Our easy Easter play dough recipe only takes 6 ingredients and a few minutes to make. You’ll be rolling, stamping and playing with your play dough in no time.
Why we love this project
We love ours Slime, dough and clay around here. There’s something about a fun, gentle dough project that provides hours of sensory play.
This Easter play dough recipe is fun to make with the kids, but it can be made ahead of time and placed in plastic Easter eggs so they can fill or send them to their Easter baskets. Easter scavenger hunt To find out!
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Useful project information:
- Age Level: 6 and up
- Mess factor: Medium
- Difficulty Level: Easy
- Time to complete: Less than 10 minutes
- Price Estimate: Less than $5.00
You will need craft supplies
How to Make Easter Play Dough
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- Combine all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix well.
- Add your water and Food coloring In a small bowl and mix together. To get a pastel color, add 2-3 drops of food colouring. Then add in your oil.
- First add all the wet ingredients to the saucepan.
- Next, add the dry ingredients to the saucepan and mix well together.
- Heat a saucepan over low to medium heat. Keep stirring the pot while it’s on the heat so it doesn’t stick to the bottom. You want the dough to thicken to where it can form a shape, you’ll know it’s done when it’s not wet.
- Remove from heat and let cool. After cooling, knead your dough until smooth. If the dough is not soft, you can add a couple of drops of water or oil.
Expert crafting tips
- The more you play with the dough, the drier it will become. If it is too dry, add a drop or two of water and mix by hand. Likewise, you can use drops of vegetable or coconut oil instead of water to re-smooth your play dough.
- Store your play dough in an air-tight container. To prevent it from drying out too quickly, wrap the dough in plastic wrap or seal it in a flat plastic bag to remove air before storing it in a container.
- Cream of tartar is the secret ingredient in play dough that keeps it soft. Along with salt, it also helps preserve your dough.
This pastel Easter play dough recipe makes an Easter basket stuffer when rolled into plastic eggs, or a great spring sensory activity to keep kids busy all day!
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Easter play dough
This pastel Easter play dough recipe makes a fun Easter basket stuffer or a great spring sensory activity to keep kids busy!
Makes: 1 A piece of dough
supplies
- 1 Cup Lot
- 2 Spoon Cream of tartar
- 1/2 Cup Salt
- 1 Cup water
- 2-3 drops Food coloring
- 1 A large serving spoon vegetable oil
Instructions
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Combine all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix well.
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Add your water and food coloring to a small bowl and mix together. To get a pastel color, add 2-3 drops of food colouring. Then add in your vegetable oil and stir.
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First add the wet ingredients to the saucepan.
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Next, add the dry ingredients to the saucepan and mix well together.
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Heat a saucepan over low to medium heat. Keep stirring the pot while it’s on the heat so it doesn’t stick to the bottom. You want the dough to be thick enough to form a shape, you’ll know it’s done when it’s not wet.
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Remove from heat and let cool. After cooling, knead your dough until smooth. If the dough is not soft, you can add a couple of drops of water or oil.
Expert tips and FAQs
- The more you play with the dough, the drier it will become. If it is too dry, add a drop or two of water and mix by hand. Likewise, you can use drops of vegetable or coconut oil instead of water to re-smooth your play dough.
- Store your play dough in an air-tight container. To prevent it from drying out too quickly, wrap the dough in plastic wrap or seal it in a flat plastic bag to remove air before storing it in a container.
- Cream of tartar is the secret ingredient in play dough that keeps it soft. Along with salt, it also helps preserve your dough.
