Our straightforward Easter play dough recipe solely takes 6 components and some minutes to make. You’ll be rolling, stamping, and enjoying together with your play dough very quickly.
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We love our Slime, Doughs, and Clays round right here. There’s simply one thing a few enjoyable, pliable dough venture that gives hours of sensory play.
This play dough recipe is enjoyable to make with the children, however may also be prepped forward of time and positioned into plastic Easter eggs to fill their Easter baskets with or despatched on an Easter scavenger hunt to seek out!
Helpful Project Information:
- Age Level: 6 and up
- Mess Factor: Medium
- Level of Difficulty: Easy
- Time to Complete: Less than 10 minutes
- Cost Estimate: Less than $5.00
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How to Make Easter Play Dough
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- Combine all the dry components in a big mixing bowl and blend effectively.
- Add your water and food coloring to a small bowl and blend collectively. To obtain the pastel coloration, add 2-Three drops of meals coloring. Then add in your oil.
- Add all of the moist components to a saucepan first.
- Next, add dry components into the saucepan and blend collectively effectively.
- Heat the saucepan over low to medium warmth. Continue to stir whereas the pot is on the warmth so it doesn’t follow the underside. You need the dough to thicken the place it might probably kind a form, you’ll know it’s performed when it’s now not moist.
- Remove from warmth and let cool. After cooling, knead your dough till it’s delicate. You can add a few drops of water or oil if the dough doesn’t appear to melt up.
Expert Crafting Tips
- The extra you play with the dough, the drier it would develop into. If it dries out an excessive amount of, attempt including a drop or two of water and knead together with your arms. Likewise, you should utilize a drop of vegetable or coconut oil as a substitute of water to make your play dough delicate once more.
- Store your play dough in an air-tight container. To maintain it from drying out sooner, wrap the dough in plastic wrap or seal it in a plastic bag that’s flattened to take away the air earlier than storing in a container.
- The cream of tartar is the key ingredient in play dough that retains it delicate. Along with the salt, it additionally helps protect your dough.
This pastel Easter play dough recipe makes a enjoyable Easter basket stuffer when put into plastic eggs, or an ideal spring sensory exercise to maintain the children busy all day!
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Easter Play Dough
This pastel Easter play dough recipe makes a enjoyable Easter basket stuffer or an ideal spring sensory exercise to maintain the children busy!
Makes: 1 batch of dough
Supplies
- 1 cup flour
- 2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- half of cup salt
- 1 cup water
- 2-3 drops meals coloring
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
Instructions
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Combine all the dry components in a big mixing bowl and blend effectively.
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Add your water and meals coloring to a small bowl and blend collectively. To obtain the pastel coloration, add 2-Three drops of meals coloring. Then add in your vegetable oil and stir.
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Add the moist components to the saucepan first.
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Next, add dry components into the saucepan and blend collectively effectively.
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Heat the saucepan over low to medium warmth. Continue to stir whereas the pot is on the warmth so it doesn’t follow the underside. You need the dough to thicken to the purpose it might probably kind a form, you may know it’s performed when it’s now not moist.
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Remove from warmth and let cool. After cooling, knead your dough till it’s delicate. You can add a pair drops of water or oil if the dough does not appear to melt up.
Expert Tips & FAQs
- The extra you play with the dough, the drier it would develop into. If it dries out an excessive amount of, attempt including a drop or two of water and knead together with your arms. Likewise, you should utilize a drop of vegetable or coconut oil as a substitute of water to make your play dough delicate once more.
- Store your play dough in an air-tight container. To maintain it from drying out sooner, wrap the dough in plastic wrap or seal it in a plastic bag that’s flattened to take away the air earlier than storing in a container.
- The cream of tartar is the key ingredient in play dough that retains it delicate. Along with the salt, it additionally helps protect your dough.
