The oozy green slime monster sensory bag is just the thing to keep toddlers and babies entertained all day long.
It’s just the thing to put together with one of our other floor sensory bags!
Sensory bags are great for babies and young toddlers. They still get a fun sensory experience, but they won’t be able to eat any of the stuff inside the bag!
I have a few tricks to share with you in this post, so make sure to read the whole thing. 😜
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How to Make a Slime Monster Sensory Bag
To make a slime monster sensory bag, you’ll need:
- gallon-sized zip-top bag
- green (or another color!) dish soap, shampoo, or bubble bath
- googly eyes
- duct tape
First, pour about one to two cups of dish soap into your zip-top bag.
If the bag has a label, you can remove it with nail polish remover or an alcohol wipe.
Then carefully place googly eyes inside the bag.
Seal it up and press out any air bubbles. Then duct tape the bag to the floor, table, or window.
Playing with a Slime Monster Sensory Bag
I grouped ours with four other sensory bags and taped them in a grid on the floor.
The slime monster bag was a total hit. I liked playing with it, too!
When you poke one of the eyes it just slides from under your finger. The dish soap has a thick, slime-like feeling to it, and it’s really fun to squeeze it to one side or another.
We also taped the bag to the window by itself for a day. This was a different experience because the liquid pools at the bottom.
Elena liked trying to separate the eyes and slime. She also enjoyed pushing the slime to the top of the bag and watching the slime slowly drip down.
OK, not really. I enjoyed watching the slime drip down.
It also looked really pretty up on the window. As pretty as any slime monster can look, anyway.
Fixing Leaks
Clear packing tape is the answer to all leakage problems. I used clear packing tape to seal the sides and top of the bag.
When one of the girls scratched the bag too hard and broke through, I patched up the bag with a piece of clear packing tape.
I would probably just cover the entire top-side of the bag with clear tape to make it extra durable the next time we make a wet sensory bag.
Easy Clean Up with a Second Sensory Activity
The easiest clean-up, of course, is to toss the whole bag in the trash… but where’s the fun in that?
First, you’ll want to remove all the duct tape. I left it on at first and I had a heck of a time with the sensory bag because it kept getting stuck to me and everything around it.
I snipped the corner of the bag off and squeezed the dish soap back into the soap dispenser, being careful to keep the googly eyes up high so they wouldn’t get out.
Next, I cut the bag open and filled it with water to get the googly eyes unstuck. I poured everything into our sensory bin and added more water and a little food coloring to keep the green slime monster thing going.
The funny thing is that Elena kept asking, “Where’s the monster go?”
I tried to explain how the soap was the monster and now it was in the sensory bin with water so it wasn’t a monster, but she just seemed really confused, so I changed the subject.
“Let’s count how many eyes you have in your bowl.”
The girls used slotted spoons to fish the eyes out of the sensory bin and into their little bowls.
Your Turn to Make a Slime Monster Sensory Bag
The slime monster sensory bag is loads of fun for toddlers and is so quick to do.
For more sensory bag ideas, check out our list of sensory bag fillers here.
Looking for an organized guide of fun, easy activities to do with your toddler that also encourages their growth and development?
I’ve created a 3-month activity planner just for busy parents like you! The plan includes 65 detailed, simple, and stress-free activities including: arts and crafts, sensory play, motor skills, and STEM–all using easy-to-find supplies.
Let me help make planning activities for your toddler easy, so you can skip the stress and get straight to the fun!