Today I’m sharing a super fun and easy project to do with the kiddo’s. Yesterday we made Snowball Playdoh. So fun. Best part is…it has glitter so it sparkles and it smells like a candy cane! We are actually giving our Snowball Playdoh away as gifts to our classmates for Christmas, but this is a great winter break activity with the kids.
What You Need:
– 1 Cup Flour
– 1/4 Cup Salt
– 1 Cup of Water
– 1 Tb. of Vegetable Oil
– 2 Tsp. Cream of Tartar
– White Iridescent Glitter
– 1 Tsp. Peppermint Extract
{this is up to you on how much you add, if you don’t like the scent of peppermint add less or add more if you want}
– Wooden Spoon or Silicone
Start by dumping all your ingredients in to a pot, including glitter. Stir together well. Once it’s all mixed together you put in over a medium heat on the stove and continue to mix. Do Not Stop Stirring It! Your dough will start to thicken and get lumpy. Keep stirring. Eventually it all comes together and becomes a big ball of dough on your spoon. Your done.
Now empty it on to a clean surface and begin to knead it by hand until you feel it is all smooth. Once it’s ready let it cool a bit in an airtight container, or wrap it in plastic wrap and then in a ziplock bag.
The glitter just adds an extra special touch of shimmer, you can use silver glitter if you want it to really sparkle.
You can package this up in to small little containers for a fun class gift like I am, or make it to put in the kiddo’s stockings for some Christmas Day fun. Like I said the best part is that it smells like candy canes! It’s just a fun quick project for them to play with to make their winter break a bit more exciting. Have fun and enjoy those kids!Updated: Use this free printable tags to attach with your class gifts or party favors. Download the image HERE or click on the image below and save. Open in a program like Word, Publisher, or Photoshop. Resize the image to fit your paper punch or desired size. Print on cardstock or matte photo paper.
this is so cute and I love the snowman you created 🙂
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I will def be making this with Elle. We made gingerbread playdough and then I had some of her bday party guests decorate them with m&m’s at her party.
This is such a great gift for the kiddos at school. Very nice of you.
Beautiful and fun gift idea! My kids love playing with this too. TFS
This is awesome! I am feturing it tomorrow on the blog. Thank you so much for coming to my partty every week.
Merry Christmas!
Cute! DO you have a link to the tag? SO we can give away some too?
Super duper cute… as always 🙂 MERRY CHRISTMAS!
So very cute!!!
Angelina
do you sell the printable for this?
Great idea I’m gonna make some
We have used baby oil in place of the vegetable oil and omit the peppermint. The dough has a nice soft fresh smell.
Great idea! Have a great holiday!
i’m so glad i found this recipe. it’s so simple to make and my 3 year old son is having the best time running his trucks and toys over it 🙂 thank you!
Thank Lea, I’m so glad your son loves it. It’s seriously one of my favorites, it doesn’t hurt that it smells so good too 😉 Merry Christmas!
Hi! Thanks for this lovely recipe! I was wondering if you can use coconut oil (just because I don’t like the smell of vegetable oil and I don’t have any peppermint or other scented oils on hand) instead? Also, do you have a specific amount of time that it should be stirred in the pot? I only ask because while I was kneading it afterwards, it felt a bit doughy and was coming off on my fingers (kind of like wet clay?)
Thanks for your time!!
Hi Jami. Thanks for asking. As far as the coconut oil goes I’d imagine it would work fine, but I’m not 100% sure since I’ve never tried it. It sounds like a great alternative though, so I might have to give it a try. For the stirring time, there really is no set time, it’s basically just when everything comes together and forms a ball around the spoon. You could just give it another additional minute of cooking time while continuing to stir and see if that helps. 🙂
Hi Kristin,
It would really depend on how big the container is you’re using. If you’re using 2oz portion size containers you could probably make about 5 of those with one batch. I apologize for the delayed response.