Create fun activities for kids
So far all of these uses for borax have been highly practical. But did you know borax can be used for some crazy fun shenanigans as well? These are great activities for keeping the kids off of their screens.
Try making slime by mixing 1/4 cup each of water and borax, with 2 tablespoons white glue, and a little food coloring. Keep mixing and kneading the dough until it becomes a fun slime. Slightly different recipes also make “floam” or silly putty.
Kids will love making beautiful crystallized snowflakes with borax. This is a great at-home science experiment. Simply make snowflakes with pipe cleaners, then mix one tablespoon of borax per cup of boiling water. Then use a popsicle stick and ribbon to suspend the snowflakes in mason jars filled with the solution. Leave the jars sitting still for 24 hours and you will see crystals form like magic!
Another surprising trick is to whip up a bouncy ball with some ingredients you probably have lying around your home. Mix one tablespoon each of borax and cornstarch, two tablespoons white glue and 1/4 cup water. Add some food coloring and glitter. Keep squeezing the mixture as it hardens and it will soon form a bouncy ball!
You’ll win the kids’ hearts forever if you make colored fire with borax. This one is obviously an adult-supervision-only activity. Simply put some methyl alcohol in a fire-safe bowl and add two spoonfuls of borax. After 30 seconds, carefully light the mixture and enjoy those eerie green flames!
