Awesome Frozen Slime Recipe with 4 Simple Ingredients

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Making Science Fun. Slime is a fun way to bring science alive. This Frozen slime recipe is a great science experiment to show how polymers work.

Frozen Slime Recipe

As with most children in their generation, my kids LOVE the movie Frozen. Most days “Let it Go” is sung multiple times. “Reindeer are better than people” is said throughout the day. And the first DVD was worn out.

We are now watching the Frozen Sing-Along Edition at least once a week if not more.

But at least they love eating carrots like Sven now!

As this is our first year of homeschooling, I'm trying to make learning fun.

Some days I do better than others. While I do love a good glitter craft, to say I was super excited to find glitter glue at the store was an understatement. No glitter or food dye is needed.

Frozen Glitter Slime would also make a fun take-home gift from a Frozen themed Birthday Party and definitely a fun science experiment you can do at home!

Why Make Slime?

Slime is a fascinating material that captures the imagination of both children and scientists alike with its unique texture and behavior. At its core, slime is a type of non-Newtonian fluid, which means its viscosity changes under different conditions. It is primarily composed of two main ingredients: a polymer and a cross-linking agent. The most common polymer used in homemade slime is polyvinyl acetate, found in white school glue. When combined with a cross-linking agent such as borax, which is a sodium borate compound, the polymer chains in the glue link together to form a network structure. This network creates the characteristic gooey, stretchy consistency of slime.

The science behind slime is a great example of polymer chemistry in action. Polymers are large molecules made up of repeating subunits called monomers. In the case of slime, the polyvinyl acetate molecules are long and flexible. When borax is introduced, it forms bridges between these polymer chains, creating a cross-linked network. This cross-linking changes the way the polymer chains interact with each other, resulting in the slime’s ability to stretch and flow. The formation of this network is what gives slime its viscoelastic properties, allowing it to stretch without breaking and to return to its original shape after being deformed.

Slime also serves as an engaging educational tool for exploring concepts such as viscosity, elasticity, and chemical reactions. By experimenting with different amounts of borax or varying the concentration of glue, students can observe firsthand how these changes affect the slime’s properties. Additionally, the effects of temperature on slime can be particularly instructive. For instance, cooling slime causes the water within it to form ice crystals, altering its texture, while heating it might make it more fluid. These observations provide a practical understanding of how physical conditions impact material properties, making slime a versatile and enjoyable medium for scientific exploration.

How to Make Your Own Frozen Slime

What do you need to make this Frozen slime recipe? Easy!

Ingredients for Frozen Slime

 boraxglitter glueglass container | water

How to Make Glitter Glue Slime

1. Empty the contents of the glitter glue bottle into a glass container. This is a perfect job for kids to help with!

2. After the bottle is empty, fill the bottle with water and pour into the glass container with the glue.

3. Mix well.

4. After that, mix 1 teaspoon borax into 1/2 cup of warm water. (When measuring and mixing Borax, please use caution. This should be done by an adult.)

5. Mix well.

6. Slowly pour the borax/water solution in the glass container with the glue/water solution.

7. Stir to make your frozen glitter slime!

SO COOL! Super stretchy!

Easy Frozen Glitter Slime Recipe

Easy Frozen Glitter Slime Recipe

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Difficulty: easy

Materials

  • borax
  • glitter glue
  • glass container
  • water

Instructions

    1. Empty the contents of the glitter glue bottle into a glass container. This is a perfect job for kids to help with!
    2. After the bottle is empty, fill the bottle with water and pour into the glass container with the glue.
    3. Mix well.
    4. After that, mix 1 teaspoon borax into 1/2 cup of warm water. (When measuring and mixing Borax, please use caution. This should be done by an adult.)
    5. Mix well.
    6. Slowly pour the borax/water solution in the glass container with the glue/water solution.
    7. Stir and watch the magic happen.

Notes

Frozen Slime Recipe Science Lesson

This is a lesson in polymers. Polymers are made out of long strands of molecules, similar to a beaded necklace. 

Glue contains an ingredient called polyvinyl acetate, which is a liquid polymer. Borax helps the polymer strands stick together, creating slime. Pretty awesome!

You can make bouncy balls, pull and stretch the slime, such a fun science experiment.

So much fun!

Frozen Slime Recipe Polymers Science Experiment

The Science Behind the Slime

1. Polymers:

  • What Are Polymers? Polymers are large molecules made up of repeating subunits called monomers. These long chains of molecules can intertwine and interact with each other, giving polymers their unique properties.
  • Glue as a Polymer: The white glue (typically polyvinyl acetate) used in this experiment is a type of polymer. In its liquid form, the polymer chains are long and tangled but not very interactive with each other.

2. Cross-Linking with Borax:

  • Role of Borax: Borax (sodium borate) acts as a cross-linking agent. Cross-linking refers to the process of creating bonds between different polymer chains, which makes the slime more structured and less fluid.
  • How It Works: When you mix borax with water and add it to the glue solution, the borate ions in the borax form bridges between the long chains of polyvinyl acetate (the main component in glue). These bridges are called cross-links. As a result, the long polymer chains become interconnected, forming a network. This network structure is what gives slime its characteristic stretchy, gooey texture.

This experiment beautifully demonstrates how changing conditions (like adding a cross-linker or altering temperature) can affect the properties of materials. It provides a tangible way to explore concepts like polymer chemistry, molecular interactions, and the physical effects of temperature changes on materials.

You can make bouncy balls, and pull and stretch the slime, such a fun science experiment.

Playing with Frozen Slime -2

The kids have LOVED playing with the blue frozen slime recipe. Next time I'm going to try this with white glue and see if it makes a difference.

Have you made “Frozen” slime?

What did you think? Did your kids love it?

Want another Princess Slime recipe, try this Princess Slime Recipe!

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13 Comments

  1. Our granddaughter LOVES Frozen. She dances to “Let It Go” all the time. Talk about great exercising!

    For the longest time, we didn’t have snow. We made Sven with the following items: Three cucumber slices for the snowballs, a mini sweet pepper for the hat, celery sticks for the arms, sliver of carrot for the nose, pecans for the eyes and buttons. Make a Sven out of veggies….so much fun!

    Thanks for the frozen slime idea.

    1. Definitely! We love impromptu dance parties!! I LOVE that idea. A veggie snowman!! That’s one way to get kids to get their veggies.

  2. I do this activity with 60+ kids every year for a tour of a plastics company. Everyone loves it. I’ve not done it with glitter glue… It generally doesn’t come in gallon jug. The white works fine. I’ve even added food coloring.

  3. how do you store this & how long does this last? Would like to know how far in advance I can make it for a class.

    1. It does dry out. I kept ours in the measuring cup at room temperature for about 3 days. I stuck it in the refrigerator to see what it would do. It’s less like slime and more like a hard gel after about a week. Still fun though :). I’m going to try it with 1/2 a teaspoon of Borax and see if it stays like slime longer.

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