Friday, 16 July 2010
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Edible Play Dough Recipes
DD1 is old enough to start playing with play dough, but I am worried she may eat it.
I did a quick online search for "edible play dough recipe" and these are two recipes that I found at Family Corner.
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.Which one do you think would taste better? Any other recommendations for edible play dough recipes?
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I was thinking about that for my son as well. But he's only two so I thought he'll probably eat it if he finds it. So that sounds easy I have all that stuff already minus the kooliad ;]
whether you make play dough or buy the regular stuff the kid's gonna try to eat it and the normal stuff tastes nasty.... (my bf said he tried to eat it as a kid tasted way too salty) i've even gotten a taste as i got whopped in the face with it in art class when i was real little. trust me they will probly only try it once. or sample each color which tastes no different than any of the other colors lol.
Koolaid is fantastic for play-dough, but I feel like it will encourage them to eat it. It is made to be played with, though, not eaten. We love making peanut butter play-dough to eat afterward.
You could also try making pasta or bread with your little guy and show him how, after it goes in the pot of water/oven, it turns into a yummy food.
Wow thanks for those recipes! I work with young children and we make Play-Doh in class. Though I am looking for edible Play-Doh because as we know at that age children love mouthing items. Why not let them try something safe but fun?
I've made fondant icing before and just let him play with that. It works the same as playdoh and it's totally tasty. :)
I love making playdo
Wait a minute -- by "edible," do you mean "non-toxic," or "suitable for eating"?? Since you asked which might taste better, I'm guessing you're talking about the latter. In that case, neither of these recipes are suitable for eating.
I've made the Kool-Aid recipe, and smells great, but it's certainly not edible. Just look at the ingredients -- a half-cup of salt, and no sugar whatsoever. What do you think it tastes like??
There are plenty of other "play doughs" involving oatmeal, peanut butter, etc. that are actually edible. The only downside is they usually don't store well. I'd definitely do some more Googling and pay closer attention to the ingredients.
EDIBLE PEANUT BUTTER PLAYDOUGH
about 18 oz. of peanut butter
about6 tbsp. of honey
about 1 1/2 cups of powdered milk
Mix all ingredients well. Add powdered
milk until the playdough is workable with your hands. This is a fun
recipe for kids to play with and certainly has a yummy taste. Optional:
Use raisins, nuts, or candy to decorate. Don't forget to eat!
Please
make sure your hands are clean during this project for sanitary
purposes!
it'll stain
Sweet, I am going to go make some...not to eat but to play with because I will probably enjoy it more than my son.
@Venca@xanga - my thoughts exactly.
Very cool! What is funny is that my 11 year old daughter said I needed to make some play dough like that so that they can make us "cookies" out of it and we can actually eat it rather than just PRETEND to... lol
I figure the ones that are actually edible, don't have to store well because they will end up in bellies.
The ones that DO store well, I would not encourage the eating of them. It just eases the mind of the parent with a toddler who puts everything in their mouths. 
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