As someone who enjoys cake sitting and thick substances like treacle, I'm no stranger to spending quite a bit on WAM sessions from time to time. Indeed, there are a few threads about UMD veteran's most expensive sessions. Since becoming a parent my sessions are few and far between now, but over the next couple of nights the family is away and I'm planning some fun. Trouble is, I've barely got two pennies to rub together at the moment.

This has got me thinking about how you can get messy on the cheap. I know the first and most obvious answer: Mud. It's free! But as it's nearly freezing outside right now that may have to wait.

A can of shaving foam always provides a quick messy fix, but I've done that so many times before I'm looking for something a little more interesting and inventive.

So, what are your ideas for how I can get messy as cheaply as possible, or interesting things to try out that will enhance the experience of not too much mess??

(Also interested in ideas for future reference that represent value for money WAM, not necessarily cheap but loads of mess for the price!)

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I've posted this before, but one of the best, cheapest, and biggest mess for your pound is a mixture of flour, water and latex based house paint. The paint seems to act as a separator, so there is never an issue with the flour balling up in hair when you shower it off. You can thin the mixture from porridge consistency all way down to water-like. The gallon of paint (my favorite, black) completely tints a five-gallon bucket of the mixture. Just find the absolute cheapest latex tintable paint at the store.

Gravy's one of the cheapest gunges. If you get the economy granules you can fill a bucket for £2-£3.

MS probably sells the cheapest gunge per litre if you're really wanting "proper" gunge

Shop around for food thickners such as cornstarch or xanthan gum too- you'll find some wholesale retailers who'll sell at a good value

You can also make your own mud/clay since it's a bit too cold for the natural mud pits.

If you're willing to put a bit of cooking effort in, you can get a large amount of goop from just flour, water and cooking oil. Use the flour and oil to make a roux, let it cook a bit and and gradually whisk in hot water to loosen it. You can finish it with cold water whisked in to speed up the cooling process (just watch out for hot spots if you're using it immediately). It washes up easily, clings well, and there's no clumping or risk of it drying like concrete in hair.

It's pretty much a bechamel but with water instead of milk. Make it whatever consistency you want and add anything else to your liking for colour/flavour/texture.

I'll put a shout in for Porridge. Two kilo bags (70p each last time we bought it) will fill a 10-12L bucket. Boiling the kettle 7 or 8 times might be the killer though, as to really get it to thicken, boiling water is a must.

We use the instructions CandyCustard has so kindly provided on the website Spotless Sploshing.

Just in case anyone is reading this and doesn't go look up those instructions, it will need 3 hours to cool minimum if you've used boiling water. I don't want anyone scalding themselves.

Walmart brand white cake mix is like 88 cents per box. 3 boxes would give you a good amount of slime for one sliming.

Porridge, or if you prefer smooth things then gunge or slube - I haven't done the numbers but those things strike me as the most mess for the money and pretty easy to source and mix too

I'll second porridge. But if you're impatient like I am then make it up as follows so you don't have to wait for it to cool. Mix the oats with 1.5x their volume of boiling water and simmer, stirring well - this makes a very thick porridge. You can then mix in the same volume of cold water. Stir well and leave to stand for a short time - it makes a pourable consistency at a comfortable temperature, without any hanging about.

In 2009 a user posted a set with the theme How messy can you get with just one tub of frosting?

A contender for cheapest wam session?

In the end this was pretty much how I did it. One tub of caramel sauce, used inventively to get the best coverage!

I did a little experiment yesterday with shaving foam and J-lube, and it was rather good.
There's a short video below showing the consistency, it also felt way better then shaving foam alone.


https://umd.net/profile/i/michelle-le-gunge/section/videos/video/experiment-with-shaving-foam-and-j-lube