DIY Valentine’s Glitter Goo Recipe! Super EASY!

We all became addicted to homemade slime and glitter goo this past year. It’s so simple to make and it’s absolutely so COOL to feel and touch.

It’s simply relaxing.

So of course, we had to make some Valentine glitter goo to celebrate God’s love for us on Valentine’s Day. The kids have just as much fun making it as they do playing with it.

We just store it in a plastic baggie for later use.

How to Make Valentine’s Glitter Goo Recipe

Ingredients

6 oz bottle Elmer’s Classic Glitter Glue
¼ cup water
¾ cup warm water
1 t Borax

Directions

Pour the bottle of glue into a large bowl
Add ¼ cup of water and mix together
In a separate bowl, mix together ¾ cup of warm water and the Borax.
Next, pour Borax mixture into the glue bowl.
Mix the glue and Borax mixture together and once it comes together in a clump or ball.
Knead and remove it from the mixture.
Continue kneading until it is a rubbery substance.

I usually double the recipe for my 3 kiddos because they all enjoy it so much. Ok, I like to play with it, too.

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Thanks for pinning this FUN Valentine’s Glitter Goo Recipe.

2016-01-11T06:40:25-06:0099 Comments

99 Comments

AdoringFamily 04/02/2015 at 6:33 am - Reply
So fun! Thank you for the recipe 🙂
Meghan Malicoat 04/02/2015 at 8:38 pm - Reply
This would be so fun for my kids. They are crazy about anything gooey and squishy.
Peggy Johnson 04/02/2015 at 10:14 pm - Reply
Such a fun and easy project…thanks
Sunchicka 04/02/2015 at 10:33 pm - Reply
Love to try this out!
julia 04/02/2015 at 11:11 pm - Reply
I have never seen this before. Thank you so much for the idea!
Lisa Coomer Queen 05/02/2015 at 12:44 am - Reply
This looks like fun! I know my grandchildren would love it! Thanks!
baldo 05/02/2015 at 4:49 am - Reply
like
Lisa Brown 05/02/2015 at 5:31 am - Reply
great idea, fun project for the kids.
Stephanie 05/02/2015 at 6:24 am - Reply
So fun – I love the glitter, even though every time we pull out the glitter for my niece and nephew (3 and 2), it ends up all over the house!
Rita A 05/02/2015 at 8:47 am - Reply
Looks like fun to make and fun to play with!
Margaret Smith 05/02/2015 at 10:33 am - Reply
This looks so easy to make. My kids would love to make this with me and play with it.
Alona Y 05/02/2015 at 11:07 am - Reply
Oooh this looks like something my daughter would love! Is there no glitter fallout?
Debbie M 05/02/2015 at 11:31 am - Reply
Such a cute idea!
lisa 05/02/2015 at 11:59 am - Reply
Kids love stuff like that. It does sound easy to make and I love the color.
Tammy Schweitzer Catterton 05/02/2015 at 12:06 pm - Reply
my niece would love this . I will have to try too make it
Lauretta 05/02/2015 at 12:27 pm - Reply
Looks easy enough to make, lets have some fun.
vickie couturier 05/02/2015 at 1:53 pm - Reply
interesting,,ill pass this to my grandkids parents
laura rubenstein 05/02/2015 at 2:07 pm - Reply
My daughter loves to make goo.. Thank you for this recipe. We will be making this, it’s so fun and easy to make 🙂
- Kenna 01/02/2018 at 5:51 pm - Reply
  I love to make goo to.?
Tracy 05/02/2015 at 2:37 pm - Reply
Little hands would have so much fun with this. I think it’s important to show children they can create fun without buying something at the store.
Kiera 05/02/2015 at 2:55 pm - Reply
i’d love to turn that into something scented
AD46241 05/02/2015 at 3:58 pm - Reply
wow the recipe looks fabulous and looks easy to make too. i will try it for my husband as he would love it that i made such creative thing.
april b 05/02/2015 at 5:51 pm - Reply
kids would love this stuff
Stefanie Gladden 05/02/2015 at 6:22 pm - Reply
I love the colors & I was always a fan of goo when I was a kid! I’d love to try this out with mine!
June S. 05/02/2015 at 7:09 pm - Reply
Oh, man would the kids ever have a lot of fun playing with this!
marla king 05/02/2015 at 7:26 pm - Reply
Love the glitter goo…..my fourth graders would love to play with this.
Karen 05/02/2015 at 8:01 pm - Reply
We’ve never tried this! My daughter will love it, though. Thanks for the “recipe!”
Jil H 05/02/2015 at 8:19 pm - Reply
