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Christmas Fybogel Slime

December 8, 2014 by Emma Edwards 5 Comments

This is our third post as part of the ‘Counting Down To Christmas’ series with fellow European bloggers. So far we have created a Paper Plate Christmas Tree and a Golf Tee Christmas Tree. This weeks theme is Christmas Recipes. As cooking is not my forte we have opted to share with you a Christmas slime recipe.

Making slime has been on our to do list for some time. However the majority of recipes require Borax, a substance that is difficult to get hold of in the UK. After some research I found Coffee Cup and Crayons Borax Free Slime recipe. The slime contained Metamucil, a  fibre supplement brand. I discovered that the  equivalent of  Metamucil in the UK is Fybogel (affiliate link).

As a result of my horrific pregnancy with Hyperemesis Gravidarum I have several boxes of Fybogel. My medication to reduce the vomiting caused severe constipation so my GP prescribed Fybogel. However, the substance has to be mixed with 150ml of water and taken twice a day. At this stage of my pregnancy I was unable to suck an ice cube without vomiting let alone drink 150ml of liquid so the Fybogel was not used. I never thought the Fybogel  would eventually prove useful for a toddler play activity!

Adventures of Adam making Fybogel Slime

To test out the Fybogel slime recipe we first made a non-Christmas version. I mixed three sachets of Fybogel into 400ml of water and poured it into a saucepan.  I used a medium heat and stirred the Fybogel continuously for 5-10 minutes. Eventually the mixture started sticking to the spoon. We transferred the slime to a bowl and left it outside to cool.

Adventures of Adam toddler slime

Beth got stuck into the slime straight away. The slime was fantastic. It didn’t stick to your hands and stayed together as a big clump. Beth loved pushing her hands and fingers into the slime.

Adventures of Adam home made slime

Even Adam came over to investigate. After prodding the slime a couple of times he delved in. Adam kept lifting the slime up to watch it drop back down to the plate. The slime was a big hit with both cousins.

I wanted to make Christmas slime as a sensory gift for Adam’s friend. As Adam is Christmas tree mad at the moment we decided to make Christmas tree green slime. We added green food colouring to the Fybogel granules before mixing it with water and puttting it into the saucepan.

Adventures of Adam Fybogel Slime

When we made our Aliens Love Panta Claus Play Dough I had to add nearly a whole bottle of food colouring in order for the play dough to turn light green. So I asked Rainy Day Mum, Red Ted Art and The Imagination Tree if they could recommend a food colouring which created strong colours. They suggested  Wilton Gel Colours (affiliate link). Unfortunately after my previous experiences of food colouring I got a little carried away and added too much green colouring to the Fybogel slime. You need hardly any of the Wilton Gel Colours to get a vibrant colour. As a result we made two batches.

Adventures of Adam Christmas tree slime

The first batch of Christmas Fybogel Slime we kept in the saucepan on the medium heat for a little longer. This turned the slime hard and we were able to cut a Christmas tree out of the slime!

Adventures of Adam UK slime

The slime didn’t mould back together though so we placed it in a bowl and added plastic candy cane and miniature Christmas presents to create a slime sensory bin. After playing in the slime our hands resembled the Incredible Hulk! Less is certainly more when it comes to Wilton Gel Colours!

Adventures of Adam

In the second batch we added silver glitter and plastic candy canes. These were placed in a star shaped plastic container which we will wrap in cellophane for a Christmas present.

Adventures of Adam Christmas Fybogel Slime

Equipment:

* Fybogel (affiliate link) and water

* Saucepan and spoon

* Food colour – we would highly recommend Wilton Gel Colours (affiliate link)

* Glitter (optional)

* Star bowl from Tesco

* Plastic candy canes and miniature presents from PoundLand.

 

Adam was 2 years and 7 months old.

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Zing Zing Tree, Bluebearwood, Rainy Day Mum, The Boy and Me, The Sensory Seeker, Thinly Spread, The Gingerbread House, My Little 3 And Me, The Mad House

Are you looking for Christmas Ornaments crafts to do with your children? Then take a look at Red Ted Art’s Christmas Ornaments ebook. Find 30 festive easy-to-do ideas all in one place. Click here to find out more.

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Comments

  1. TheMadHouse says

    December 8, 2014 at 11:42 am

    What a fab use for those packets of Fibrogel I have in the medicine cabinet! Oh and yes Wilton gel goes a long way!

    Reply
  2. Amanda says

    December 9, 2014 at 7:46 am

    I’d have never thought of using fibogel for anything like this… How fun!! Does it stay soft and slimy afterwards?

    Reply
  3. Pinkoddy says

    December 11, 2014 at 4:41 pm

    Oh my that is awesome and my sensory seeker would just love that.

    Reply
  4. Coombe Mill says

    December 12, 2014 at 11:13 am

    That’s fab, it’s great to find a slime recipe that doesn’t involve borax as it’s so hard to find in the UK! I love that you put Glitter in it, it really gives it an extra Christmassy feel! Popping over from Counting Down to Christmas.

    Reply
    • DEBORAH says

      August 12, 2015 at 1:18 pm

      wow
      cool it’s really good

      Reply

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During a difficult pregnancy suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) Emma vowed to make every day an adventure once she had recovered. Adventures of Adam is the outcome of completing a 100 day play challenge with Adam as part of that promise. Emma has a section dedicated to HG friendly play activities so that Mums can still be part of their children’s play whilst they are ill.

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