In late February 2017, news stories about homemade "slime" (a mixture of white glue, water, sodium borate, and food coloring causing a purported shortage of Elmer's Glue were popular on social media: ...

Stores can't seem to keep Elmer's glue on shelves. ... Created using a combination of glue, water, sodium tetraborate and food coloring, slime isn't a new craft for kids, ...

Place 2 tablespoons of Elmer's glue in a small cup and add 2 teaspoons of water. Stir with a popsicle stick until the glue and water are thoroughly mixed. Pour the glue and water mixture into a lid ...

It's a gluey substance, also known as "gak" or "flubber," made from glue, borax, and food coloring. Home recipes for slime have circulated for years and it's a mainstay in preschools, but social ...

Elmer's school glue is displayed for sale with supplies at a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. location in the Porter Ranch neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Thursday, August 6, 2015.

If you would like your slime to be a certain color, add one or two drops of food coloring to your borax solution. 2. Place 1 tablespoon of water in another cup and add 1 tablespoon of Elmer's glue.

Elmer's glue (sometimes clear, ... From there, adding food coloring or paint will change the hue, and adding glitter or tiny balls or beads adds sparkle or texture. Basic Slime .

It's far from back-to-school season, but, for some reason, stores everywhere are selling out of Elmer's glue! It turns out there's a new crafting creation that's behind the recent shortage.

"Sliming" has taken over social media — and it's causing stores to run out of Elmer's glue. In the last several months, photos and videos of slime have become an Instagram sensation. The home ...

We used a 4-ounce bottle of school glue, food coloring, water and a borax solution. The trick is to slowly add the borax solution. My first attempt, I poured the entire solution in and the result ...

Elmer's Glue. $13.52. View. ... we added 8 drops of pink food coloring. Mix well with the glue and baking soda until the color is uniform and there are no white streaks in the mixture.