Homemade CHRISTmas Playdough Trees!

I found a really cute idea to make Homemade CHRISTmas Trees out of 

Green Homemade Playdough..
 We have made different playdoughs before, so of course, when I saw this, I just knew that our girls would LOVE to make it!

 Of course, Em being the animal lover that she is, put a little doggie on her tree;)

Both Elle and Em really enjoyed this hands-on project! We used all kinds of fun treasures we had in our craft cabinet and, as you can see, 

Em even hugged her tree because she loved it so much!!

Here is the simple recipe I use to make Playdough:

Playdough Recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1 cup water
1 Tablespoon oil
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
Food coloring by drops

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in a pan and stir.  Cook over low heat, stirring until a ball forms.

2. Add food coloring and mix thoroughly until desired color.

3. Cool on foil. Store in covered container.

 I like to just dump everything right into the pan, mix it and THEN add

the food coloring and stir it in really well.

 I usually have a dusting of flour ready to put on my hands 

for the kneading of the dough. It is especially nice with an added 

fragrance (we used ground cloves) and when it is still warm, it provides

such a nice sensory experience!

What other fun uses have you seen for playdough

this holiday season? We'd love to hear from you!!

As always, thank you for reading-we appreciate you!!

Blessings,

Our Homemade Pumpkin Pie Play Dough!

The new recipe I was telling you about, found here, turned out wonderfully!! I did have to improvise on a couple of things though. I didn't have the full amount of cream of tartar, and I felt it needed a bit of flour dusting on the counter prior to kneading it. Otherwise, it was the perfect project to do with Em and Ce Ce while Elle was at gymnastics class! It was so fun to roll it out while it was still slightly warm.

Elle was more than happy to join us when she got home. Look at her lovely pumpkin pie she made--with a cherry on top;-)

You MUST try this---it will leave your home smelling like fall, but I must WARN you, you WILL want to bake a pie or at least some cookies afterwards, lol.