DIY Ninja Turtle Ooze! Make Your Own Radioactive Canister of Glowing Green Slime at Home

Sep 6, 2012 03:51 PM
Nov 1, 2012 06:22 PM
Article cover image

There's a broken canister of mutant ooze leaking down into the sewers! But don't worry because this sticky slime is non-toxic, and it's so easy to make, a three-year-old can do it!

Inspired by Dr. Anne Helmenstine with About.com, my kids and I found and slightly modified a recipe for making slime!

634825238304770912.jpg

My kids went crazy for it! It's great stuff because it's basically harmless and extremely easy to make. So easy, in fact, that my little 3-year-old did it himself (with a little coaching, of course).

634825239614861213.jpg

If you'd like to make it at home, here's how we did it!

Gather Your Materials

You will need:

  • 1/2 teaspoon borax laundry booster
  • 5 ounces clear school glue
  • Green and yellow food coloring
  • Water
634825239972101841.jpg

Make Solution "A"

In one container, mix:

  • 1 cup of warm water
  • 1/2 tsp of borax

Stir to dissolve as much as possible.

634825240575822901.jpg
634825240806391306.jpg
634825240575822901.jpg
634825240806391306.jpg

Make Solution "B"

In a separate container, mix together:

  • 1/2 cup of water
  • Entire 5 oz bottle of clear glue

Then:

  • Stir in 2 drops of green food coloring
  • Stir in 5 drops of yellow food coloring

Stir it all together for a slimy green-yellow look.

634825241859549156.jpg
634825242089805560.jpg
634825242547042363.jpg
634825241859549156.jpg
634825242089805560.jpg
634825242547042363.jpg

Pour Solution "A" into Solution "B"

634825243186487486.jpg

And right before your eyes will magically appear...

634825243909080755.jpg

...a transformation of gooey green flubber!

634825246466237247.jpg
634825246738769726.jpg
634825246466237247.jpg
634825246738769726.jpg

Holding this in front of a light makes it look like some sort of creepy alien experiment!

I wanted to make a cool looking container for this ooze, so using some ABS fittings and a 2-liter soda bottle, I got a fairly authentic looking ooze canister.

634825247200530537.jpg
634825247425014931.jpg
634825247200530537.jpg
634825247425014931.jpg

With the ooze inside the container, I tried adding a yellow glow-stick to see what effect it would have.

634825248259616397.jpg
634825248489716801.jpg
634825248759909275.jpg
634825248259616397.jpg
634825248489716801.jpg
634825248759909275.jpg

It made the slime glow an eerie green light!

634825249543342652.jpg

That's how to make your very own Ninja Turtle Ooze.

Haven't see the video yet? You can still see it here!

If you like this project perhaps you'll like some of my others. Check them out at www.thekingofrandom.com

Just updated your iPhone? You'll find new Apple Intelligence capabilities, sudoku puzzles, Camera Control enhancements, volume control limits, layered Voice Memo recordings, and other useful features. Find out what's new and changed on your iPhone with the iOS 18.2 update.

Related Articles

Comments

No Comments Exist

Be the first, drop a comment!