While attending my son’s kindergarten open house at school this fall, I came across a sign up sheet where parents could pick a month that they would like to volunteer and make a batch of play dough for the classroom. I thought this was such a nice idea and it gave me an opportunity to help out with my son’s class. I chose the month of December, and I wanted to make this Play Dough special for Winter.
The basic recipe for this Homemade Play Dough was printed out and was available right next to the sign up sheet at school. This Play Dough recipe is by far, the best recipe for Play Dough I have tried. It isn’t sticky and has the exact texture, if not a better texture than the Play Dough you would find at your local store. I actually had a lot of fun playing with the dough myself while I was preparing it:) Kindergarten teachers definitely know their Play Dough!
To make this Play Dough even more fun, I decided to add Peppermint Oil to the mixture. It smelled sooo wonderful! I added 2 small drops of green food coloring to half of the dough and added clear crystal glitter to the uncolored dough. The white, glittery dough is perfect for making snowflakes, snowmen and angel shapes, while the light green dough works well for Christmas trees, stars and wreath shapes. Creating your own, customized Play Dough can be a fun activity for the whole family. My children can’t wait to make a few more batches of this when they are home on Winter Break in a couple of weeks. We might even try a few different essential oils and colors too!
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 1 1/2 cups salt
- 6 tsp. cream of tartar
- 6 Tbsp. canola oil
- 3 cups of warm water
- 2 Tbsp. Peppermint Oil
- 2 small drops of green food coloring
- 1/4 cup clear crystal glitter
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together in a large stock pot.
- Stir well.
- Cook over a low heat while continuously stirring.
- It will gradually thicken and usually takes about 10 minutes.
- When the Play Dough is the right consistency, remove the pot from the heat and let the dough cool.
- Knead the dough into a nice ball.
- Divide the dough in half.
- Place a few drops of food coloring on the one half and the glitter on the other half.
- Knead the balls of dough until you achieve the desired look and texture.
- Store in a plastic freezer bag or an airtight container.
- Have fun!
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Just stopping in from Thursday Faves. I made Pumpkin Pie Playdoh in October and November. It looks like I will have to try peppermint! :o) My kids love good smelling homemade playdoh. It’s funny because you wouldn’t think a 3yo would care! Have a wonderful Christmas!
Charlie @pickledokra.blogspot.com
Hi Charlie! Wow- Pumpkin Pie Play Dough sounds great too! I will definitely be trying that during my children’s Winter Break from school! Merry Christmas!
Hi Shannon
This is great. I’ve gotta give it a try. Thanks for sharing at Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop.
Angel
Thanks Angel! I hope you like it- the smell is wonderful:)
Wow how cool. I had no idea that play dough was made like that! x
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Thanks Trisha! It’s a really fun project to do at home with your children and it’s so easy:)