My kids love to play with slime! It’s one of our most used sensory materials in the classroom. We love finding new ways to play and encourage sensory play in the classroom, and homemade slime is always a crowd-pleaser. These St. Patrick’s Day slime recipes are perfect for entertaining your kids and enjoying a fun Irish themed sensory play activity! Here are some fun slime recipes for St. Patrick’s Day that your classroom will love as an addition to your other St. Patrick’s Day activities.
You can also make these slime recipes at home for science learning and play on the weekends, or during any holiday break.
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Kids absolutely go nuts for simple slime recipes, and if you have slime lovers in your house, you definitely won’t want to miss out on bringing St. Patrick’s Day into the slime equation.
The Best St. Patrick’s Day Slime Recipes
Aside from our own slime recipes for St. Patrick’s Day, you’ll find tons of fun St. Patrick’s Day slime recipes from other bloggers. I just love how creative these recipes are!
If you need more slime recipes to try, try experimenting with the best fluffy slime, easy slime, or learn how to make slime with baking soda!
Your class or kids at home will have such a blast making these, and the best part is that slime makes a wonderful sensory activity for sensory seekers!
What is the Science of Slime?
St. Patrick’s Day slime recipes are about more than just having fun with stretchy, gooey slime. Slime is a wonderful way to help children foster a love of science and chemistry.
Slime is formed when a chemical reaction between materials in the glue and the boron in the laundry starch or borax. This reaction alters the chemical bond of the materials, combining them into long polymer chains.
This process is similar to how most flexible plastics are made today. Making a variety of slimes is also a good way to start adding STEM activities for kids into your lessons and experimenting with how different ingredients react to make a variety of slime textures.
We make a St. Patrick’s Day version of slime because it’s a fun way to combine science and sensory experiences with St. Patrick’s Day!
Teacher Apparel for St. Patrick’s Day
Here are some of the cutest shirts you can wear for St. Patrick’s Day at school!
Sequin Clover St. Patrick’s Day Teacher Shirt
Shenanigans Coordinator St. Patrick’s Day Teacher Shirt
My Students are Lucky Charms St. Patrick’s Day Teacher Shirt
Inclusive St Patrick’s Day Teacher Shirt
Lucky Clover St. Patrick’s Day Teacher Shirt
Have a Lucky Day Teacher Shirt for St. Patrick’s Day
Irish Alphabet St. Paddy’s Teacher Shirt
St. Patrick’s Day Shirt for Math Teachers
One Lucky Teacher St. Patrick’s Day Shirt
Slime is also wonderful for kiddos who are sensory seeking, particularly for kids with SPD, autism, and ADHD.
St. Patrick’s Day Slime Making Tips
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If you’re new to slime, definitely read our tips on how to make the perfect slime recipe every time. And if you need more help, check out these slime troubleshooting tips. If you’re in a bit of a rush though, just remember that brands matter when making slime.
We will not make slime unless we have Elmer’s glue on hand, Good food coloring (that’s a brand we love), and Sta-flo laundry starch (unless we’re making an unusual slime recipe, like taffy slime).
While there are other ways to make slime, like with Borax powder and baking soda (we’ve never gotten contact lens slime to work), laundry starch slime is by far our favorite, and we will always recommend using it above any other recipe.
If you can’t get enough of this St. Patrick’s Day slime, try our lucky coin slime or fluffy rainbow slime!
Read on to learn how to make your very own tried and tested St. Patrick’s Day slime recipes!
MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT: ST. PATRICK’S DAY STEM
St. Patrick’s Day Classroom Decorations
Here are some fun St. Patrick’s Day classroom decorations you can add to your classroom this March for festive flair and St. Paddy’s Day pride!
St Patrick’s Day Door Wreath for the Classroom
Pot of Gold Tinsel Tabletop Decoration
St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Welcome Sign
St. Patrick’s Day Classroom Door Decorations
St. Patrick’s Day Window Clings for the Classroom
St. Patrick’s Day Door Decorations for the Classroom
Pot of Gold and Rainbow Ceiling Hanging
Lucky Hanging St. Patrick’s Decorations
St. Patrick’s Day Banner Decoration Set
Colorful St. Patrick’s Day Classroom Decoration Bundle
And check out even more St. Patrick’s Day teaching resources below!
- St. Patrick’s Teaching Resources
- St. Patrick’s Day Crafts
- St. Patrick’s Day Classroom Kits
- St. Patrick’s Classroom Decorations
Older kids will have a blast making a light up shamrock.
Of course, you won’t want to miss making rainbow slime for ST. Patrick’s Day! You can also try this glitter rainbow slime recipe or this fluffy rainbow slime recipe.
What you need to make slime in the classroom:
If your slime recipe uses glue, you’ll want to make sure you have these ingredients on hand.
Most glue recipes (but not all, so make sure to check each recipe carefully!) use:
- Elmer’s glue (white or clear)
- Sta-flo laundry starch
- Good brand food coloring
- Glitter
Elmer’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) BottlesPurex Sta-Flo Liquid Starch, 64 OunceOriginal Stationery Arts and Crafts Glitter Shake Jars, Extra Fine, 24 Multi color Set
St. Patrick STEM Activity Resources for the Classroom
Here are some fun St. Patrick’s themed STEM products you can use with your students this March!
St. Patrick’s Day STEM Activities
MagiCoders Rainbow Unicorn Coding Kit
St. Patrick’s Day Bingo Classroom Kit
Kaleidoscope STEAM Kit for the Classroom
Clixo Rainbow Engineering Classroom Set
Disappearing Rainbow Science Experiment
Fools Gold Science Dig Classroom Kit
Leprechaun Trap STEM Classroom Kit
The Full List of St. Paddy’s Day Slime
These St. Patty’s slime recipes will make every day feel like a holiday in your home or classroom! Try the one that catches your eye the most, or try them all for even more stretchy slime fun!
Each of the slime recipes listed below uses specific ingredients and ratios, so you’ll want to click through to view the full recipe. Otherwise, you may end up with a gloopy mess and your ingredients will be wasted!
Rainbow Slime Recipes for St. Patrick’s Day
Try these fun rainbow slime recipes this St. Paddy’s Day!
Green and Orange Slime Recipes for St. Patrick’s Day
If you love green and orange, then you’ll love these St. Patrick’s Day slime recipes.
St. Patrick’s Day Bouncy Ball Slime
St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Slime
Gold Slime for St. Paddy’s Day
Try out these gold slime recipes for St. Patrick’s Day!
This St. Patrick’s Day Slime recipe uses fake gold coins!
Make this Gold Slime for slime that shines like gold!
St. Patrick’s Day Books for the Classroom
Use these books about St. Patrick’s Day to supplement your St. Patrick STEM activities this March!
St. Patrick’s Day STEM Activities
The Story Behind St. Patrick’s Day
Celebrations in My World: St. Patrick’s Day
