Holiday Scented Play Dough Recipe
It is no secret that we love making our own play dough around here! We have a tried and true recipe that we have been making for years. Its easy to make, in expensive and lasts forever. Plus, you can easily add fun colors and scents!
Today we are sharing how we made holiday scented play dough! We made cinnamon, sugar cookie, peppermint, and gingerbread flavors! Here’s the details on how we made them!
We started with our standard play dough recipe:
-2 cups all-purpose flour
-3/4 cup salt
-4 teaspoons cream of tartar
-2 cups lukewarm water
-2 Tablespoons of vegetable oil
Start by mixing your dry ingredients together in a medium sized sauce pan. Once well mixed, add in water and oil. Heat over medium heat, stirring continuously. You will begin to see the liquid consistency turn to more of a dough like consistency. Remove from heat and let cool.
Because we were making multiple colors from one batch, we did not add food coloring while cooking. Instead, I divided my dough into 4 and added color and scents separately.
Here’s how we created the scents:
-Gingerbread: 1/2 tsp ground ginger, 1 tsp cinnamon
-Peppermint: 1 Tsp of peppermint extract. This can be found in the baking section of your local grocery store. A little goes a long way!
-Sugar Cookie: Vanilla Extract.
-Cinnamon: again, a little goes a long way! Just 1-2 tsp will give it a great scent!
Keep in mind that we divided our play dough batch into 4 to make these flavors. You may need to adjust how much scent you add if you have larger or smaller amounts of play dough.
Storing your Play Dough
The best way to store this homemade play dough recipe is wrapped in plastic wrap and then placed into an air tight container. It will last all the way to the new year if you store it properly!