My granddaughter would love.
Elizabeth Neal 05/02/2015 at 8:53 pm - Reply
I love this! I would even like this and I’m 53 yrs. old. 🙂
D.Petch 05/02/2015 at 8:56 pm - Reply
The kids really like to make this!
judy maharrey 05/02/2015 at 9:02 pm - Reply
This is a great idea! I have to make it soon. Thanks
cheri williams 05/02/2015 at 10:28 pm - Reply
I really love this one.. It is so girlie.. Any little girl would love to get this for Valentines day!
Rae Wycoff 05/02/2015 at 11:14 pm - Reply
Very cool! Thanks for sharing this!
Leah 06/02/2015 at 11:16 am - Reply
Nice! When I taught preschool, I’d make a “slime” from plain white glue and liquid starch, but I like this one better because it looks a little more ‘solid.’ Thanks for the recipe!
lisa 06/02/2015 at 12:49 pm - Reply
I remember years ago when slime first came out. It was that awful green color. I don’t recall what we did with it at the time.
laura rubenstein 06/02/2015 at 2:09 pm - Reply
YAY GOO!! I love glitter so it’s doubly cool
Dana 06/02/2015 at 3:16 pm - Reply
Yes this looks fun, and it looks cool, but I fear it would not look so cool all over my house. I’d be afraid of the mess that would follow!…lol!
- Jill 06/02/2015 at 3:41 pm - Reply
  It really doesn’t make a mess like you would imagine.
Laura Grace Andry 06/02/2015 at 4:33 pm - Reply
My kiddos love playing with slime and such. I bet this would be a big hit. Does the glitter come off and get everywhere or does it stay in the goop?
- Jill 06/02/2015 at 4:39 pm - Reply
  The glitter stays in the glue unless you add your own.
cathy 06/02/2015 at 5:42 pm - Reply
oh how I love this for me forget the little ones lol
michelle oakley warner 06/02/2015 at 7:43 pm - Reply
wow thank you so much, my kids will go crazy for this. so cool. i cant wait. i love watching the kids play with new stuff, the faces are awesome
Kendra 06/02/2015 at 11:23 pm - Reply
Fun idea! Though I might do a different color, I have all boys and they refuse anything pink!
Emmalene 07/02/2015 at 12:13 am - Reply
My kids will freak out over this fun craft! Thank you!
Colleen Boudreau 07/02/2015 at 12:24 am - Reply
How cool! & I love the color!
E Kay 07/02/2015 at 9:58 am - Reply
Such a fun idea
Cynthia g 07/02/2015 at 10:30 am - Reply
My kids would love this
Peggy Johnson 07/02/2015 at 10:50 am - Reply
would be fun to make different colors too
Leah 07/02/2015 at 1:19 pm - Reply
Everything is better with glitter! Kids would have so much fun with this!
Rachel Louise 07/02/2015 at 2:45 pm - Reply
Eww! I need to make this!
laura rubenstein 07/02/2015 at 4:59 pm - Reply
I love making these kinds of crafts 🙂 and I love glitter!
lisa 07/02/2015 at 6:05 pm - Reply
What do you do you do with this stuff> For the life of me, I can’t remember why I bought it.
meg a 07/02/2015 at 8:42 pm - Reply
So squishy!
Lisa Coomer Queen 07/02/2015 at 10:18 pm - Reply
I think I’d like to play in this too~
april b 07/02/2015 at 11:33 pm - Reply
love this very pretty
Leah 08/02/2015 at 4:05 pm - Reply
What fun! And this is a great alternative to a bunch of candy and junk food!
lisa 08/02/2015 at 5:04 pm - Reply
It looks pretty and all. What do you do with it> I’m honestly not trying to be sarcastic, just curious.
- Jill 09/02/2015 at 7:10 am - Reply
  My kids just like to touch and play with it. It’s wonderful for sensory. My 10 year old likes to hold it while he is reading.
denise low 08/02/2015 at 6:23 pm - Reply
I love it. And I know the grandkids will enjoy making it. Thanks for sharing
Barbara 08/02/2015 at 6:49 pm - Reply
I have three boys and my grandson is a boy. They are going to love this.
april b 08/02/2015 at 7:56 pm - Reply
Great ideas
Melanie McDowell 08/02/2015 at 7:59 pm - Reply
My GrandDaughter will love this and so will my After School Care Kindergartners!!
lisa 09/02/2015 at 5:09 pm - Reply
I have seen so many different craft and recipe ideas. There’s something for everyone out there.
Leah 09/02/2015 at 6:05 pm - Reply
My sister-in-law runs a daycare, I’m going to share this with her!
Angela Thomas 09/02/2015 at 10:59 pm - Reply
My girls would love this, I think we will make it on Saturday! Cute, fun, and family friendly!
