Slow Cooker Play Dough Recipe - The Easiest Homemade Play Dough!
This homemade slow cooker play dough recipe is super easy and creates the most fabulously soft, smooth sensory dough ever! It will be your new go-to recipe!
Keyword play doh, play dough, sensory, sensory play
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Servings 1batch
Author Stacey aka the Soccer Mom
Cost $5
Ingredients
2cupsflour
1/2cupsalt
3Tablespoonscream of tartar
3Tablespoonscornstarch
2cupswarm water
2Tablespoonsvegetable oil
1/2teaspoonalmond extractoptional
Food coloring of your choice
Instructions
Slow Cooker Play Dough Recipe #1 (all one color)
Add dry ingredients to slow cooker, followed by the wet ingredients. Stir until well combined.
Add a few drops of your favorite food coloring and stir until you have your desired shade.
Cover and cook on high for 1 hour.
Remove lid and stir play dough until you have an even consistency. Scoop the dough out of your slow cooker and it is ready to play!
Caution: Play dough will be hot when you remove from the slow cooker, so allow it to cool before playing.
Slow Cooker Play Dough Recipe #2 (multiple colors)
Add dry ingredients to slow cooker, followed by the wet ingredients and stir until everything is well incorporated.
Cover and cook on high for 1 hour.
Remove lid and stir play dough until you have an even consistency. Scoop the dough out of your slow cooker and divide evenly into as the number of portions that corresponds to the number of different colors you want to make.
Add a few drops of food coloring to each portion, kneading with a spoon first (to avoid staining hands). Once colors starts to mix into the dough, finish kneading by hand.
If needed, add more coloring until you have your desired shade.
Repeat for each color you'd like to make.
Caution: Play dough will be hot when you remove from the slow cooker, so allow it to cool before playing.