Edible Play Dough

Jameson and I had a play date set today with one of my friends and her 21 month old daughter. I thought as a nice little treat for the kids I would whip up something fun and new for them to play with. I have been meaning to buy some play dough for Jameson for some time now, but the thought of what it is made out of and the fact that everything he touches makes it's way into his mouth wasn't sitting well with me. Then again, I remembered the fact that I had stumbled across a recipe for Edible Play Dough on Pinterest.

I ran to the market down the street from my house to grab the most important part the the recipe.... the COLOR. Unfortunately they only had a few to choose from so I got enough to make four batches of Dough. Cherry for Red, Ice Blue Raspberry Lemonade for Blue, Lemonade for Yellow, and Grape for Purple. (Make sure all Kool-Aid is unsweetened)

Per packet of Kool-Aid you'll need one cup flour, one cup water, a half cup salt, one tablespoon cream of tartar, and one tablespoon of oil (I used Vegetable).

Place all dry ingredients in a sauce pan and mix.

Slowly mix in oil and water, combine thoroughly.

Stir constantly over medium heat until mixture thickens into dough. I highly recommend using a flat utensil, otherwise the dough will get caught up in the bowl of the spoon and will make it hard to mix.

Remove dough and knead until cool enough for children to handle. Wash up all your "tools" and you are ready to play!

Here are my four batches. I was rather disappointed in how light in color the yellow and blue were, I will not be using those "flavors" again (but like I said before I was very limited at my small market). I was in love with the fact that the dough smelt like the Kool-Aid flavors! They say the dough will say good for about 6 months if kept in an air tight container. I cannot confirm that at this time. I do plan on testing this though, so I will keep you updated. ;)

Just like I expected first thing that happens.... straight into the mouth. Jameson didn't like it (I am very pleased to say) and it stayed out of his mouth for the rest of the day!

B was a little more into making shapes and smooshing it inbetween her toes. (I must add: I am pretty darn proud I go to practice my motherly skills with a girl and french braid her hair.... isn't she a doll!)

Jameson really enjoyed ripping pieces off and practice his throwing....

although he did spend a good amount of time squeezing it with his little hands.

I am very pleased with how the dough turned out! It was well worth my time making it, and I am so glad we can play with it time and time again. I even made so much I was able to leave some for B to keep for herself. I am a little saddened that all the colors ended up getting all mixed together, but what else should I have expected from two kids under two playing with that wonderfully smelling mushy goo for a few hours. Makes me even more happy that is supper easy to make!