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Strawberry Playdough Recipe

by Angela Thayer 5 Comments

I love making playdough for my kids to play with! Because it’s so dreary out, I thought I’d make a fun, cheery playdough. Our strawberry playdough was the perfect thing to cheer us up and keep us busy indoors! We looove the smell of it and it was a blast to play with!

Strawberry Playdough

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You can make this recipe in just about 10 minutes. Here’s what you need:

  • 1 cup of flour
  • 1/2 cup of salt
  • 1 tablespoon of cream of tartar
  • 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
  • 1 cup of water
  • pink gel food coloring
  • strawberry flavoring oil

To make the playdough, start by mixing all of the dry ingredients in a pot. Then add in the vegetable oil, water, flavoring oil, and a drop or two of food coloring. We used gel food coloring because it makes the dough brighter.

steps

Place the pot on the stove. Cook on medium heat while stirring frequently. It will start to form into a ball after about 10 minutes. Once the dough is fully in a ball, take it out of the pan and knead it on a board with flour. Then it’s all ready to play with! You will also notice that your kitchen will smell amazing!

strawberry playdough 2

All three of my boys enjoyed playing with it. It’s smooth, silky, and smells incredible! (I wish we could’ve used real strawberries in the recipe, but it makes it easier to use the flavoring oil!)

playing collage

We made patterns with hearts!

heart patterns

And we made faces with the hearts!

heart man

We even made prints with the strawberries. They thought this was neat!

strawberry print

In the end, we were left with this…

play dough playing

We had lots of fun! We stored the playdough in a Ziploc bag to play with later. The playdough will last for several months. Happy Playing!

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  1. Ivette says

    May 14, 2018 at 6:16 am

    i use an envelope of kool-aid for color and smell

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    • Angela Thayer says

      May 15, 2018 at 5:37 pm

      That’s a terrific idea!

      Reply
  2. Ushmana Rai says

    August 3, 2017 at 11:05 pm

    I felt like a kid myself while reading this. Anyway, congrats for the very creative idea. I knew that you can make playdough on your own, but never thought about adding some flavors to it. I think I might as well give it a try, with some other flavors as well!

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  3. trudy says

    February 10, 2016 at 3:58 pm

    have you tried using fruity tea bags in boiling water no need to cook your playdough? makes it smell good and changes colour too.

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    • Angela Thayer says

      April 27, 2016 at 11:28 am

      No, but that is an awesome idea! Thanks, Trudy, for your idea!
      Angela Thayer recently posted…Everything Early Childhood {Week 51}My Profile

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