HOMEMADE PLAYDOUGH PACK

INTRODUCTION:

Welcome to your Homemade Playdough Pack!

This playdough pack includes easy to make playdough recipes, fun

playdough mats, and a list of fun ideas to add to your playdough play!

Feel free to use this pack with one kiddo or a whole group of playdough
loving kids. You may copy activities as many times as you like for your
class or groups, but please send your friends to grab their pack instead
of sharing files.

~ Thank you
HOMEMADE PLAYDOUGH RECIPES
Here are six of our favorite, homemade, playdough
recipes perfect for sensory play with kiddos. You
can easily add fun themes for holidays or seasons
to any of these recipes just by changing colors and
accessories.

What's Included:
Traditional Cooked Playdough Recipe
No-Cook Playdough Recipe
Edible Playdough Recipe
Super Soft Playdough Recipe
Cloud Dough Recipe
Salt Dough Recipe
PLAYDOUGH MATS
Add extra fun to your playdough playtime with
these simple to use playdough mats. Make sure to
laminate them for extended play.

What's Included:
My self-portrait playdough mat
My dinner plate playdough mat
My cookie decorating tray playdough mat
 PLAYDOUGH PLAY IDEAS

There are so many fun tools and accessories to add to

your playdough play! Check out our fun list of ideas to
change up your next playdough recipe and activity time.

The dollar store has round plastic party trays with

dividers that are perfect for playdough. We love these
trays for setting up playdough activities with different
themes such as this apple one!
PLAYDOUGH RECIPE LINKS
We hope you love our homemade playdough recipes. If you
would like to read more about each playdough recipe or
watch a short video, click on the images below.

Edible PLaydough Super Soft Playdough

No-Cook Playdough Traditional Playdough

PLAYDOUGH RECIPE LINKS
We hope you love our homemade playdough recipes. If you
would like to read more about each playdough recipe or
watch a short video, click on the images below..

Cloud Dough Salt Dough

  2 cups of flour
 1/2 cup of salt
 3/4 cup of hot water
 1 tablespoon of baby oil (or cooking oil)
 2 tablespoons of cream of tartar
 Food coloring (optional)

1: Combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl and form a well in the center.

2: Add the baby oil and food coloring to the dry ingredients.

3: Add water and stir.

This playdough is NOT edible, but it is taste-safe!

If you notice that the playdough looks a little runny, you

might be tempted to add more flour. Before you do this,
allow the mixture to rest for a few moments. That will give the salt a chance
to absorb the extra moisture.

Feel your playdough before you add any additional flour. You likely won’t
need any but if your dough is sticky, add an additional 1/4 cup of flour at a
time.

You can make a giant batch of plain colored homemade playdough, and
then color each one separately. Simply form a lump of playdough into a ball
and then make a well in the center of each ball. Squirt in a few drops of
food coloring. Close up the well and get to work squishing. This may get a bit
messy but can make for a fun color surprise.
  1 cup all-purpose flour
 1/2 cup salt
 2 tablespoons of cream of tartar
 1 cup of water
 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
 Food coloring (optional)

1: Add the flour, salt, and cream of tartar to a medium mixing bowl and mix
well. Set aside.

2: Add the water and vegetable oil to a medium saucepan. Heat until
boiling and then remove from the stove top.

3: Add the flour mixture to the hot water and stir continuously until a stiff ball
of dough forms. Remove the dough from the pan and place on your work
center. Allow the playdough mixture to cool for 5 minutes.

4: Knead the dough until it is soft and pliable (about 3-4 minutes).

5: Add a few drops of food coloring to the dough.

For less messy hands, place pieces of playdough in sealed plastic bags and
knead to distribute the color.
The ratio for this recipe is 1 part hair conditioner to two parts cornstarch. We used one cup and
two cups, but you can adjust the recipe as desired.

 1 cup of hair conditioner

 2 cups of cornstarch
 Mixing bowl and spoon
 Food coloring (optional)

1: Start by adding the shaving cream to a bowl.

2: If you want to add food coloring, now is the time. We made several colors
of this 2 ingredient playdough easily and quickly.

3: Now, it's time to add the cornstarch to thicken your dough and give it that
awesome playdough texture. You can start out mixing the conditioner and
cornstarch with a spoon, but eventually you will have to switch to your
hands.

