Edible Play Dough

If your children are at the age of preferring to eat their art supplies while you are trying to teach them to expand their creative skills, you'll enjoy these perfect projects!

Kool-Aid Play Dough 1 cup flour 1 cup water 1/2 cup salt 3 teaspoons Cream of Tartar 1 package Kool-Aid Mix (any flavor of unsweetened) 1 tablespoon cooking oil Mix dry ingredients together in a large saucepan. Slowly add water mixed with oil and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens to dough. Turn out onto a heatproof bread board or counter top and knead until cool enough for children to handle. Dough will be the color of the Kool-Aid mix and will smell like the Kool-Aid mix. (Can be stored in a tightly covered container for up to six months)

Jell-O Play Dough 1 cup flour 1/2 cup salt 1 cup water 1 tablespoon oil 2 teaspoons Cream of Tartar 1 (3-1/2 oz.) package "unsweetened" Jell-O Mix all ingredients together and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until consistency of mashed potatoes. Let cool and knead with floured hands until dry. Storage: This recipe needs to cool completely "before" storing it in an airtight container! Note: The items made from this play dough recipe can be painted when they are dry.

Oatmeal Play Dough 1 part flour 2 parts oatmeal 1 part water Mix ingredients together and form into shapes. Note: The items made from this play dough recipe can be painted when they are dry.

Cream Cheese Play Dough 8 oz. package of cream cheese 1/2 cup non-fat dry milk 1 tablespoon honey crackers or bread slices Combine cream cheese, milk and honey in a bowl and mix until well blended. Mold sculptures on was paper. Storage: Unused portions MUST BE STORED in an airtight container and kept refrigerated! Because cream cheese is perishable, use the expiration date on the cream cheese package as your guide for how long you can keep this play dough. Note: The shapes can then be placed on crackers or bread slices, decorated with edibles (celery or carrot slivers, raisins, dried fruit pieces, nuts, or seeds for a healthy snack... then eat!

Peanut Butter/Graham Cracker Play Dough Equal amounts of Peanut Butter and Marshmallow Cream Graham Crackers First, have the children wash their hands before beginning so they can safely lick their fingers during this project. Allow children to crumble up Graham Crackers into crumbs, then set these aside. Let them have just a little touch of the Marshmallow Cream and a little touch of peanut butter to feel the different textures and to lick off their fingers. Mix the peanut butter and Marshmallow Cream together and have the children notice the change in texture. Cover surface area with wax paper or use a breadboard, let children make into shapes. Roll shapes in Graham Cracker crumbs, then eat! Storage: When not using, MUST be stored in an airtight container.

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