Red Christmas Butter Slime

Get yourself in the holiday spirit with this fun Red Christmas Butter Slime. This easy to make slime recipe is one of our favorite Christmas slime recipes. Using a no borax slime recipe and air dry clay this homemade slime recipe is so easy to make.

Christmas Butter Slime Recipe

If you have been around for a bit then you know that we are a slime lover household. Hands on play that is messy and fun is always something we are up for and the holidays are no different. We like to make slime for all of the holidays and making Christmas butter slime totally puts us in the spirit of Christmas.

Slime is such a great activity to do with kids, they get to have fun making it and then have fun playing with it. If you have never made slime before let me warm you that your first time is not going to be your last time.

Because I am making slime with little kids I opt to use a colored model magic clay over food coloring, this is less messy and avoids staining the kids hands and their clothing.

This Christmas slime recipe has a deep red color while being perfectly fluffy and stretchy. Butter slime is one of my kids favorite slimes because of the texture. I won’t lie there is definitely some stress relief that happens when I as an adult squeeze butter slime in my hands.

Why is butter Slime called butter slime?

While butter slime does not actually have butter in it. Butter slime gets its name because it is a smooth textured slime that has a buttery-like texture. Unlike traditional slime it doesn’t ooze like other slimes, instead it bends, molds and is a lot more fluffy then other types of slime.

Easy Slime Recipes

• Glitter Glue Slime
• Sand Slime
• Pudding Slime
• Galaxy Slime
• Dinosaur Black Slime
• Color changing slime
• Glow in the dark slime

How to Play with Butter slime

Butter Slime is so satisfying to play with! You can mold butter slime more then you can any other slime, but it is still slime and amazing. It is like running your fingers thru a squishy, but perfect pile of butter. Don’t worry, you will love it even if you think you won’t! There are lots of fun ways to play with it.

• Use a knife or your fingers to spread it
• make a slime bubble
• Squeeze it
• poke and knead it
• stretch it
• Shape it
• Make a poop swirl with slime – yes it sounds gross, but ask your slime loving kids how much fun they have making swirls with slime!

How to store Christmas Red Butter Slime

Butter slime needs to be stored in an airtight container. When stored properly it will last for about a week. You can also store it in a zip close plastic bag and squeeze the air out of it.

What kind of clay do you use for butter slime?

We find it best to use model magic when making butter slime with kids. You can use other clay and food coloring to color it however when making slime with little kids I like to avoid anything that will cause staining of hands or clothing.

How do you make stretchy and fluffy slime?

Butter slime is stretchy and fluffy because when it is made you also use shaving cream (which makes it fluffy) along with the normal slime ingredients that make it stretchy.

How do I Make My Slime Scented?

If you want to have scented slime add a few drops of essential oils to the glue before adding in the contact solution and mix well. When I make scented slime I like to make it be a scent of the holiday we are making slime of. When we make Christmas butter slime i like to have peppermint smells and use peppermint extract.

What else can I add to my slime?

This Christmas slime once made is great for adding more fun things into the slime. My kids like adding in small plastic Christmas trees or tiny ornaments.

What is the best glue for slime?

The best glue to use when making slime is Elmer’s school glue. For this slime recipe we are using white school glue, but other recipes that we have use clear glue and we always suggest using Elmer’s glue as we find it is the best glue for slime making.

How do you know if slime is overactivated?

When you are making slime you need to use slime activators, for our recipe we use saline solution (other recipes for slime call for using borax or liquid starch but we prefer to use saline solution for our slime recipes). If you add too much saline solution then your slime will got from being slime like to very rubbery and break apart easily.

How do you fix a stiff butter slime?

If your butter slime is dry and stiff that does not mean that it is ruined. Add the slime to a small bowl and then add a little bit of water to the bowl and squish the slime with the water to add the water to the ball of slime and incorporate the water into the slime to bring it back to being stretchy and fun.

Christmas Butter Slime Recipe Supplies

• ½ cup White School Glue (PVA glue)
• ⅓ cup Shaving Cream Foam
• ¼ cup Water
• ¼ tspn Baking Soda
• 1 cup Red Model Magic clay
• 2 tspn Saline Solution (Contact Solution)
• Holiday Confetti (I used this one)

Tools Needed

• Bowl
• Measuring Spoons and Cups
• Spoon for mixing

How to make Christmas Butter Slime

In a medium sized mixing bowl add the glue and the water. Mix well using a spoon.

Once the water and glue mixture is made mixed well add in the shaving cream and gently fold it into the glue and water mixture with the spoon.

Add in the baking soda and mix well.

Add saline solution in one teaspoons at a time and mix well. Continue adding saline little by little and mix after each adding and mix until slime start to form.

Once the slime forms add in the model magic and use your hands to combine the slime with the red model magic and mix until the slime turns red throughout.

Form a dent in the slime and pour in the black glitter. Use your hands to mix the glitter into the slime.

Christmas Activities for Kids

• Grinch Butter Slime
• Snowman Handprint Ornament
• Santa Handprint Air dry clay Ornament
• Christmas Tree Footprint DIY Ornament
• Grinch Handprint DIY Ornament
• Santa Salt dough Ornament
• Christmas Salt dough ornaments