Non-Edible Recipes that have been tried and tested……
Playdough Recipe (no cook)
1.5 cups of flour
1.5 cups of salt
2 tbs cream of tartar
1 tbs of oil
Food colouring
1 cup of boiling water
*for best results add food colouring to the boiling water
Non- Cook Playdough
1. In a large bowl mix:
2 cups of flour
2 tbs vegetable oil
1 tbs cream of tarter
2. In a small bowl mix:
½ cup of salt
1 ½ cup of boiling water
(food colour if desired)
*mix until salt is almost gone*
3. Then mix small bowl into large bowl and knead with your hands until smooth.
Softest Playdough
1 part conditioner
2 parts corn flour/corn starch
Food colouring (optional)
Step 1: Pour your conditioner into a bowl (we used a home brand conditioner – note that not all conditioners are of the same consistency so you may need to add a little more or a little less corn flour to get the right consistency for you)
Step 2: Pour in the corn flour
Step 3: Give the mixture a good stir
Step 4 (optional): Add a few drops of food colouring
Step 5: Mix well using your hands. This part smells delicious!
Step 6: Have FUN moulding, squishing, shaping and playing with your new Playdough!
Edible Play dough Recipes
Kool-Aid Play Dough
1 cup flour
1 cup water
1/2 cup salt
3 teaspoons Cream of Tartar
1 package Kool-Aid Mix (any flavor of unsweetened)
1 tablespoon cooking oil
Mix dry ingredients together in a large saucepan. Slowly add water mixed with oil and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens to dough. Turn out onto a heatproof bread board or counter top and knead until cool enough for children to handle. Dough will be the color of the Kool-Aid mix and will smell like the Kool-Aid mix. (Can be stored in a tightly covered container for up to six months)
Jell-O Play Dough
1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1 cup water
1 tablespoon oil
2 teaspoons Cream of Tartar
1 (3-1/2 oz.) package “unsweetened” Jell-O
Mix all ingredients together and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until consistency of mashed potatoes. Let cool and knead with floured hands until dry.
Storage: This recipe needs to cool completely “before” storing it in an airtight container!
Note: The items made from this play dough recipe can be painted when they are dry.
Oatmeal Play Dough
1 part flour
2 parts oatmeal
1 part water
Mix ingredients together and form into shapes.
Note: The items made from this play dough recipe can be painted when they are dry.
Cream Cheese Play Dough
8 oz. package of cream cheese
1/2 cup non-fat dry milk
1 tablespoon honey
crackers or bread slices
Combine cream cheese, milk and honey in a bowl and mix until well blended. Mold sculptures on was paper.
Storage: Unused portions MUST BE STORED in an airtight container and kept refrigerated! Because cream cheese is perishable, use the expiration date on the cream cheese package as your guide for how long you can keep this play dough.
Note: The shapes can then be placed on crackers or bread slices, decorated with edibles (celery or carrot slivers, raisins, dried fruit pieces, nuts, or seeds for a healthy snack… then eat!
Chocolate Play Dough
8 oz. semisweet chocolate
1/4 cup plus one tablespoon light corn syrup
Melt the chocolate in a metal bowl set over a pan of simmering water (a double boiler). Stir the chocolate with a spoon until smooth, then stir in the corn syrup. The chocolate will stiffen almost immediately but stir completely combined. Transfer the chocolate to a sturdy plastic bag and refrigerate until firm; the consistency will be that of Play Dough.
When firm, the dough can be worked by kneading. If it is too hard, cut off small pieces and knead until pliable. If the dough sticks to the counter when rolling, lightly spray counter or breadboard with vegetable spray or lightly grease with vegetable oil.
Hand shape the dough into a rope or braid, making two or three long ropes and twist or braid them together — can be used as the outside edge on top of a cake or around the base.
Make ribbons to cover the cake. To do this, pat your dough into a disk shape and roll dough out to desired thickness using a rolling pin or else use a manual pasta machine
storage: When not using, MUST be stored in an airtight container and refrigerate.
