your choice or styrofoam