The best glue for slime is this Elmer’s Glue. Please see my disclosure policy for more information. Please note that affiliate links may be used in this post. While there are thousands of children each day playing with slime, if the small risk of Borax harming your child is something that concerns you then why not try a recipe with a borax substitute.Īlways have adult supervision when your kids are making slime! Most slime recipe’s contain Borax but there was a story in the news about a little girl whose hands got burned while playing with borax slime. With the latest slime craze, it seems that no matter where you go parents and children are either holding homemade slime or talking about it! I guess creating slime speaks to the inner scientist in each child. Can you make slime without borax? YES! If you’ve been reading about the dangers of making slime with borax and it has you concerned then check out this post to see how to make slime without borax.