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Simple Squishy Long Lasting Play Dough Recipe

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When the kids are home for the summer, besides playing outside and having beach time, we love to create.  I love to see my kids create!  I pull out the paints, crayons, color pencils, glue, yarn, rainbow looms, and play dough, then watch them go.  It is always fun to see what their beautiful little minds come up with.

SIMPLE SQUISHY PLAY DOUGH 1

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been making different play doughs. I shared a simple 2 ingredient recipe over at MrsTee’s.  Today, I’m sharing another simple recipe with a few more ingredients.

Simple Squishy Long Lasting Play Dough Ingredients

 

In a large pot dump all of your ingredients, including the food coloring (we made three separate batches) and mix over medium/low heat.  Make sure to keep stirring until the mixture creates a ball. On parchment paper, or foil in my case, I was all out of parchment, let the dough cool before you stick your hands in.

SIMPLE SQUISHY PLAY DOUGH 2

Once the dough was cooled down enough I kneaded the dough before handing over to the kiddos.  Now, it is time to turn it over to those beautifully creative little minds and watch imagination at play.

play time 2Although, the play dough is perfect as is, we decided to make our play dough sparkly!

We wanted to go for the “Frozen” feel 🙂

Homemade Sparkle Play DoughWe added: Shaved Ice glitter and extra fine glitter to give us this fantastic sparkly play dough.

Simple Squishy Sparkly Play Dough

When the kiddos were done playing with their new play dough, we packed it all up in old Play-Doh containers. Here is the homemade play dough a few weeks later, still squishy!

Homemade Squishy Play Dough

16 thoughts on “Simple Squishy Long Lasting Play Dough Recipe

  1. Lauren

    July 29, 2014 at 5:45 pm

    I am going to pin this for later, I have always wanted to make play doh with the kids since I think they would really enjoy it.

    1. MrsA0K2001

      July 31, 2014 at 12:59 am

      Thank you, Lauren! It’s quite fun, I think your kids will enjoy it too… mine love it.
      XO

  2. Tamara

    July 29, 2014 at 5:45 pm

    I love the sparkles and glitter! My mom used to make it for us as a kid, with much less fun additives, and I can still remember that smell so well!

    1. MrsA0K2001

      July 31, 2014 at 1:02 am

      The smell, who could forget the smell? I hope my babies will remember these times with warmth & accompanied by happy scents.
      Everything is better with glitter <3
      XO

  3. karen

    July 29, 2014 at 5:53 pm

    I love homemade play dough recipes! Can’t wait to try this one out. Love the ice effect too. I wonder if it would be really messy if I added glitter.

    1. MrsA0K2001

      July 31, 2014 at 1:07 am

      You & your sweetie will have a blast! If YOU add the glitter in and knead everything in well, there shouldn’t be a mess 🙂 I tried to add the glitter myself…. they weren’t having it…
      They poured & poured 🙂
      XO

  4. Galaxia

    July 30, 2014 at 12:53 pm

    Your sparkly dough is so pretty! I’d make something like this if my boy wouldn’t immediately eat it -__- haha

    1. MrsA0K2001

      July 31, 2014 at 1:09 am

      It’ll happen soon, one day it just sneaks up on you. You’ll be in the kitchen crafting wondering… when did this happen little one 🙂

      I’ve seen edible homemade play dough.
      XO

  5. Rebecca

    July 30, 2014 at 2:47 pm

    I LOVE the pastel colors! And I have way too much cream of tartar than I know what to do with so I see this in my future!

    1. MrsA0K2001

      July 31, 2014 at 1:11 am

      Yes… a Dylan & mommy play dough date!
      XO

  6. Akaleistar

    July 30, 2014 at 10:15 pm

    These look like so much fun to play with!

    1. MrsA0K2001

      July 31, 2014 at 1:15 am

      I’m a big kid, I cannot help myself. I play with the play dough, I *may* take over the kids’ rainbow looms & I might’ve played dodge ball in the house before the kiddos’ bedtime….
      XO

  7. jhanis

    July 31, 2014 at 3:57 am

    Since I learned how to make play doh (thank you Pinterest) my kids have been asking me to make new batches each week. Next time we’re definitely adding sparkles and glitters!

    1. MrsA0K2001

      August 1, 2014 at 9:33 am

      Isn’t Pinterest a lifesaver! I remember my mom making play dough for us when I was little, I remember the smell & the taste 😀 yes, I couldn’t help myself I *had* to taste. If you were wondering it was super salty.
      I hope you & your babies have fun with glitter.
      XO

  8. Jean | DelightfulRepast.com

    August 26, 2018 at 9:16 pm

    Dean, I must Pin this fun post! I have a little friend I could do this with, and I’m sure she’ll want the sparkles!

  9. K. Elizabeth

    August 27, 2018 at 2:51 am

    Idk how I missed this recipe the first time you shared it, but I’m glad to have found it because we go through quite a good amount of play dough from the store here. It seems like they’ve switched up the formula and that stuff dries up super quick.

    Can’t wait to make this with the kids!

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