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January 9, 2014

No Cook White Play Dough Recipe

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White play dough is so much fun to play with!  

There’s just something about a white play dough that makes little fingers just itch to play and create with it.

In the winter it is perfect for turning into play dough snowballs and snowmen or to use as a winter landscape for pretend play.

Other times of year the white playdough can be anything they want it to be!

Prefer colorful dough?

No problem!

Just add your favorite food coloring to this recipe and you can have any color you want. It’s so easy!

Easy White Play Dough Recipe...Did I mention that it's also sparkly and no-cook Score!

White No Cook Play Dough Recipe:

  • 6 cups white flour*
  • 1 1/2 cup salt
  • 6 tablespoons of cream of tartar
  • 6 tablespoons of oil
  • 4 1/2 cups of boiling water
  • silver glitter (optional, but fun!)

*This recipe makes a big batch! You can half it if you don’t need a large amount.

How to Make No Cook Play Dough

  1. Start by boiling the water.  I find it easiest to use my tea kettle on the stove, but do whatever works for you.  
  2. While the water is heating mix all of the dry ingredients together.
  3. Add the vegetable oil and mix again.  
  4. Then slowly add the boiling water and mix it all together.  
  5. When it cools a bit put in on a clean surface and knead it.

The more you knead it the nicer and softer and smoother it will get!

If you are adding glitter do it while you are kneading it.  You can add more water or flour if it is too dry or sticky too.

The perfect white play dough recipe for winter!  Use it to make snowmen when it's too cold to go out!

Once it’s cool and soft it’s time to play!  

It has been cold, but not snowy here (which seems unfair doesn’t it?) so snowmen and snowballs have been my kids’ favorite things to make with the white play dough!

What will you make with this easy and awesome play dough recipe?

We can’t wait to hear what you do!

More Play Dough Recipes to Try:

  • Peanut Butter Play Dough
  • Chocolate Pudding Play Dough
  • Sugar Cookie Play Dough
  • Orange Creamsicle Dough
  • Pumpkin Spice Latte Play Dough

More Ways to Play with Play Dough

Play dough is great for sensory play and getting creative with.

But, it can also be a great tool!

Just make sure to store it in a resealable bag or container and you can play with it again and again!

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About Megan Sheakoski

Megan is the creator of Coffee Cups and Crayons, a blog full of simple fun and learning. She believes that kids’ activities don’t have to be complicated to be fun and that learning is better with play.

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Comments

  1. The Funster says

    January 13, 2014 at 12:53 pm

    Megan
    This is really great! Having two daughter (they’re a little over 1 year apart), this recipe, if you please, would be great. They love molding clay so this would fit right in. Thanks for a great post!

    Reply
    • Megan Sheakoski says

      January 13, 2014 at 7:15 pm

      I bet they will love it!!! Thanks so much!

      Reply
    • Antwone says

      February 19, 2016 at 8:48 pm

      You are so cool my kids are loving it

      Reply
  2. Natalie @AfterschoolForSmartyPants says

    January 16, 2014 at 4:48 pm

    Great recipe, Megan! I am going to be featuring this post in my roundup of January science ideas.

    Reply
    • Megan Sheakoski says

      January 16, 2014 at 8:33 pm

      Thank you so much Natalie!!!!

      Reply
  3. Becky @ This Reading Mama says

    January 19, 2014 at 6:49 am

    This is my absolute favorite way to make playdough. So excited to be partnering with you at the Afterschool Link Up!

    Reply
    • Megan Sheakoski says

      January 20, 2014 at 2:45 pm

      It is our current favorite too! Thanks Becky!

      Reply
  4. Jo says

    December 25, 2014 at 4:22 pm

    Awesome play dough recipe! I added green food colouring and glitter. Mine needed a lot more flour because it was sticky but the results were amazing! It’s so easy to make. Very soft and makes heaps. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Nikki says

      December 11, 2021 at 4:16 pm

      I have a class of 16 kiddos and would love to try this. What recipe measurements do you recommend so all 16 would have enough to make a little snowman?

      Reply
      • Megan Sheakoski says

        December 31, 2021 at 9:35 am

        This recipe would make enough for them all to make a little snowman! However if you wanted the snowmen a little bigger you could do 1.5 times the recipe!

        Reply
  5. Marty says

    January 22, 2015 at 4:16 pm

    Its been a while since I played with, much less made any play-dough, but this article has inspired me to try it 🙂

    Reply
  6. Kami says

    January 15, 2017 at 10:59 am

    What is the best way to store this playdough?

    Reply
    • Megan Sheakoski says

      January 16, 2017 at 8:18 am

      I store ours in a re-sealable plastic bag or in a tupperware type container.

      Reply
  7. jamie says

    March 12, 2018 at 8:38 pm

    I tried this recipe tonight. Wasted time! It’s runny after mixing. like pancake batter!

    Reply
    • Megan Sheakoski says

      March 12, 2018 at 9:04 pm

      Hmmmm! I wonder what the issue was! I have made this recipe at least 100 times and haven’t had that happen. I’m happy to help you troubleshoot if you want to email me! It’s such a soft squishy recipe–it should not be runny at all!!!

      Reply

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