It’s no surprise that toddlers and kids love playing with slime. I don’t see the slime craze ending anytime soon, that’s for sure. Plus, these 25 slime ideas for kids are so awesome and unique! My kids can’t wait to try several of these slime recipes and I’m looking forward to trying the edible slime recipes with my toddler who might currently see the slime as a treat. :) 
Playing with slime is a great sensory activity for kids (and adults) and it’s just plain fun! This huge list of slime recipes has so many great ideas like unicorn slime, fluffy slime, gummy bear slime, crunchy slime, starburst slime, glow in the dark slime and so much more.
Check out these 25 Awesome and Unique Slime Ideas for Kids:
Gummy bears are a favorite candy around here and I’m sure this edible gummy bear slime would be a huge hit in our house!
This slime is fun and interactive because you can blow it into bubbles!
This honey slime looks like Winnie the Pooh made it himself. Super cute and fun!
The secret ingredient to this cool cloud slime is instant snow.
All things mermaid are really popular right now and this sparkly mermaid slime is the perfect activity for all mermaid lovers!
Who knew you could turn Starburst candy into slime?!
Do your kids love the movie Frozen? Try this Frozen Arctic Slime!
Little girls will love making this sparkly pink Disney Princess slime.
Kids can take an imaginary trip to the beach with this cool blue Ocean Slime. I love the idea of adding seashells for extra sensory play.
Make this fun bright slime using neon food coloring. My kids could play with this for hours!
Your kids can try to build slime sand castles out of this awesome sand slime.
This yummy slime is made using Lifesaver gummies!
This galaxy slime is a great supplement to learning about space. My son loves learning about space and made this super cute Popsicle Stick Rocket Ship craft.
Playing with slime doesn’t have to only be a daytime activity. Make this exciting Glow in the Dark Slime for fun night time play!
Do you have a kid who loves pirates? Then they’ll really enjoy this Pirate’s Booty Slime, too!
There seems to be a slime recipe for every occasion these days. This Jellybean slime would be fun to make with all of that leftover Easter candy.
This glitter slime adds fun pom-poms into the mix for a nice change in texture.
This pudding slime looks good enough to eat! Hard to believe all you need is 3 ingredients to make this, and one of the ingredients is water.
This looks like it would be a slime sensory play sensation. This slime recipe uses foam beads to get its fun texture.
I like the idea of storing slime in containers to fidget with to your heart’s content.
This pretty rainbow slime uses colored sprinkles to get the fun rainbow look. Its fun to see the colors start to swirl as you play with the slime.
This slime looks like it could be a dessert. Made using only 4 ingredients!
My kids love making fluffy slime and this slime recipe is a good one to follow. The special ingredient in this fluffy slime is shaving cream.
I have never heard of color changing slime before! This slime recipe uses thermochromic pigment to help the slime change color. How neat!
Who doesn’t love unicorns?! Kids love making this adorable colorful unicorn slime.
Which slime recipe for kids is your favorite?
My kids want to try them all but I think we will start with fluffy slime recipe first. Or maybe we will start with the gummy bear slime recipe. There are just so many great slime recipe for kids options to choose from!
Recommended ingredients to make slime for kids:
*(Once you’ve stocked up on slime ingredients you can follow any of the awesome slime recipes in this post to let your kids enjoy hours of slime fun!)
- Glue
- Glitter Glue
- Glow in the Dark Glue
- Magical Liquid Activator
- Cornstarch
- Shaving Cream
- Liquid Starch
- Food Coloring
- Instant Snow