4: Time to get your hands in the bowl and knead your playdough. Once the
mixture is fully incorporated, you can remove the soft playdough and place
it on a clean surface to finish kneading into a silky smooth ball.

The beauty of this 2 ingredient playdough recipe is that

the measurements are loose. If the mixture isn't firm
enough, add a pinch of cornstarch. But if the mixture is
too dry, add a glob of conditioner. Find your favorite
consistency. Make it an experiment.

Inexpensive hair conditioner works perfectly. You can easily add food
coloring as desired or leave plain. Some conditioners are naturally tinted.
Keep in mind that conditioners vary in viscosity or thickness, so you may
need to adjust the amount of cornstarch used.
The ratio for this recipe is one part frosting to one part of powdered sugar. You can use white or
flavored or colored frosting. White frosting will allow you to make your own colors.

 1 cup of frosting (flavored creates a nice scent)

 1 cup of powdered sugar (cornstarch does work but
is not as tasty)
 Mixing bowl and spoon
 Food coloring (optional)

1: Start by adding the frosting to the bowl. You can add food coloring as
desired.

2: If you want to add a few drops of food coloring, now is the time. We
made several colors of this 2 ingredient edible playdough but also used a
strawberry frosting for one batch.

3: Now add the powdered sugar to thicken your dough and give it that
awesome playdough texture. You can start out mixing the frosting and sugar
with a spoon, but eventually you will have to switch to kneading it with your
hands.

4: Time to get your hands in the bowl and knead your playdough. Once the
mixture is fully incorporated, you can remove the soft playdough and place
it on a clean surface to finish kneading into a silky smooth ball.

The beauty of this 2 ingredient playdough recipe is that the measurements

are loose. If the mixture isn't firm enough, add a pinch of sugar. But if the
mixture is too dry, add a glob of frosting. Find your favorite consistency,
Make it an experiment!

Although this playdough is completely edible, we NEVER suggest

encouraging kids to eat it, but it's taste safe for kids who love to put things in
their mouth. Of course, it's pure sugar as well.
  Bin or container
 5 cups of flour (we have used all different
kinds including gluten-free and buckwheat)
 1 cup of baby oil (or cooking oil for taste-
safe)
 Play tools (we chose play dough
accessories, kitchen tools and a small plastic
bowl)

1: Measure, pour and mix. That’s it! Add all ingredients to your sensory bin
and mix them together.

2: You should be able to grab a chunk of the cloud dough, mold it and
have it hold. If not, you may need more oil. If it’s too oily, add more flour.

3: Add tools and play accessories to your cloud dough and it’s time to play!

This cloud dough recipe is not taste-safe! But you can easily make it taste-
safe by switching baby oil for cooking oil.
  2 cups of flour
 1 cup of salt
 1 cup of water
 Baking pan
 Toothpick

1: Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.

2: In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, water, and salt and mix well
using a hand or stand mixer.

3: Form your dough into a small golf ball sized piece, break that into 5 pieces
and roll them into log shapes.

4: Stick the 5 log pieces together to make a star.

5: Smooth out the star and use a toothpick to make a line in each star arm.

6: Use the toothpick to poke everywhere around the line indents on the star.

7: Bake for 2 hours and then let cool. Alternatively, leave the salt dough out
to air-dry.

You can make your salt dough ahead of time and

store it for up to a week in zip-top bags. Though a fresh
batch is always best to work with.

Salt dough can be painted either when it’s wet or dry.

What color sea stars will you make?
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 small rolling pin  plastic animals
 cookie cutters  plastic figures
 plastic or play food utensils  building blocks
 plastic cups  plastic trinkets
 plastic plates  plastic Easter eggs
 plastic bowls  pretend kitchen & play
 cookie baking trays food accessories
 spatula  small cars and trucks
 mini muffin tins (especially construction
 muffin cups trucks)
 silicone baking molds
 potato masher
 mini pie pans  pipe cleaners
 Pony beads
 buttons
 sticks  Perler beads
 leaves  acrylic gems (vase filler)
 pinecones  small craft shells (vase filler)
 rocks and shells  small polished craft rocks
 flowers (vase filler)
 sequins, glitter, or confetti
 fake flowers
 golf tees  craft sticks
 toothpicks  pompoms
 straws  googly eyes
 fly swatter (adds texture)  seasonal or holiday
 egg cartons variations of above items
to create themes