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Home » Holiday » Valentine’s Day Glitter Goo Recipe

Valentine’s Day Glitter Goo Recipe

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Valentine’s Day ideas are showing up everywhere! This Valentine Glitter Goo is easy to make with Elmer’s Glue and Borax and can be given as a party favor.

Have A Gooed Valentines Day GiftLast summer, I hosted a princess party for a bunch of little girls and one of the activities at the party was to make Princess Putty. One of my readers recently asked me a question about that post and earlier that week I had just come across a container of princess putty in our art supply closet (and it was still in perfect condition after more than 6 months). So, with both of those incidents fresh in my mind, I figured this would be the perfect time to make some Valentine’s Day Goo. I’ve included a free “Have a Gooed Valentine’s Day” printable below.

Glitter Goo

The goo is made from a mixture of Borax (like this http://www.20muleteamlaundry.com/), water and Elmer’s Red Glitter Glue which I found it at Target right next to the regular glue.

Pour the entire bottle of glue into a large plastic bowl. Add 1/4 cup of water and mix together. In a separate bowl, mix together 1 cup of warm water and 1 teaspoon of borax.

Pour Borax mixture into the glue bowl. Mix the glue and borax mixture together and once it comes together in a clump, knead and remove it from the watery mixture. Continue kneading until it is rubbery.

Then, divide it in into 6 small storage containers. I used 2 oz disposable condiment cups called Diamond Multi-Purpose Mini Cups With Lids, that are available at Walmart and Target.

Valentines Day Gift Idea

Hold the containers closed with a piece of washi tape. I found this red tape with hearts in the dollar spot at Target.

Valentines Day Party Ideas

Print out the “Have a Gooed Valentine’s Day” labels and attach them to the containers with a glue dot.

Have A Gooed Valentines Day

You can download the free printable here: Have A Gooed Valentine’s Day

**Please note that this printable will need to be scaled to the size you need for your containers. You can use your printer to scale the label or you can use a free photo editing program like Ribbet or Picnik to make a sheet full of the labels in the correct size.**

Supplies:
  • 6 oz bottle Elmer’s Classic Glitter Glue
  • ¼ cup water
  • ¾ cup warm water
  • 1 teaspoon Borax
  • (6) 2 oz disposable containers
Instructions
  1. Pour the entire bottle of glue into a large plastic bowl.
  2. Add ¼ cup of water and mix together.
  3. In a separate bowl, mix together ¾ cup of warm water and 1 teaspoon of Borax.
  4. Pour Borax mixture into the glue bowl. Mix the glue and Borax mixture together and once it comes together in a clump, knead and remove it from the watery mixture. Continue kneading until it is rubbery.
  5. Then, divide it in into 6 small storage containers.

 Adapted from Glitter Slime

Here are some more fun Valentine’s Day Ideas:

Burst My Bubble Balloon Valentine

Go Ahead Burst My Bubble Valentine

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Comments

  1. Ali Kayn says

    November 15, 2018 at 7:08 am

    Maybe I’m misreading, but I can’t find a description of what this mixture is FOR.

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  2. Mackenzie Gower says

    March 16, 2018 at 1:43 pm

    Warning if you do a lotion to the slime to make it more stretchy it will be a little lighter color hope you enjoy 😉

    Reply
  3. Chris says

    February 26, 2018 at 2:59 pm

    Complete fail….no stretch if this was called valentine rubber it’d be more appropriate

    Reply
    • Jean says

      January 26, 2019 at 8:32 pm

      I wish I had read your comment before making…so true. Sad little 4 yr old. We’re calling it unicorn poop to make her feel better about its non stretchy state.

      Reply
  4. Fiona says

    July 4, 2017 at 7:37 pm

    It was really sticky and had no stretch, wasn’t very good in my opinion

    Reply
    • Mackenzie Gower says

      March 16, 2018 at 1:34 pm

      Add the same color of lotion to the slime it should help it become stretcher hopefully this helped

      Reply
  5. Alyssa says

    March 3, 2017 at 11:46 am

    Made it and was AWESOME. My kids loved it

    Reply
  6. Diane says

    February 11, 2016 at 11:25 pm

    Thank you! This was fun to make. Is it supposed to be sticky? It seems to be sticking to everything. I’m making these for my class and I don’t want parents complaining.

