Whether or not you are living in a winter wonderland it is time to play with a little snow. With a little imagination you and your little ones are all set for an afternoon of snowy fun sans mittens. Time to play with Snow Playdough!
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WHAT YOU NEED FOR SNOW PLAYDOUGH
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2 C flour
1 C salt
2 C water
2 TB vegetable oil
4 tsp cream of tartar
1/4 C silver glitter
HOW TO MAKE SNOW PLAYDOUGH
Pour first five ingredients into a large saucepan and stir together. This is a great opportunity to include your children. Show them how to measure the ingredients and pour them in.
More than one child? Have them take turns pouring ingredients and stirring. This is an easy opportunity to practice basic counting, verbal directions and patience. We sing “We stir and we stir and we stop. We stir and we stir and we stop. We stir and we stir and we stir and we stir, we stir and we stir and we stop. Next person!” It’s a simple song that everyone can learn quickly and helps manage turn taking.
Add the glitter and stir until completely combined (my daughters included ‘lick the glitter’ in this step).
Move the mixture to the stove top and cook on medium heat constantly stirring. In the beginning the playdough mixture will look like very thick pancake batter.
Continue to stir until a ball forms. Remove from heat and cool on a counter top. Be careful! The playdough will be very hot.
Once warm or cool to the touch your playdough is ready. Continuing with the snow theme I introduced the playdough with tree clippings and a variety of animals. My kids played at the same table for over 30 minutes! Such a fun, successful afternoon.
We love snow playdough!
if the playdough is kept in an airtight tupperware container, do you know how long it will last? Hoping to make this one week in advance for a party.
Hi Megan, the playdough will keep for months! Some of our playdough has lasted 6 months. Enjoy!
Made a double batch of this play dough with a white shiny glitter instead of silver. The dough seems to be good, but the glitter is coming off on the kids hands? Is this what yours did with your silver glitter?
the dough came out a bit dry 🙁 I added some more oil and water to it and that helped a little bit. The glitter also makes the dough a bit rough instead of smooth when glitter isn’t used
yes a little bit of glitter will come off on your hands. The less you use the less this will happen.