Every couple of weeks, I make the play dough for notorious #5's kindergarten class, using a standard recipe. This is because I am a hermit and I cannot be a room mother, so I am the official play dough mom. Last week, Mrs. Snow asked me to make a different kind of play dough for the class, but she wasn't really sure of the recipe. She was sure I would be able to figure it out, after she called and told me what spices to put in it.
I assured her I would mess around with it this weekend and come up with something fabulous. (Now see, this is how horrible situations get started. Nancy would have been so disappointed in me. Note to self.. JUST SAY NO!)
The play dough she wanted was a scented version she had seen another teacher use, and she WANTED it! So, I got to work. I'm pretty pleased with the result, if I do say so myself! It is the color and scent of gingerbread, and I thought it would be a perfect play dough for kids who like to pretend to cook when Mom cooks. It would also be ideal for using gingerbread man, turkey, or cornucopia cookie cutters and letting the dough dry ( or baking it) for a cute, quick, kid friendly craft project for Christmas tree ornaments, or place setting favors at the kids' table for Thanksgiving.
Super Sensory Play dough
6 teaspoons EACH ground cloves, ground ginger, ground cinnamon4 cups all purpose flour
2 cups salt
6 teaspoons cream of tartar
8 tablespoons oil
2 tablespoons vanilla
4-1/2c. water
40 drops red liquid food coloring
20 drops yellow liquid food coloring
20 drops green liquid food coloring
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In a heavy, 1 gallon soup pot, combine all dry ingredients well with a wire whisk. In a separate bowl, stir together water, food coloring, vanilla, and oil. Using a wooden spatula or heavy metal spoon, stir ingredients while slowly adding the liquids until all ingredients are combined.
Cook over a medium high heat,stirring and scraping the bottom of the pot constantly, until the mixture forms a ball you cannot stir. Turn the ball out of the pot onto a clean counter, and knead the dough. Then return the dough to the pot and cook 2 minutes longer while kneading the dough in the pot. Repeat this process until the dough is no longer sticky and wet, but still moist.
Remove from heat a final time and knead on the counter top forming a cylinder with the dough. Place in a gallon zip top bag, leaving the bag open until the dough cools completely. Then close the bag to store. Dough lasts two weeks for two kindergarten classes who play with it on a daily basis.
This recipe (with pictures!) was featured as a guest post on Kiboomu!
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