How to Make Edible Play Dough

Kids love to mold, create and eat playdough. Instead of subjecting them to the salty, inedible version you can buy in the store, you may as well make you own edible playdough. There are a variety of different recipes, and all are kid-friendly, easy to make and tasty.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Cooking pot
• Airtight containers
• Peanut Butter playdough:
• 18 oz.creamy peanut butter
• 6 tbsp. honey
• 3/4 cup powdered milk
• Kool-Aid playdough:
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup salt
• 3 tsp. cream of tartar
• 1 pkg. unsweetened Kool-Aid
• 1 cup water
• 1 tbsp. of cooking oil
• Jello playdough:
• 1/2 cup salt
• 1 cup water
• 1 tbsp. cooking oil
• 2 tsp. cream of tartar
• 1 pkg. Jello powder
• Oatmeal playdough:
• 2 cups of oatmeal

Make Peanut Butter Play Dough

1. Gather the ingredients and cover the workspace with a tablecloth or newspapers and dress in old clothes. Since this playdough is made with peanut butter and honey, it's incredibly sticky.

2. 

   Combine 18 oz. of creamy peanut butter and 6 tbsp. of honey in a bowl. Stir until they are mixed together.

3. Add approximately 3/4 cup of dry, powdered milk to the bowl. You may need to add a little more as you begin to mix the play dough--you should be able to work the dough easily without it sticking to your fingers. After all, before they eat it, your kids are going to want to shape it, roll it out and do other "dough-like" activities.

4. Consider adding a little bit of baking cocoa to give your peanut butter playdough a chocolaty flavor.

Make Jello Playdough

1. Agree upon a flavor for the Jello playdough. Though it makes interesting colors if you combine a variety of flavors, it will make the dough a little less edible.

2. Combine 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup salt, 1 cup water, 1 tbsp. cooking oil and 2 tsp. cream of tartar in cooking pot. Mix until well-blended.

3. 

   Add 1 package of Jello powder to the mixture and place it on a medium-high burner. Cook, stirring the whole time, until the dough has thickened to the consistency of mashed potatoes.

4. Remove from the burner and let it cool before kneading the dough. You may need to flour your hands before kneading it to assure the Jello Playdough doesn't stick to your hands.

Make Kool-Aid Playdough

1. 

   Mix together, in a cooking pot, the following ingredients: 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup salt, 3 tsp. cream of tartar and 1 pkg. of unsweetened Kool-Aid powder. The Playdough will smell, taste and look like the Kool-Aid's color.

2. Combine 1 cup water with 1 tbsp. of cooking oil and slowly add the mixture to the dry ingredients.

3. Stir over a medium-heat burner until the mixture thickens.

4. Remove from the heat and place the dough on a counter or cutting board. Knead until cool.

Make Oatmeal Playdough

1. Combine 2 cups of oatmeal with 1 cup flour and 1 cup water. You can make more or less of the edible dough by using the 2:1:1 ratio.

2. Knead the dough until pliable.

3. Shape and play with the dough as desired. Oatmeal playdough dries out easily and can be painted when it's dry.

Tips & Warnings

• All of these edible playdoughs should be stored in an airtight container and refrigerated. Oatmeal playdough will dry out within a day or two, while the Kool-Aid dough can last months in the refrigerator.

• Check to make sure none of the children using the playdough have allergies to peanuts or food coloring before choosing a recipe.

• Dispose of any playdough that has been in a child's mouth, and don't store it.

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish