Who Needs Play-Doh When You Can MAKE Snow Dough?

by Tammy & Parker on January 5, 2010

This week’s preschool theme is:  Snow.

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Last night I made a double batch of ‘Snow Dough. It’s awesome.

(I don’t know about you, but I think the Playdough you purchase in the store smells awful.  blech.  Making it is fast and simple!)

And because I love you guys so much I’m even gonna share the recipe.

Snow Dough

1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1 Tbsp. oil
1 cup water
2 tsp. cream of tartar
glitter

Optional:

1 Tbsp. white paint
Peppermint essential oil

You could so omit the paint and glitter, and just make a huge batch and color different colors and scent with different essential oils.  Lavender for purple dough, grapefruit for pink, etc.

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Mix everything except glitter and essential oil in a pan over low heat.


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Stir constantly until dough thickens and pulls away from the side of the pan.

Or until it looks just like the last batch of mashed potatoes McCall made.

heh.


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Knead in glitter and essential oil.

Yeah, I know.  My mad photography skills know no bounds.


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Add one Brave Hero and some fun dough toys.


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And you’ll have yourself one rockin’ good time.


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Hmm……..wonder if Mom would blow a gasket if I threw this…

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Snowflakes, Baby!


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Then after all the fun is over, remember how much of a mess your kid makes during activities like this.

sigh.

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{ 9 comments… read them below or add one }

Aimee January 5, 2010 at 5:32 pm

Thanks! Can’t wait to try this out!:)

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Heidi January 5, 2010 at 5:45 pm

this is great, I am going to have to try it with Junior

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Emily January 5, 2010 at 9:22 pm

Thanks for the recipe! Seriously… play dough is always fun until clean up time!

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beverly January 5, 2010 at 11:11 pm

love this. we will be making some of this. thanks for sharing

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Adelaide January 5, 2010 at 11:22 pm

The essential oils in the snow-dough smell like a good idea!

And it’s great to have these fun shape-cutters.

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My Name is Sarah January 6, 2010 at 1:09 am

Cool:) I like the snowflake.

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Erin January 6, 2010 at 4:44 am

Sounds like you and Parker had a great time! How cute!

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Jennifer January 6, 2010 at 1:52 pm

Great activity. Where did you get those wood rollers? Fun stuff!

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McCall January 6, 2010 at 2:03 pm

Hahahaha…thanks Mom.

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