• Home
  • BLOG
  • Shop
  • Jarring Science Club Login
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

STEM Activities for Kids- STEAMsational

Science experiments and STEM activities for kids!

  • Home
  • About
  • STEM Activities
  • Science Experiments
  • Jarring Science Club

in Easter STEM Activities

How to Make Easter Slime: Chick Version!

Save this idea for later!

166shares

We love slime here. We use our favorite slime recipes almost once a week to make fun themed slimes for every holiday. Our latest slime is yellow chick slime.

This bright yellow slime is stored in a jar that looks just like a chick! This slime would make the perfect addition to any science Easter basket!

My kids had such a good time making and playing with this slime as one of our Easter STEM activities. 

This chick Easter slime is adorable and oh-so-perfect for Easter! Add it to an Easter basket or play with it just for fun!

We made this particular recipe with a store-brand of glue, which we don’t recommend.

If you make the slime with Elmer’s school glue, it will turn out perfectly just about every time.

Other brands of glue don’t seem do give that good slime texture as much.

This chick Easter slime is adorable and oh-so-perfect for Easter! Add it to an Easter basket or play with it just for fun!

Yellow Chick Easter Slime Recipe

DON’T MISS: EASTER STEM ACTIVITIES KIDS WILL LOVE!

Read on to see how to make the very Easter chick slime! And don’t forget to try our other Easter STEM activities: Peeps science experiments, fizzing Easter eggs, and rainbow Easter eggs.

The Science of Easter Slime

easter stem challenge cards

Slime is made when boron mixes with the polymer chains in the glue, creating strong, but flexible bonds between the molecules.

There are so many fun tweaks you can make to a basic slime recipe, like my kid’s favorite, fluffy slime!

Since this slime does contain borax, if you have a sensitivity to it, you may want to try our baking soda slime instead.

DON’T MISS: THE ULTIMATE LIST OF SLIME RECIPES!

Chick Slime Making Tips

This chick Easter slime is adorable and oh-so-perfect for Easter! Add it to an Easter basket or play with it just for fun!

If this is your first time making slime, you should follow along with our post on slime troubleshooting.  Luckily,liquid laundry starch slime made with school glue is the easiest slime recipe.

If you don’t want to waste a lot of ingredients, try mixing up a small batch first to make sure you won’t have to tweak it before you make the larger version.

We always stock up on gallon sizes of glue and the large laundry starch just in case something goes wrong (but it almost always goes smoothly).

How to Make Easter Chick Slime

Follow these directions and you’ll have the best Easter slime ever!

The Science of Slime

This chick Easter slime is adorable and oh-so-perfect for Easter! Add it to an Easter basket or play with it just for fun!

Slime forms when the molecules in the glue connect with the molecules in the starch. This creates long polymer chains that act similarly to flexible plastic.

The glue molecules “stick” to the laundry starch rather than your hands, which is why you can touch it and play with it relatively mess-free.

What you’ll need to make the best Easter slime:

This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. 

Elmer's Liquid School Glue, Premium Clear, Washable, 1 Gallon, 1 Count - Great For Making SlimeElmer’s Liquid School Glue, Premium Clear, Washable, 1 Gallon, 1 Count – Great For Making SlimeFood Coloring Liqua-Gel - 6 Color Rainbow Kit in .75 fl. oz. (20ml) BottlesFood Coloring Liqua-Gel – 6 Color Rainbow Kit in .75 fl. oz. (20ml) BottlesPurex Sta-Flo Liquid Starch, 64 OuncePurex Sta-Flo Liquid Starch, 64 OunceOriginal Stationery Arts and Crafts Glitter Shake Jars, Extra Fine, 24 Multi color SetOriginal Stationery Arts and Crafts Glitter Shake Jars, Extra Fine, 24 Multi color Set

  • Yellow mason jar (ours was found at the 99 Cents Only Store)
  • Hot glue gun and glue sticks
  • Yellow paper
  • Orange paper
  • Googly eyes
  • Scissors
  • Elmer’s glue
  • Laundry starch
  • Yellow food coloring

How to Make Adorable STEAM Chick Slime

Chick Easter slime is such a fun twist on a classic slime recipe that would be adorable in an Easter basket or make great party favors at any Easter or spring-themed party!

