My friend gave Parker a “make your own slime” kit for Christmas, and it has been a huge hit with my aspiring mad scientist. So using that as an inspiration, I came up with these Valentines and wrote about them for AP.
You can read the article HERE (if the link goes dead, just Google “Holly Ramer” and “Valenslime”), but basically this a cooked mixture of Metamucil and water. Easy! And nontoxic (not that you’d want to eat this, but just in case….). I did notice that a batch I made and stored in a plastic bag was starting to get a little moldy after two weeks, but the batch I kept in the fridge was fine. I think it would be fine to keep them out of the fridge if you made them right before giving them out.
And I’ve uploaded a PDF with the printable card I designed if you want to make some yourself. Just click HERE:
Not feeling slimey? Here are my past Valentine’s Day projects. The light saber/glow stick Valentines BY FAR have been the most popular, though I’m partial to the little polymer clay charms.
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Scratch Ticket Valentines
Light Saber Valentines
Star Wars Lego/Light Saber Valentines
Valentine Tissue Cozies
Pocket Warmers
Hello Kitty pop Valentines
Charming Valentines
I wonder if I can get my act together and make some light saber ones for my son – that would make his day, for sure!!!
Or, maybe I’ll go with your slime. Love that you have a son so I have a source for boy-friendly Valentine’s Day ideas. Thank you!
You are brilliant, I am going to do both the light saber and the slime – one is more appropriate for one boy than the other. I am having a problem getting the printable for the lego guy on a white background, any chance you can e-mail it to me? It only downloads 1/2 of the first image and I am stuck. Thanks for sharing!
What a wonderful idea! My boys would LOVE to give or get these. Pinning right now! Thanks for sharing. We did you light saber lego ones last year.
so creative ! i think my 4 yo will love to hand these out at preschool!
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These Valentine’s are the best! My kids and I were trying to print the Valenslime and the white StarWars ones, but we can’t get any of the links to work
( Could you email them please? Thank you so much for all the inspiration!!!
I saw your article in my local paper today. What a fantastic idea! I love that the slime is so simple to make and non-toxic. And for those who do venture a taste – I don’t know of any kid who couldn’t use some extra fiber!
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Hi, going to make these Valenslime Valentines for my class, but the link to the printable keeps crashing. Is there any way you can email me the pdf?
Need by tomorrow so I can get them ready for the big day.
Thanks,
Kathy
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