For three years we've been throwing slime parties and they've become one of the highlights of the summer. The party consists of games that causes the players to get messier and messier throughout the day. The winner of each game gets to "slime" someone else. It looks gross but they have a great time. This Instructable lists the games that we've played that work out well (we've had some that bombed) and tips for making them go smooth.
We call it a slime party because, even though we don't use slime, the players end up pretty slimy.
Overall tips:
We call it a slime party because, even though we don't use slime, the players end up pretty slimy.
Overall tips:
- Have an even number of players.
- I don't require everybody to play every game. This lowers anxiety but the peer pressure (and fun) sucks them in almost every time. I've only had one player sit out a single game.
- The kids will get wet so have the party on a warm day.
- I write the names of the players on ping pong balls to randomly choose the sides for each game. This prevents somebody from feeling left out by being chosen last.
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For the games listed here you will need the following items:
Lastly, you'll need some household items:
- Box of Cheerios (or similar).
- Aluminum pie tins (at least one per player).
- At least 2 water noodles (you want solid ones).
- At least 1 large egg per player (I use the largest I can find in the store).
- Queen-sized, knee-high pantyhose, one pair for every two players. You definitely want to get Queen (or Plus or whatever) sized.
- Bottle of ketchup.
- Bottle of mustard.
- Papers with a large circle printed on them. Depending on how you run the games you'll want two per player.
- Masking tape.
- Lots of chocolate pudding. For example, at least 20 boxes of the large My-T-Fine instant pudding boxes.
- Two large aluminum roasting pans.
- At least two items for hiding in the pudding. See the section on the Bobbing in Pudding for more info because it can be a bit tricky finding the right items. The best thing I've found so far are small raw-hide dog bones.
- Whipped cream.
- Two or three bags of large marshmallows.
- Bag of Hershey's Kisses. The ones with the soft chocolate center are best (because they melt quicker).
- Paper lunch bags, at least one per player.
- Ping pong balls, one per player.
- 4- or 8-oz tupperware-type containers, one for each player.
- Lots of Jello. You'll want enough to fill each of the tupperware containers.
- Large can of stewed tomatoes.
- Mayonnaise
- Beef gravy
- Pancake syrup
- Sardines
- Molasses
- Soy sauce
- Alfredo sauce
- Salad dressing.
Lastly, you'll need some household items:
- Portable radio and some music
- Chairs
- Pair of dice.
- A kitchen scale makes it easier to judge the Jello toss.
- A hose to hose them all down when you're done. They'll be messy!
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I'd also like to hear from anybody who's used this Instructable to run their own party. If you send me pictures I'll add them to this one. :)
Many paints use gems as part of their recipes. This is wasteful because they could be sold and the money given to charity.
Carvers and sculptors use wood and clay, both of which could be used to build homes.
Musicians could be using all of their time to help people.
All endeavors use resources. I think the slime party is better for the environment in general. If they had just gone out and bought water balloons and nerf guns, the plastic and rubber contents of those guns (as well as the petrol used to make and transport them) is a resource sink as well.
Be calmed. No-one was harmed. :)
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VERY DANGEROUS!!!
People don't forbid their kids from making paper airplanes just because paper was made to be written on, nor do they avoid buying children water guns just because villages in Africa don't have access to fresh water. But for some reason, some people consider it wasteful to -- and even have a special contempt for -- using food items for anything but eating.
I've been on the short end of that stick - any food would have been a blessing. Even ketchup soup, mustard and bread... anything.
Panera Bread gives their day old bread away and they are certainly not closed!
http://www.panerabread.com/about/community/
Day-End Dough-Nation
Through the Day-End Dough-Nation program, unsold bakery products are packaged at the end of each day and donated to local food banks and charities. In 2008, Panera Bread bakery-cafes collectively donated a retail value of more than 50 million dollars worth of bread and baked goods to charitable organizations helping to address the need for food distribution in our local communities. Many of these organizations are served by Feeding America, formerly America's Second Harvest, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization.
I am impressed with your ideas- many of them very original, so will give some of them a try. Well written ‘ible too!
Kids do love to get dirty without guilt. What a treat.
Flowerpower
lots of people die of hunger everyday
I do not condone throwing any food the way you suggest
I hope you consider changing the ingredients for your slime recipe.
Otherwise I am seriously considering reporting this to any competent authority.
The Chubby Bunnies game, while it sounds fun, is potentially DEADLY - A participant in London Ontario choked on the marshmallows and EMTs were unable to remove the marshmallows when she choked and she DIED..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chubby_bunny
The rest of the games sound REALLY DISGUSTING and REALLY FUN
Cheers
the people who are saying they could have done this with different (non food wasting) items are right you can put it in the oh it's just fun category if your mind
helps you deal with it better but that doesn't make it right.
Wonderful.
Thank you.