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May 18, 2019

Easy Homemade Gak Recipe

Make this simple and easy Homemade Gak Recipe with your kids, and they’ll have hours of fun!

Homemade Gak Recipe Slime

I’m always looking for fun ways to keep my kids entertained, especially on those rainy days when we have to stay indoors.  This Homemade Gak Recipe is perfect to make not only indoors but also outdoors…all year long!

Homemade Gak Recipe

Hi there! Kristyn from Lil’ Luna here!! I’m SO excited to be here on Kierste’s awesome blog today – I just LOVE the girl!! With it being Summer here in AZ, things are getting pretty HOT, and the kids aren’t as excited to play outside, so I thought it would be fun to make Homemade Gak (It’s something I made all the time with my cousin growing up!) The recipe that was most similar to the one I used growing up if one I found HERE. It is so EASY!

 
Here is how you can make Homemade GAK as well!

SUPPLIES:

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  • – TWO 4 oz. bottles of Elmer’s Glue
  • – 1 tsp. Borax (found in the laundry detergent section of the store)
  • – Water
  • – Plastic Cup
  • – Bowl

DIRECTIONS:

 
1. Gather all your supplies together.
 
 

2. Begin by emptying the two bottles of glue into a bowl. Then fill bottles with warm water and shake. Empty into your bowl.

 
 

3. Add some food coloring. I got Betty Crocker Neon Gel Food Colors and they worked FAB!! The Neon made it look awesome, but I ended up squeezing almost half the tube into the mixture because I wanted it to be really bright. :) Set aside.

 
 

4. Add 1/2 cup warm water to your cup. Add 1 tsp. borax to the water and mix until borax dissolves. Then pour this into your glue bowl. Start stirring and you will notice how it starts becoming stringy. Keep mixing by using your hands and squishing around. You will notice after a few minutes that it has become pretty gelatinous.

 
Homemade Gak Recipe Slime
 
5. Let the kids play with it for a bit and it will become the perfect GOOEY consistency!
 

So fun and so easy!! We have also made purple since and have pink gak in the line-up! This is seriously the best homemade craft/project I’ve done with the kids in a long time. It doesn’t smell and get all over like other gooey substances and it’s so fun to play with! PLUS, it is super cheap to make! Gotta love cheap entertainment! ;)

Thanks so much, Kristyn–for stopping by and sharing this fun recipe! 

*Originally posted in May, 2012!

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  1. Kim says

    Apr 3, 2017 at 9:03 pm

    How long does this last and how does it need to be stored?

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  2. Carolyn Holcomb says

    Jul 14, 2017 at 5:17 pm

    Thanks for this simple recipe!

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    • Simply Kierste Design Co. says

      Jul 14, 2017 at 8:11 pm

      You are very welcome! :)

      Reply

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