Make Your Own Floam: Fun Rainy Day Activity -

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Floam. Have you ever heard of it? Have your kids ever played with it? It’s a wonderful tactile and non-messy toy that you can make yourself! That makes it even more fun! See below for a detailed tutorial on how to make your own floam. It’s the perfect rainy day activity.

Basic Floam Recipe:

1 cup Elmer’s Glue in clear or white
½ teaspoon baking soda
3 cups shaving cream (like Barbasol)
1 to 2 cups rainbow foam beads
1 tablespoon contact lens solution (containing boric acid)

Here are some Donut Playdough Cards that would be perfect to use with your floam!

Instructions to Make Your Own Floam

Empty the glue into a large bowl.
Add the baking soda to the glue mixture and stir to mix thoroughly.

If you are adding coloring or foam beads, stir these ingredients into the glue mixture.

Fold in the shaving cream
Add contact lens solution to the mixture and stir well.

(Note: regular glue will require less contact lens solution than glitter glue. Add the contact lens solution slowly, mixing between additions, and add only enough to bring the glue together into a soft ball.)

The slime will be sticky. Begin to play with the slime, kneading it as you would bread dough, to bring the slime together. The slime is ready when no longer sticky.

Best if stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator when not in use.

Activities to do with Floam

Let your kids play with it while you read aloud.
Have them create letters to practice letter recognition and writing.
Make a character from a book you’ve read.
Use colors from the nearest holiday to celebrate–green for St. Patrick’s Day, red/white/blue for Independence Day, and red/green for Christmas.

If you have a toddler and you’re worried about them putting the floam in their mouth, take a look at this taste safe cloud dough.

**Have you made floam before? What activities do you like to do with it! Please leave a comment below!

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