Looking to get some alternative (and hopefully less costly) recipes for slime and pie fillings. Currently I am using vanilla instant pudding with food coloring for the slime and canned vanilla and chocolate pudding for the pies. Also made some pies with generic whipped topping. I prefer opaque slime and pies with good coverage. Any suggestions? Here's a few pics too so people actually click on this post Unfortunately, some of the pics are a bit blurry. It is hard to tell by the pics but it actually started raining during that messing.

-JD

I buy gallon cans of pudding from GFS for like $6, but I recall you saying you-re in a remote part of VA, and the nearest one is probably a 6 hour drive for you.
BJ's wholesale club also has them, but only chocolate and vanilla typically, vs the 10 or 12 varieties at GFS.
You could buy large bags of cake flour from a restaurant supply and make your own batter probably pretty cost-effectively, just omit the eggs and shortening.

Is generic instant pudding (vanilla & chocolate) cheaper than the cans? I've used those for pie filling and they did a great job.

Norman

I don't know how the quantities work out, but I can't imagine the instant stuff is any cheaper, especially with the cost of milk.
Plus, it has to be refrigerator-cold to firm up, vs the cans which have stabilizers in there that allow it to actually be warmed up a bit in a water bath, which of course makes it highly desirable as a play food...

Have you tried cake batter for your slime? Just add water and food coloring.... maybe cheaper....

Thanks for the replies




You are correct on that one, the instant powder with the milk is more expensive than the canned. We used that for the green slime though since it was easy to add the food coloring to. And yes, fitting a bucket in the fridge to chill is a pain!




We used cake batter during the Lolita messing (pics belows). Didn't really pay attention to the cost of it though. I'm going to experiment with some flour/water/oil mixtures today.

-JD

OMG! This is so awesome, to see you in that cute lolita dress completely messed up

For those who know me, this is going to sound like a bit of a broken record, but hey-ho!
Have you tried adding a little water to shaving foam? It basically makes the foam pourable like slime, and it's completely opaque and super thick - just check out my photo albums, you'll see what I mean! Add food colouring or child-safe paint to colour.
The downside is that the water will always separate from the foam, so you have to keep stirring it as much as possible before use.
The big plus side is that you can pretty much fill an entire bucket for about $5, maybe even less! (Just don't use super-cheap budget foam - it does not make good slime)
It also doesn't do any damage to your clothes (as long as you use non-stain colour)

I use sticky yuck and mix it with boxes of cake filling. The result is a super stringy sticky thick slime. It may look expensive, but a little goes a long way. Its a little bit of a pain to clean out of hair, but totally worth it. I've used it several times. I also use a recipe made by MudBunny that uses Guar Gum and cake batter. It gets really thick. The two of them made separate but mixed together are fantastic.

The pics I put on are the Guar Gum, the sticky yuck, and then them mixed together.

Message me for full recipes if you want them.

Sticky yuck slime: http://buckets-o-fun.com/product/sticky-yuck-slime-1-pound/

Thanks for everyone's replies I did some experimenting last night with a few things (1st pic). I tried substituting half the milk with cold water while using the instant pudding mix. The result was a bit thin for my taste (2nd pic). Even after chilling over night it, was still thin (3rd pic). Next was just a 1 to 1 mix of flour and water. The results had good coverage (4th pic). I put some on my arm to see how it would wash out. Unfortunately, it clumped and stuck (5th pic). So I tried mixing the flour and water with some vegetable oil in a 2:2:1 ratio. It still had good coverage (6th pic) and while it did still clump some, it washed out easier than just flour and water (7th pic). I will try doing an even mix of flour, oil and water and hopefully it washes out even easier.

-JD

That's why I said CAKE flour. It's got less protein/gluten in it and is more finely ground, which is why it doesn't stick like regular "all-purpose" flour.