Looking for an indoor activity that doesn’t require screens or a huge mess and that is great for all ages? I have you covered. My twelve-year-old daughter was “so bored” the other day and was rejecting all my brilliant non screen ideas. We ended up making play dough and honestly it was so fun I think we might do it again this season when we are in desperate need of indoor activities.
You will need:
- Salt (2/3 cup)
- Flour (2 cups)
- Cream of Tartar (4 Tbsp)
- Oil (2 Tbsp)
- Food coloring (think fall colors)
- Cinnamon
- Maple Extract
- Pumpkin Extract or Pumpkin Spice (I used ground all spice but highly recommend pumpkin)
- Water (2 cups)
- Optional Wax Paper/Parchment Paper
- Optional Glitter/Sprinkles
- Optional Cookie Cutters (think fall like leaves and pumpkin shapes)
Margarita Medvedeva
Here’s what you will do:
In a large bowl, mix:
Salt, flour and cream of tartar
Add oil to a large skillet (don’t preheat skillet)
Add mixed dry ingredients to the skillet
Add in water
Turn heat on low to medium and give it a good stir
It will start off resembling pancake batter but after a few minutes will thicken
Continue to stir until it’s no longer gooey
Turn off heat
Allow to cool then transfer onto parchment or wax paper
Split into three even parts
Pick a theme for each of the parts
Recommendations:
- Apple Pie– use red food coloring and cinnamon, add to the dough and knead until it smells like apple pie
- Pumpkin– use food coloring, add in pumpkin extract/spice (here is where I used all spice) until it smells like pumpkin
- Maple– just like the others, knead in food coloring and maple extract until it smells like maple
Add in glitter/sprinkles if you like and use cookie cutters to make fall shapes.
Have fun!
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