Soap Flake Slime

About 2 months ago a friend posted a really cool recipe to make soap flake slime.   I thought the kids would love it and promptly added it to our shopping list.    And for 2 months I looked for soap flakes in every store I went to.   Wouldn't you know it, in our convenience packed world soap flakes are a dying thing; replaced by pods and such.   I found them on Amazon but they were crazy expensive.    But just when I'd given up the search, another errand took us to Walmart.   And after a happenstance walk down the soap aisle just in case, we found them!

the elusive soap flakes

Well, you'd better believe we made soap flake slime as soon as we got home.   It's pretty easy.   Dissolve soap flakes into part boiling water with 1:3 ration. (Soap Flake Slime Recipe)    Beat with electric beaters until foamy on top and start to thicken.   I added a few extra flakes along the way to make it even slimier.   This kids had a ball watching the bubbles form little mountains.

After laying out all of my towels that needed to be washed and gathering any and all kitchen implements and measuring cups that looked like they could aide in the fun, I let the kids loose on the slime and watched them all smiles, messes and full of creativity over what to do with this new experience.

Exploring the Slime

It was everywhere!   But how cute is this photo!

As a bonus for Mommy, by using all of my towels that needed washing anyway, clean up for this activity was a breeze.    Soap kids got a middle of the day bath where they become the source of the bubbles, extending the fun as they watched bubbles form all around them.    While they had lunch and wound down for afternoon naps/chill out time, I mopped up all the soapy puddles with my towels, tossed them directly into the washing machine and crossed my days load of laundry off the list. 

 

And if you want the fun to continue for another day, simply put a lid on your soap flakes and leave them over night.   The directions I followed indicated that this would somewhat solidify the mixture and turn it into a more solid slimy mass.    And so we commenced phase 2 of our science experiment!