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    • Amanda says

      January 15, 2017 at 9:00 pm

      I’m so late to the party but I have made this slime with both white glue and glitter glue. The glitter glue always seems more sticky and gets stuck to hands. I would suggest using the white glue with a bit of red food colouring. You’ll get pink cuteness without the mess.

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    • Mackenzie Gower says

      March 16, 2018 at 1:35 pm

      It may be a little sticky so just ad a little lotion hopefully it helps

      Reply
  7. Shelley says

    February 9, 2016 at 9:43 am

    I seem to be having trouble making a full sheet of the labels on ribbit. Can you offer any instructions? I’ve never used it before. Thanks!

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    • Tonia says

      February 9, 2016 at 11:00 am

      Here try this one: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzzc0kU7BM6FRXV3d0N0RDZGN1E/view?usp=sharing

      Reply
  8. Melinda says

    August 26, 2015 at 10:18 am

    We made this last year and totally love it! We keep it in sealed sandwich bags. I recently noticed it is a bit more sticky than it used to be. Do you have any ideas about what I could add to make it less tacky now?

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    • Mackenzie Gower says

      March 16, 2018 at 1:37 pm

      Add lotion it should help if you want get the same color of lotion as your slime

      Reply
  9. Allie says

    January 28, 2015 at 7:48 pm

    Im featuring your glitter goo on my Valentines gift round up. The post should go live sometime tonight.
    ~Allie www.craftyallieblog.com

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  10. dixie says

    January 19, 2015 at 10:07 pm

    where did you find the containers?

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    • Tonia says

      January 19, 2015 at 10:12 pm

      I used 2 oz disposable condiment cups called Diamond Multi-Purpose Mini Cups With Lids, that are available at Walmart and Target with the disposable food storage items.

      Reply
    • Mackenzie Gower says

      March 16, 2018 at 1:37 pm

      If you go to a restaurant you will see them

      Reply
  11. Jill says

    February 13, 2014 at 10:55 pm

    I don’t think the terms borax and borox are interchangeable– isn’t borox used for insecticides, like in boric acid, and borax is the washing powder? Don’t want people to mix them up!
    We made the goo with borax tonight and had a blast making some batches for my daughter’s school Valentine’s party! 🙂

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      February 13, 2014 at 11:05 pm

      Thanks Jill! I’m not sure about that, but I’ve updated the post and corrected the typos. Happy Valentine’s Day! ~Tonia

      Reply
  12. Crystal says

    February 13, 2014 at 12:46 pm

    Hi. Just wondering if its supposed to crumble in my hands or is it supposed to be like slime?

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    • Tonia says

      February 13, 2014 at 12:58 pm

      Ours is rubbery and does not crumble in our hands. We can roll it into a ball and bounce it on the tabletop. The longer you keep it in the Borax mixture the harder it will be.

      Reply
  13. Cheryl says

    February 9, 2014 at 12:14 pm

    How far in advance can you make this? Will it dry out easily if we make it several days ahead of Valentine’s Day?

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    • Tonia says

      February 9, 2014 at 3:20 pm

      Hi Cheryl,
      Yes, you can make it early. I recently found some glitter goo that we made last summer and it was still perfectly fine!
      ~Tonia

      Reply
  14. Kelly @ Mostly Homemade Mom says

    February 1, 2014 at 5:52 pm

    This is such a great idea, Tonia – my kids would go crazy!

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    • Tonia says

      February 2, 2014 at 10:28 pm

      Thanks Kelly!

      Reply
  15. jessica says

    January 31, 2014 at 12:57 am

    love a good goo recipe! i especially love your use of the wee condiment tubs. Brilliant! I was going to make play dough for my preschool class but methinks I may gave to goo it up! Thank you for sharing!

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    • Tonia says

      February 2, 2014 at 10:11 pm

      Thanks Jessica! The kids at my Valentine’s party loved it!

      Reply
  16. [email protected] says

    January 29, 2014 at 9:18 pm

    We love making this, Tonia….and I love the adorable Valentine’s Day tag!! So cute!

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    • Tonia says

      February 2, 2014 at 10:09 pm

      Thank Cathy!

      Reply

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