Did you know you can make your own play dough with common household items you probably already have on hand? What kid doesn’t love playing with play dough? They’ll especially love this recipe because they’ll get to help you make it and it smells good enough to eat! Not only does the Kool Aid give the dough it’s color, it gives it a yummy fragrance as well!
Ingredients:
2 1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. salt
3 Tbsp. cooking oil
1/2 c. salt
3 Tbsp. cooking oil
2 Cups Boiling Water
2 pkg. unsweetened Kool-Aid
2 pkg. unsweetened Kool-Aid
Directions:
Mix dry ingredients. Add oil and boiling water water. Mix with a spoon until cooled enough to knead with your hands. Store in airtight container.
Experiment with different flavors of Kool aid for a variety of colors and scents. The dough will smell good enough to eat and since your little one may actually take a bite, rest assured that this recipe is non-toxic.
Kool Aid play dough is perfect for party favors and holiday treats. Last year we made pink play dough for Valentine’s Day. This year we are making Orange play dough for my son’s preschool class. Disposable (yet reusable) Ziplock or Glad type containers in the 1 to 2 cup size are perfect for packaging the gift. If you can find a package of small containers at the dollar store, even better! I found mini pumpkin cookie cutters on Ebay for a great price. We’ll be using scrapbook paper, ribbon and stickers to transform our containers into festive gift packaging. I’m happy to have found a non-edible treat that I know the kids will enjoy. Parents will appreciate the sugarless treat while children will enjoy the fun activity. 
I haven’t come up with a final design for our containers. This was just one I had on hand. The blue lid was hard to hide so I’ll be looking for something a bit different. I tried to tie the cookie cutter on but it looked funny. That got me thinking — I could print out a cute recipe card and tie the cookie cutter to it! I’ve got a few weeks until Halloween but I wanted to get this posted so you’d have time to gather your supplies if you wanted to join in the fun!
Don’t forget to include your kids on the play dough making process!
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