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A shared experience many of us have was when slime making took over everyone's free time. It was truly an epidemic how quickly this craft started popping up everywhere. I will never forget how it turned so many 13 year olds into entrepreneurs and had so many adults implement rules.
I will never forget when people started bringing slime to class in middle school. Exchanging recipes and stories of the experience of making that new slime. It was a bonding experience, it brought so many groups of young kids together because we loved the satisfying fun of slime. The bonding led to so many people creating and selling slime on campus, further creating a connected environment. People learned that they want to be business owners and many learned they are not cut out for it at all.
However, it all went down hill very quickly. As we were young middle schoolers, all the slime brought to school got everywhere. Carpets, textbooks, and computers; every possible item we came in contact with got covered in slime. Immediately our school administration banned slime from school grounds. If they saw you with slime, it was confiscated and you were facing a potential detention. It was worse for the ammeter entrepreneurs, you would think they are selling illegal substances with the reactions from administration. Any type of sale was banned and if you were caught or if rumors sparked that was a potential suspension.
The slime phenomenon was short lived for middle schoolers, however, it created a joint hobby that brought so many people together. Friendships created from arts and crafts. Educators are not to blame for the rules, they are needed. School experiences and hobbies sometimes can't coexist, slime was one of those hobbies.
Your piece unlocked a core memory for me. I personally never sold any slime but would buy slime from others. You make a really good point about how this taught all of us how to be entrepreneurs. As you mentioned, the virality of this product died out as quickly as it came.
ReplyDeleteThis is truly interesting to see how slime could become the glue of everything in a short while. My middle school doesn't have such an "influential" piece, yet there's always something similar with comic books or sports cards that some how becomes a new currency and then subtlely dies out. Trully entertaining to hear the slime phenomenon!
ReplyDeleteHey Shahd! I really love your perspective on how creating slime somehow ignited the entrepreneurial spirit within middle schoolers. I remember some of my friends creating a slime business and they were bringing in some serious cash, but also igniting their work ethic in running a business at such a young age!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great topic to discuss since I LOVE slime! My 11-year-old sister goes in an out of selling slime at school. Which gets periodically get in my household.
ReplyDeleteYour post perfectly captured the nostalgia and chaos of the slime craze. It’s crazy how something so innocent turned middle schoolers into entrepreneurs, and schools into strict enforcers. It’s fun to look back at how a simple craft brought so many people together.
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ReplyDeleteI too remember the slime epidemic and reading this was a nice way to reminisce. I am still a fan of slime to this day but nothing will compare to the young hustlers in the hallway and the frenzy of comparing different textures and recipes.
ReplyDeleteHi Shahd, your post does a great job capturing the nostalgic chaos of the slime craze, from its rise as a fun experience to its downfall as school contraband. I love how you highlight the entrepreneurial spirit it sparked in so many kids, turning a simple hobby into a mini business venture. It really felt like a throwback remembering this era while reading your piece, so thank you for writing about it!
ReplyDeleteThis comment is from Nicholas: The slime frenzy was crazy, man. It seemed like everyone was either earning money, selling it, or getting in trouble for it, and I like how you pointed out how it made middle students into little business owners!
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