WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
Gone are the days of Neil Buchanan and Art Attack, where an at-home art project went about as far as a pencil pot made from paper mache - two parts water, one part glue. Never forget.
These days, kids on the playground have taken a liking to creating their own slime using ingredients that can be found at home, but the results are proving to be a dangerous risk.
This week, a young schoolgirl was left with severe burns on her fingers after making a homemade slime recipe she found online.
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Layla Fisher, 10, made the slime by mixing together common household ingredients including PVA glue and shaving foam contact lens solution - which contained the powerful chemical borax.
Horrified mum Gemma Williams, 39, believes it was the borax that caused the blisters to appear on her daughter's skin.
She has since been sharing the images of Layla's fingers online to warn other parents against the new craze that's been sweeping the playgrounds.
Gemma took Layla to their GP where he diagnosed her with chemical burns and prescribed her with an antibacterial cream, advising Layla to seek further medical help if she saw no improvement.
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Gemma, from Leicestershire, said: "We were shocked when she got these terrible finger burns and the doctor said they were chemical burns from the slime she made herself.
"They were really sore looking and it gradually got worse as the day wore on.
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"The burns were causing all of her skin to start stripping off and her fingers were covered in blisters.
"It was bad enough but it could have been a lot worse. With chemicals like this involved it's not only skin problems you need to consider, the worry is with fumes as well.
"It could have been fatal."
The following Thursday, Gemma took Layla to Leicester Royal's A&E department, where doctors revealed the burns had developed into the skin infection known as impetigo.
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"She had open sores on her hands and the skin was just feeling of her fingers. It was awful," Gemma remembered.
Layla is still taking antibiotics but, after two weeks, the infection and blisters have almost cleared up.
Gemma said: "As a parent I felt guilty and wondered whether I should have been monitoring it a bit more at home. One thing's for certain, she won't be touching that stuff again."
As for Layla, she has sworn to never touch the dangerous slime again.
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Words by Megan Walsh