Diana C 09/02/2015 at 11:02 pm - Reply
This looks like a whole lot of fun. Could be a great thing for kids and for the office.
Diana
Melissa 10/02/2015 at 6:01 pm - Reply
My little crafters are going to go nuts over this cool creation!
lisa 10/02/2015 at 6:28 pm - Reply
I like crafts. Especially those that the children can get in on. It keeps the mind and hands busy.
Anita Duvall 10/02/2015 at 8:31 pm - Reply
Such a neat idea for those who have younger kids and are looking for a rainy day craft.
Diana 10/02/2015 at 10:33 pm - Reply
I love the pink color; so very Valentine’s day. 🙂
Diana
Diana 10/02/2015 at 10:35 pm - Reply
Does the glitter stay on your hands? I love the color pink. Thanks for sharing.
Diana
lisa 11/02/2015 at 12:29 pm - Reply
Kids love this stuff. I wondered the same thing. Does the glitter get all over and is it easy to clean up after?
- Jill 11/02/2015 at 4:01 pm - Reply
  The glitter is part of the glue, so no.
greentopiaries 11/02/2015 at 8:17 pm - Reply
What a fun activity for the little ones this Valentine’s! I remember I always loved anything gooey when I was little so this would also take me down memory lane, lol. 🙂
Leah 11/02/2015 at 9:36 pm - Reply
This could be fun at any holiday, just switch colors and glitter! Green for St. Patrick’s Day, Red with green sparkles for Christmas, etc!
denise low 11/02/2015 at 10:29 pm - Reply
I think this is really cool. And the grandkids will love it to.
april b 11/02/2015 at 10:30 pm - Reply
the color is awesome, the little ones would love this
Diana C 11/02/2015 at 10:51 pm - Reply
I love the pink color. What a fun project.
Diana C
laurie nykaza 11/02/2015 at 11:59 pm - Reply
The kids would love playing with this and making it is the fun part . Will have to try making it thanks for sharing.
brenda disimone 12/02/2015 at 12:56 am - Reply
i didnt know is was this easy and fun to make !
Jodi Whisenhunt 12/02/2015 at 8:55 am - Reply
My daughter will absolutely love this recipe–and not just for Valentine’s Day! 🙂
carol 12/02/2015 at 12:26 pm - Reply
this is such a fun reciepe for kids thanks
lisa 12/02/2015 at 4:20 pm - Reply
I know you probably aren’t old enough to remember but this reminds me of the Dippity-Do hair gel that they used to sell. Without the glitter of course.
- Jill 12/02/2015 at 4:35 pm - Reply
  I totally remember. My mom used to have some. It came in a tub, I think.
Leah 12/02/2015 at 5:32 pm - Reply
I think anyone’s kids would have a lot of fun with this glitter goo-it’s so cool!
april b 12/02/2015 at 9:40 pm - Reply
thanks for the recipe
diana c 12/02/2015 at 10:52 pm - Reply
very cool idea; I know a friend who is a child play therapist who would love this craft.
Diana c
Amanda Sakovitz 13/02/2015 at 8:05 am - Reply
What a cool idea!
Karen Jaras 13/02/2015 at 11:27 am - Reply
Something for the grandkids to make and play with at home. No mess at grandma’s house.
lisa 13/02/2015 at 1:29 pm - Reply
I would make home made play-doh. Less messy. The goo is a good idea. It’s just gooey.
Leah 13/02/2015 at 2:36 pm - Reply
I’m a grown up and I would probably have just as much fun as the kids would playing with that stuff!
april b 13/02/2015 at 6:34 pm - Reply
Wished this was around when my daughter was still small.
Marla Jones 13/02/2015 at 7:26 pm - Reply
I will have to try this ty
Susan Broughton 13/02/2015 at 8:48 pm - Reply
Boy. what I wouldn’t have given to have a recipe for something like this in my childhood, I would have spent all day playing with it!
Diana C 13/02/2015 at 9:09 pm - Reply
This looks fun for little hands. No kiddos here, but I might keep this in my office for those who visit.
Diana C
Elicia P 13/02/2015 at 10:14 pm - Reply
Do not think my post went through but awesome idea.. thank you.
Richard Hicks 13/02/2015 at 10:45 pm - Reply
Kids would love doing this!
Kricket Fountain 13/02/2015 at 10:52 pm - Reply
How fun!! I love this and will definitely be using this tomorrow to entertain this truck-load of kids I’ll have over! Valentines DAY is all about the kiddos, the nights for mama and daddy, so this will be very enjoyable for them, thanks☺
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