Play Dough

Play Dough

I used to love playing with play dough as a child. But I can also remember the salt chapping my hands.

We tried Thomas out on play dough (my mom’s recipe) when he was almost a year old. He had this sensory thing then that different/funny textures bothered him and he didn’t like having his hands dirty. He would poke it a few times and then was done with it. Couldn’t understand why on Earth everyone wanted him to play with it. So the play dough idea got put back into the closet.

When I was planning his second birthday party I was looking for *cheap* party favors. And on the list of many different things was play dough. And if you like me waste a lot of time on Pinterest then you know that there is a recipe on there for “Jello Play Dough”. Its supposed to be some of the best play dough ever. But after I looked into it a bit there were WAY more negative comments on the stuff than what I was willing to risk. So I searched the web again and found a “Kool-aid Play Dough”. The comments weren’t too bad, mostly good. So we gave it a shot and the stuff turned out great. I now keep the recipe in my recipe book. Thomas and I make a new batch of play dough ever few months or so. I try to make a different color every time. He doesn’t really make anything out of the play dough, just more squishes it around. He really likes to pinch it with tongs, and stab at it with a spoon.

What I love most about this play dough is that it doesn’t leave your hands feeling grimey. You know what I mean, that griddy texture playdough leaves behind. None of that. It actually makes them feel rather smooth. And the playdough itself is a smooth and soft dough. And – NO playdough smell. I love that. Why does play dough have to stink…and make your hands stink… And when it does start getting that smell to it, I just throw it away and we make a new batch.