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How to Make Gross, Creepy Zombie Slime

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You can make this zombie slime any time of year, but we like to use it as a Halloween STEM activity.

Learn about polymer chains while pretending to be a zombie?

Who wouldn’t love that?

When October rolls around, it's time to celebrate all things creepy and gross, like zombies! This zombie slime is just gross enough to delight STEM lovers.

“Grrr! I’m a zombie, I’m going to eat your brain!”

You’ll hear this often at our house, as we’re a bit zombie obsessed.

Even my preschooler is delighted by the concept of zombies and is ready to transform into a zombie at any moment.

Because my kids are so zombie-obsessed, of course, we had to add a zombie slime to our collection of slime recipes.

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How to Make Zombie Slime

This zombie slime is so much fun and terrifically gross!

When October rolls around, it's time to celebrate all things creepy and gross, like zombies! This zombie slime is just gross enough to delight STEM lovers.

What you’ll need to make zombie slime:

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  • White Elmer’s glue
  • Liquid laundry starch
  • Green, brown, and yellow food coloring

Zombie Slime Science

When October rolls around, it's time to celebrate all things creepy and gross, like zombies! This zombie slime is just gross enough to delight STEM lovers.

Slime is made up of polymer chains that stretch when bound together. These chains are made when the chemicals in the starch mix with the glue (thanks to boric acid).

Adding more starch makes the slime stringier, which adds to the grungy, zombie-like appearance.

Zombie Slime Directions

For this recipe, you’ll need 1 part white glue, 1/2 a part water, and 1 part laundry starch.

Go here for an expanded set of directions.

Our zombie slime follows our liquid laundry starch slime recipe.

However, there is a twist. I added a tablespoon more starch to the mix.

This makes the slime stringier, which I thought was more zombiesque.

For this slime, you’ll mix 1 part glue, 1/2 part water, and 1 part liquid laundry starch. 

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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.

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