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Marshmallow Playdough

by Angela Thayer 13 Comments

Marshmallow playdough is a unique dough for children to play with. It’s soft, stretchy, and smells great! Today I’m excited to share with you this great recipe for this playdough.

Marshmallow Playdough

Here’s what you need:

  • 30 Large Marshmallows
  • 1 Tablespoon of Coconut Oil (or another type of cooking oil for medium temperatures)
  • About 1 cup of Cornstarch or Flour
  • Food Coloring

To start, I put 1 tablespoon of coconut oil into the pan on medium heat. After it melted, I added about 30 large marshmallows to the pan. I stirred frequently until they melted completely.

Marshmallows Melting

Then I divided the marshmallow mix between two bowls and stirred in a few drops of food coloring. It looked like this…

Adding Color to Marshmallows

I don’t have pictures for the next step because it was too fast (and messy!) to take a photo. The original recipe said to use corn starch, but I only had 1 cup of corn starch in my pantry. So I used 3/4 cup of corn starch in one bowl and 3/4 cups of flour in the other bowl. I stirred really quickly and then started kneading it on a cutting board. I kneaded them until they were no longer sticky. (If yours is sticky, just add more flour or corn starch). They both turned out great! So soft, smelling wonderful, and so much fun to play with! This consistency of this dough reminds me of what fondant is like. It does not stick to your fingers, but still feels tacky.

I set up an invitation to play for my toddler and his first choice was using scissors to cut the dough. Lately, he’s been really curious about using scissors.

Marshmallow Playdough

Then he poked random objects into them. Like applesauce packet lids and birthday candle holders 🙂 He was being very even with how many he put in each lump of dough.

Marshmallow Dough

Next he made some cupcakes…complete with birthday candles!

Pretend Play

And then he just spent time playing with the dough. We used cookie cutters, pulled and twisted it, made it into snakes and cut them. It was a great activity for my toddler!

Playing with Marshmallow PlayDough I will note that we only used this for a day and then threw it away. It got hard quickly and we mixed colors together, so it didn’t seem like it was worth it to save.

We love trying new recipes out, especially if they smell great! We will definitely be trying this one again soon!

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  1. Theres Just One Mommy says
    February 13, 2014 at 2:45 am

    This one sounds so fun! Love the colors, too!
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  2. Heather G. @ Golden Reflections Blog says
    February 15, 2014 at 2:41 am

    Love how simple and easy the recipe is! And your little one is so cute! 🙂
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  3. Alexis @ We Like to Learn as We Go says
    February 18, 2014 at 9:49 pm

    What a great idea! I love homemade play dough! Especially edible ones that my kids can eat because I know they will. My daughter saw this picture and wanted to make some right now! I’m featuring this at my link party tonight and pinning!
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  4. LaToya Edwards says
    March 7, 2014 at 11:39 pm

    This is such a great idea! So when are you going to put out a playdough ebook with all your fantastic ideas???
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    • Angela Thayer says
      March 11, 2014 at 11:37 pm

      Thanks LaToya!!! You are so sweet.

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  5. Mandy Lancaster says
    November 6, 2014 at 8:03 pm

    Will be trying this out with a 1 year old, 2 year old and 4 year old. Looks fun and doesn’t matter if they eat it

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  6. Heather Baloney says
    June 27, 2016 at 1:03 am

    I just want to point out that any recipe with raw flour is NOT edible, especially for little ones. Raw flour can contain E.coli, a single teaspoon of this play dough can potentially put your child in the hospital for the rest of his short life. The chances are indeed low, but the risk is very high. One woman who spent 4 years in agonizing pain before her death after tasting a bit of raw cookie dough and contracting salmonella warned never to take the chance- it’s not worth.

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    • Amanda says
      September 29, 2016 at 3:49 pm

      Maybe you can substitute the flour out with corn starch or baking soda, somthing that is edible

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  7. Denise Anderson says
    October 2, 2016 at 8:28 am

    Can this be made ahead of time?

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    • Angela Thayer says
      October 3, 2016 at 2:56 am

      Yes you can, but I would use it within a day of making it.

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  8. Sara says
    September 25, 2017 at 5:58 am

    Hi I made it with icing Sugar so I can eat it

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    • Angela Thayer says
      September 25, 2017 at 8:20 pm

      What a great idea!

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  9. Allison Scott says
    October 7, 2017 at 6:49 pm

    You have wonderful ideas, I was looking for new math centers . Thanks A Million

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