Step 1

Mix the Borax into the cup of warm water until completely dissolved. This is your slime activator. We like keeping ours in condiment squeeze bottles. (Make sure you label your activator so no one thinks it's water to drink!)

Step 2

Pour 1/2 cup white glue into a large bowl. Add 2 Tablespoons + 1 teaspoon lotion, 1 cup + 2 Tablespoons room temperature water, and 2 Tablespoons + 2 1/4 teaspoons dry instant snow powder.

Step 3

OPTIONAL: Add a few drops of food coloring or paint for color, and scented oil if desired.

Step 4

Begin gently mixing to slightly incorporate the ingredients before adding activator.

Step 5

Start mixing in activator about 1 teaspoon at a time. When your ingredients begin to look like cottage cheese, you're ready to start mixing and stretching the slime by hand.

Step 6

Press and stretch the slime slowly and gently until it gets longer and fluffier with each pull. Alternate between kneading it like bread dough to create the polymer bonds, and pulling and wrapping it in loops to stretch those bonds and make them longer.

Step 7

Continue adding activator a little at a time. Again fold and knead the slime to incorporate, then begin carefully and gently stretching it slightly longer each time. It will rip at first each time you add activator, but should begin to fluff up and stretch as you continue working on it.

Step 8

If you over activate your cloud slime, and stretching doesn't work to correct it, you can add a bit of lotion.

Step 9

When the texture is correct, the slime should feel wet and moisturizing but not sticky. When you fluff up and stretch the slime it should slowly drizzle down into a pile.