The first time I tried to make slime involved Borax, something I had on hand from an experiment in making my own laundry detergent. (This was before I had two children, obviously.)The resulting slime ...

1. Place 1 tablespoon of water in a small plastic cup. Add ¼ teaspoon of borax. Mix until as much borax dissolves as possible. This is your borax solution. If you would like your slime to be a certain ...