This chick Easter slime is adorable and oh-so-perfect for Easter! Add it to an Easter basket or play with it just for fun!

This post contains affiliate links. 

Safety Warning

This slime is made with school glue and laundry starch, which does contain extracts of Borax.

If you don’t want your kids playing with Borax, you can find some recipes for Borax-free slime here.

Little ones who are likely to eat slime should not make this slime.

Easter Slime Directions

This chick Easter slime is adorable and oh-so-perfect for Easter! Add it to an Easter basket or play with it just for fun!

Our favorite slime recipe is super easy. We like to use one part of each material we use.

So, we add one part glue, one part starch, and one part water. Mix the water, glue, and food coloring before adding the starch.

This chick Easter slime is adorable and oh-so-perfect for Easter! Add it to an Easter basket or play with it just for fun!

Since this version of slime was made with store-brand glue, it was acting a bit funny. That’s why it got so stringy. If this happens, your slime isn’t ruined, it just needs a little longer to set up.

Let your glue sit for about 10 minutes, then try playing wiht it again. If your glue is too wet, you can dry it off a bit with a paper towel and that will help it hold its shape better as well.

But if you make this recipe with Elmer’s school glue, you probably will never see the strings.

This chick Easter slime is adorable and oh-so-perfect for Easter! Add it to an Easter basket or play with it just for fun!

While your slime is setting up, make your chick. Cut out feet and a beak from orange paper.

Cut out a tail from yellow paper. We had to cut a circle to cover up a design on the back of our jar, which you can’t see when slime is in the jar.

This chick Easter slime is adorable and oh-so-perfect for Easter! Add it to an Easter basket or play with it just for fun!

Glue on all the accessories onto your jar. We also had to glue close the straw hole that was in the top of our jar.

This chick Easter slime is adorable and oh-so-perfect for Easter! Add it to an Easter basket or play with it just for fun!

Add the slime to the jar (which makes a gross/delightful plopping-squishing sound) and play!

This chick Easter slime is adorable and oh-so-perfect for Easter! Add it to an Easter basket or play with it just for fun!

My kids liked how if the slime stuck out of the top of the jar, it looked like hair!

You can screw the lid on the jar and it will keep for several days.

If you’re making these for Easter gifts, wait until the night before the holiday before adding them to the baskets.

If the glue starts to get sticky again, it’s time to throw it out.

easter stem challenge cards

More Easter Activities to Try

If you like this chick slime recipe, check out our list of these other fun Easter STEM and Easter STEAM activities!

  • Easter STEM activities
  • Easter science activities for preschool
  • easter science experiments for kindergarten
  • Easter science activities for elementary
  • Easter science projects for middle school

And you’ll also love these Peeps candy science experiments and Peeps STEAM activities.

Save this idea for later!

166shares

Filed Under: Easter STEM Activities Tagged With: chemistry, easter, slime

About Brenda Priddy

Brenda grew up thinking she hated science. But when her 4-year- old daughter was more interested in reading science facts than fairy tales, Brenda realized she had to learn more. Through simple at-home science experiments, Brenda developed a passion for science and now works as a STEMed advocate with a team of science educators to create hands-on STEM projects and curriculum for kids.

« How to Make a LEGO Rainbow
Rainbow Rubber Eggs Naked Egg Experiment »

What is STEAM?

STEAM activities for kids promote the idea that science, technology, engineering, art, and math can all work together to help kids become critical thinkers, problem solvers, and innovators!

Join us on our journey to discover just how much fun science experiments can be.

What we do… 

STEAMsational offers STEM and science lesson plans and teaching resources to provide a firm STEM foundation for children in the classroom or home.

All you need to do is find your supplies, gather your scientists, and let the innovation unfold.

RSS Latest Activities

  • How to Trap a Leprechaun STEM Activity
  • 8 Creative and Fun March STEM Activities for Elementary
  • St. Patrick’s Day STEAM Activities for Elementary
Featured on:

Privacy Policy   Store Policies
STEAMsational is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com

Copyright © 2021 · Market theme by Restored 316