Forget the store-bought
doughs. Learn how to
make your own DIY
natural play dough
scented with essential
oils.
my liking over the years.
Who doesn’t love play-
dough! At times, I am
one of those moms that
gets into play dough
way more than my kids
do. There is something
so enjoyable about
sculpting and twisting
dough into shapes. It
must be the creativity
in me. None the less,
there are tons of
recipes online for play
dough but I love this
one in particular, as I
have tweaked it to
Ingredients:
1 Cup flour
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 Cup water
1/2 Cup cooking salt
1 Tbsp. cream of tartar
Food Coloring {red/blue}
Lavender Essential Oil
Steps:
1. Place all ingredients in a
pot and whisk them
together.
2. Add about 2 drops of red
and blue food coloring,
each.
3. Heat on med/high until
mixture clumps together
(this happens very quickly).
4. Stir the mixture the
entire time to prevent
sticking. It will begin to pull
away from the sides of the
pot.
A bonus is adding essential
oils to your play dough, it
makes it smell
remarkable, with all the
added benefits of
essential oils.
I used lavender oil in this
recipe for the calming,
5. Once it clumps nicely,
place on wax paper to cool.
6. AFTER your dough has
cooled, add 5-6 drops of
pure Lavender oil.
7. It’s time to play and
enjoy.
If you want to make a
bunch of different colors
and flavors of dough from
one batch, you can do it,
but it is a bit messier and a
bit more work! Just make
the dough as mentioned
above, but hold the oil and
food coloring until the end.
Once you stir in the hot
water and knead the dough,
split it into your desired
number of colors/flavors.
soothing, balancing
properties, and it’s just so
aromatic that you can’t
help but smile when you
smell it!
This is a great play-dough
to soothe your child, calm
him down, or even relax
him before bedtime.
on the amount of dough you
are working with) and
continuing to knead until it
is spread throughout. Then
repeat this step with the
food coloring by flattening
adding and then kneading
the dough (expect rainbow
hands) until the color is
evenly distributed.
Place your home made play-
dough in jars or zip lock
bags and refrigerate.
Can keep up to one month
once placed in the
refrigerator after each use.
Take each piece and first
add the oil in by flattening
into a disc and adding a
couple of drops (depending
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