Non-Edible Play dough Recipes
Bread Dough:
1 slice white bread 1 Tbsp white glue
¼ tsp water food colouring
Mix glue, water and several drops of colouring together. Remove crust from bread. Pour the liquid mixture onto the bread. Knead the dough until it doesn’t stick to your fingers. Shape and dry overnight.
Variation: Pour water and glue onto bread. Knead, then divide into 2 equal protions. Add a different food colouring to each portion (such as red and yellow) to try colour blending.
Brown Sugar Dough:
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup peanut butter
1 Tbsp. granola or crunchy cereal
Thoroughly mix all the ingredients. Knead, play and nibble away as this dough is edible.
Cinnamon Dough
2 cups flour 5 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup salt ¾ to 1 c. warm water
Mix flour, salt, and cinnamon together, then add the water. Combine until the mixture forms a ball adding extra flour or water as necessary to achieve a dough like texture. Knead the dough, then mold into shapes or roll out and use with cookie cutters. To dry, bake at 350 degree for 1 hour.
Coffee Dough
2 cups flour 1 cup salt ¾ to 1 cup black coffee
Combine the flour and salt. Add the black coffee and stir until the mixture forms a ball, adding extra flour or water as necessary. Knead until smooth then shape as desired. Items can e dried by baking at 325 degrees for 1.5 hours on a foil lined cookie sheet.
Play Dough Recipe (this can be halved for smaller ball)
2 c. Flour
½ c. Salt
2 c. Water
2 T. Vegetable Oil
¼ c. Cream of Tartar (found in spice section)
Pour all ingredients into a large saucepan. Food coloring can be added here if desired, 5-7 drops. Turn to med-high heat and stir constantly until the mix becomes very warm and starts to form together, about 3-5 minutes. Do not over heat, it will burn. Continue stirring until the mix forms into a playdough ball. Remove from heat and pour ball onto a wax paper sheet. Let cool for a few minutes and then knead until soft, 2-3 minutes. Food coloring can also be added during the kneading process as well, especially if you want to split the dough and use 2 or more colors. I suggest wearing baggies over your hands if doing this. Store your play dough in a ziplock bag and in an air tight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 months, or until little white spots develop.
Homemade Silly Putty
2 cups white school glue
1 cup liquid starch
Mix together and set aside until dry. Store in an airtight container.
Gooey Goop
1/2 cup water
2 cups cornstarch
Food coloring
In a large bowl, mix together water and cornstarch until smooth. Add food coloring and stir.
Play with goop on a plastic covered surface or on newspaper.
Silly Play Goop
2 cups cornflour
2 cups warm water
3 cups flour
In a mixing bowl, add two cups cornflour and 1 cup water. Mix until it becomesliquid. Pour liquid in a saucepan on low heat and add the three cups flour. Mix while gradually adding water.
Turn off stove and put the dough on the table for kids to play with. It will stick to your hands but that’s okay. Pour a little flour on the table or on children’s hands. Keep playing with it until it doesn’t stick. You can also store in ziploc bags.
*Thanks to Fatima from Kuwait for this Silly Play Goop recipe. Fatima says this Goop is great to stretch and model with.
Silly Slime
1 cup room temperature water
1 cup white school glue
Food coloring
1 1/3 cups warm water
4 tablespoons Borax laundry booster
Mix together room temperature water, glue, and food coloring in a medium bowl. Set aside. In another bowl, mix together warm water and Borax until completely dissolved.
Next, slowly pour the glue mix into the second bowl with the Borax solution, but do not mix them together.
Roll the glue mix around in the Borax solution (around 4 or 5 times). Then lift the glue mix out of the Borax solution. Knead for 2-3 minutes.
Store the slime (the glue mix) in an airtight container or plastic ziplock bag.
NOTE: Be careful when using Borax around young children. Do not ingest and avoid contact with eyes.
Non-Cook Moonsand
8 cups of flour
1 cup of baby oil
Knead together with your hands until oil is mixed in.