Celebrate the 4th of July with patriotic playdough! Three festive scented recipes to make red, white, and blue playdough from simple kitchen ingredients. Taste-safe!
Course Edible Play Dough
Cuisine American
Keyword playdough, sensory play
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 10 minutesminutes
Author Stacey aka the Soccer Mom
Cost $15
Equipment
Microwave safe bowls
Ingredients
Red Playdough
1cupflour
1/2cupsalt
⅔cupwater
1boxsugar free cherry jellofrom the small box
2Tablespoonscream of tartar
2Tablespoonsvegetable oil
1Tablespoonscornstarch
White Playdough
1cupmarshmallow fluff
3/4cupcornstarchplus more as needed
1/4cuppowdered sugar
Blue Playdough
1cupflour
1/2cupsalt
⅔cupwater
1boxsugar free blue raspberry jellosmall box
2Tablespoonscream of tartar
2Tablespoonsvegetable oil
1Tablespoonscornstarch
Instructions
Red Playdough Instructions
Add all ingredients to a microwave safe mixing bowl. Stir well to combine.
Microwave for 1 minute, stir, then microwave for 30 seconds. Stir. When the dough is cool enough to handle, finish kneading by hand.
White Playdough Instructions
Add marshmallow fluff, powdered sugar, and 1/4 cup cornstarch to mixing bowl. Stir together until flour and sugar mix into marshmallow.
Add remaining 1/2 cup cornstarch little by little and finish kneading by hand. (If slime is still too sticky to play with, continue to work in cornstarch 1 teaspoon at a time).
Blue Playdough Instructions
Add all ingredients to a microwave safe mixing bowl. Stir well to combine.
Microwave for 1 minute, stir, then microwave for 30 seconds. Stir. When the dough is cool enough to handle, finish kneading by hand.
Video
Notes
Safety Note: Adults should supervise microwaving or do this step for little kids. Handle bowl and playdough with care, as they may be hot.