A fun and noisy combination of science and fun! This homemade noise putty is easy to make and kids love it. A great rainy day activity.
For those of you who are dying to make your own potty putty, here ya go! We made this in Kodiak for the kids and also the little boy I babysatt. The next day, his mom said that his dad had just as much fun playing with it as he did! Before this, I hadn’t ever bought Borax. One box will make a couple hundred batches, lol. So I have added it to laundry, etc. to use more of it up. I found the Borax in the basement today, so we decided to make a batch. Here is the recipe. We made a half recipe today.
Many have been worried about the use of Borax in homemade noise putty (or any putty or slime recipe for that matter), but I’ve been making this with my kids for YEARS. Other recipes claim to be Borax-free by using contact solution. But guess what? Contact solution has Borax in it! Contact solution saves the step of having to mix water and borax together, so if you’d like to use it for convenience go ahead!
Homemade Noise Putty
1 c. white glue (Elmer’s, Tacky, etc.)
1 c. water
food coloring
1 c. warm water
1 1/2 tsp. borax powder
Mix glue with water in a large bowl. Add a couple of drops of food coloring if desired. Set aside. In a small bowl, mix warm water with Borax. Add to glue/water mixture and stir for 2 minutes. It will go from liquid to a nasty stringy mass, then at the end of 2 minutes it will be putty! Knead to smooth putty out.
Stuff putty into a small cup (friction makes the noises).
Let the giggling commence.
Store in an airtight container.
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Monika casiano says
February 1, 2015 at 4:36 pmCan you make it with the stic glue?
Brandy says
February 1, 2015 at 11:08 pmLike glue sticks? I’m not sure I understand which type of glue you are asking about, sorry! White liquid glue (like Elmer’s) works the best.
Kim Warnke says
February 3, 2015 at 6:00 pmI’m so thankful to have found your recipe. He had the noise putty from an arcade and it fell on the ground outside so it was ruined. We googled and found your blog. You are such a lifesaver! Thanks for what you do!! We are going to try the rock candy next.
Brandy says
February 3, 2015 at 7:56 pmYay! That stuff is like magic for kids and just plain funny too 🙂
Jessica Raymond says
April 25, 2017 at 9:31 amHave you tried using liquid borax instead of powdered?
Brandy says
April 25, 2017 at 4:30 pmI haven’t! Honestly, I didn’t know they made liquid Borax! I know some recipes call for liquid starch so it may work!
Megan says
October 9, 2017 at 3:49 pmOurs came out super pretty, but not stringy and gooey like we had wanted. It was think and almost kind of dry, like broke when you tried to stretch it. What did we do wrong?
Brandy says
October 9, 2017 at 6:22 pmHi Megan! This is kind of more of a noise putty one so it’s thicker and when you put it in a cup and poke it, it makes “farting” sounds. It’s slime while you are making it, but then sets up just a bit. If you use a bit of extra water it actually makes it dryer in the end. Go figure. So I’m wondering if maybe that happened.
I think this one would be a more stretchy! https://www.skiptomylou.org/how-to-make-slime/
Carly says
January 31, 2018 at 2:49 pmThis worked with any glue for me! I liked this a lot thanks for making this Brendy!