Dino Sensory Slime!

This easy to make dino slime recipe is perfect for this quick and easy sensory play activity!

You make make this ‘slime’ with supplies you probably already have at home, and you just need a large mixing bowl to set up this fun dinosaur imaginative play activity that kids will love!

I love setting up fun little play-scapes for my preschooler. At four and a half he is just bursting with subjects that he is interested in and it’s easy to grab one of those ideas and create an invitation for independent play. But as much as I love it, I don’t want to spend hours setting up elaborate activities, they need to be quick and easy!

This dino slime is like a cross between oobleck, playdough and slime! It’s a a sticky, goopy, stretchy concoction that is perfect for this dinosaur sensory play activity, or to use with other figurines, or just on it’s own.

You don’t need a special sensory table or tub, this fun dino slime invitation to play was quick and easy to set up using a big mixing bowl!

How to Make Dino Slime.

This isn’t your traditional kind of slime recipe that uses glue, and that you need to add the activator in just the right amount to get it to work. This slime recipe is for sensory play, and it’s very forgiving, simply add a bit more of any ingredient until you get the consistency that you like best!

Dino Slime Ingredients

• 2 cups corn flour (corn starch)
• 1 cup of cheap shampoo
• A few drops of green food colouring (optional)

In a large mixing bowl (the bigger the better!) mix the corn flour, shampoo, and food coloring together until it forms a paste like consistency. It should be firm enough to pick up lumps with your hands, but soft enough to slide through your fingers when held up. Add a little more corn flour or shampoo till you get the slimy consistency you are looking for.

This Dino slime will keep in a covered container for up to a week. It’s not a great idea to wash the corn flour down the drain so when you are done let it dry out and then put it in the rubbish.

Dino Slime Imaginative Play

Now that you have made your slime you can use it to see up a simple dinosaur small world play activity.

Dino Slime Small World Supplies

• slime in a large mixing bowl or container
• dinosaur figurines
• leaves, stones and other natural materials (optional)

Set up a little play-scape with the dinosaurs, some leaves and other natural materials and let your child explore. Don’t forget a smock or apron and have a damp washer near by for wiping slimy fingers.

If the potential for mess is a bit much, try setting up this activity outside so you can just hose down any spills!

Open-ended, imaginative activities like this one is a great way to encourage independent play, especially if it is based around something your child is interested in – in this case, dinosaurs. These activities also offer lots of opportunities for extending your child’s language, and creative thinking skills, plus they are lots of fun!

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