Kool Aid Play Dough Recipe

Ever tried making your own play dough? Save yourself a little bit of money and give this recipe a try! This was our first time making play dough with Kool Aid and let me tell you the smell is SOOO yummy and, much to my surprise, it lasted for a really long time!!!! We first made this when we were learning about the primary and secondary colors, hence our color selections!  :-)

 

Ingredients: 
1 cup flour
1/4 cup salt
2 Tbsp cream of tartar 
1 package unsweetened Kool Aid mix
1 cup water 
1Tbsp vegetable oil

Directions:
Mix the flour, salt, cream of tartar and Kool Aid in a medium pan. Add the water and oil. Stir over medium heat for about 3-5 minutes. Remove the mixture when it forms a ball. Knead it until it’s smooth. Let cool and store in an airtight container OR have fun playing!!! Repeat for each color of play dough you want to make.

Did you know that play dough can be used as a teaching tool as well? For some fun play dough mats to secretly sneak in some learning fun, check out the following links:

Alphabet & spelling word mats from Homeschool Creations

Shape mats from Confessions of a Homeschooler

Face mats from SparkleBox

Number mats from SparkleBox

Snake letter mats from Making Learning Fun

 

For more fun with colors, check out my Colored Rice Tutorial and my FREE Color Wheel Activity!

 

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