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April 16, 2014

Pink Lemonade Play Dough Recipe

Pink lemonade play dough is so much fun to play with and smells so good! This no cook recipe is also easy enough to throw together quickly so you can whip up a batch in no time. Pink Lemonade Play Dough Recipe 2 1/4 cups of flour 1/2 cup of salt 3 packages of Pink Lemonade Kool Aid mix 2 teaspoons of cream of tartar (optional to help it last longer) 2 tablespoons of oil 1 1/2 cups of boiling water Mix all the dry ingredients … [Read more...]

January 9, 2014

No Cook White Play Dough Recipe

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 … [Read more...]

January 6, 2014

20+ Homemade Play Dough Recipes

One of our favorite after school activities is to play with play dough! We love to make homemade play dough recipes--especially when it is too cold to play outside. Lately we have really been enjoying our Sugar Cookie Play Dough Recipe and plan to try some new recipes this month.  Here are over 20 fun play dough recipes I know my kids would love to play with! Homemade Play Dough Recipes: Sugar Cookie Play Dough Recipe from Coffee Cups and … [Read more...]

December 2, 2013

Sugar Cookie Play Dough Recipe

There is nothing cozier in the winter than curling up with some freshly baked cookies and cup of milk (or coffee).  Since eating cookies all day long isn't very healthy we decided to make some sugar cookie play dough! It smells delicious and was lots of fun to play and create with! Sugar Cookie Play Dough Recipe: 1 cup of flour 1 cup of water 1/4 cup salt 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 tablespoon vanilla … [Read more...]

November 4, 2013

Candy Play Dough Sculptures

We all know candy is great to eat, but did you know how much fun it is to play with?  We used some of our Halloween candy this year to make play dough sculptures! Playing and creating with play dough is a great after school activity for big kids too!  Many times we only think to get it out for the little ones, but there are so many benefits to getting it out with your older kids also. That makes it a great activity for siblings to do … [Read more...]

October 24, 2013

Cookie Math Play Dough Mat Busy Bag

Play dough mats make great busy bags--kids get a fun hands on activity that is easy to take on the go!  We love to use play dough for math practice and came up with this fun cookie math counting and addition activity. Cookie Math Busy Bag Supplies: Play dough Chocolate Chip Cookie Play Dough Math Mat Free Printable That's it!  This busy bag is super easy to put together.  Just print the play dough mat printable and grab some play dough! … [Read more...]

July 21, 2013

Orange Creamsicle Dough

Orange Creamsicle Dough for Kids!

My kids love playing with play dough and it is one of our go to kids activities.  They also have become popsicle obsessed this summer. I thought it would be fun to make some kind of popsicle play dough recipe to for them and came up with orange creamsicle dough! How to Make Orange Creamsicle Play Dough 2 cups of cornstarch 1 box orange Jell-O 3/4 cup of vanilla conditioner We mixed the ingredients together and loved how yummy it … [Read more...]

May 17, 2013

How to Make Peanut Butter Play Dough

We love homemade play dough recipes!  Homemade play dough is a lot less work to make than you would think, lasts a really long time, and can be customized to fit your kids' needs and preferences.  For example, if you have a toddler you may have asked yourself, "How can I make play dough that is safe for kids to eat?"  As long as your child has no allergy to peanut butter recipes then peanut butter play dough would be a great choice! Edible Peanut … [Read more...]

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