Gingerbread Scented Playdough. This easy scented playdough is made with pantry items and perfect for hands on play. This Gingerbread Scented Playdough recipe is super easy to make and the kids will love playing with it!
Gingerbread Scented Playdough
Homemade playdough is so much fun to make and this scented playdough smells just like fresh baked gingerbread cookies! I love making homemade playdough, but what is even better is scented playdough. For the holidays I like to get more creative with our favorite plaything and make them holiday-themed.
Since my kids love playdough so much I thought what a great way to get all Christmasy was to make a Christmas scented playdough. Gingerbread totally reminds me of Christmas and so I came up with this amazing smelling Gingerbread Scented Playdough recipe. I am sure you are going to love it as much as your kids!
To set this playdough up as a fun activity for the kids I brought out the toy rolling pin, some christmas cookie cutters, and buttons so they could decorate the cookies that they made with this Gingerbread Scented Playdough recipe.
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- Floam Slime
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- Dinosaur Slime
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- Scented playdough
- Cake scented playdough
- Puffy Sidewalk Paint
What ingredients do you need to make homemade playdough?
You only need 6 main ingredients to make this scented Homemade Playdough recipe and you probably already have them in your pantry.
- All purpose flour
- Salt
- Vegetable Oil
- cream of tartar
- Water
- Food Coloring
- Spices – Ginger, nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon
Do I need to use Cream of Tartar when making playdough?
Yes. The cream of tartar is important in making the homemade playdough soft.
How to Store Homemade Playdough
Storing homemade playdough is simple. You can use airtight containers, like plastic Rubbermaid containers or you can store them in plastic ziplock bags. Just make sure if you are using ziplock bags you squeeze as much of the air out of the bag as you can when you close them.
How long does homemade playdough last?
Homemade playdough will last up to 3 months as long as it is stored properly in an air tight container or ziplock bag.
How to Make homemade Playdough less sticky
If your playdough is a little sticky you can add a SMALL amount of flour to it when you are kneading it.
How do you color homemade playdough?
Homemade playdoh is easily colored with food coloring. You will need 10-12 drops of whatever color you are wanting to make. I prefer to use liquid food coloring over gel food coloring. You can add more or less food coloring depending on how bright you want the playdoh to be.
Tips for Making Homemade Playdough
If you have little kids then you can stick the playdough into a ziplock bag and have them knead it that way, but I have always found they take it out of the bag anyway so I don’t bother with them.
Once you are done kneading your playdough, you can play with it immediately or store it in an airtight container or ziplock bags.
Gingerbread Playdough Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- ½ cup salt
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
How to Make Gingerbread Scented Playdough
In a medium saucepan whisk together the flour, salt, cream of tartar, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
Whisk in the oil and water to the flour mixture.
Heat the mixture over medium-low heat until dough begins to pull away from the sides of the pan and creates a ball.
Allow the mixture to cool for 5 minutes then knead the dough to create the playdough texture.
Place the dough on a plater with fun extras like cookie cutters, googly eyes, and buttons.
Christmas Themed Kids Activities
- Reindeer Slime
- Felt Christmas Tree
- Handprint Christmas Tree Towels
- Reindeer Handprint Towels
- Ice Cream Cone Christmas Tree
Gingerbread Scented Playdough
Gingerbread Scented Playdough. This easy scented playdough is made with pantry items and perfect for hands on play. This Gingerbread Scented Playdough recipe is super easy to make and the kids will love playing with it!
Materials
- 1 cup flour
- ½ cup salt
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan whisk together the flour, salt, cream of tartar, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
- Whisk in the oil and water to the flour mixture.
- Heat the mixture over medium-low heat until dough begins to pull away from the sides of the pan and creates a ball.
- Allow the mixture to cool for 5 minutes then knead the dough to create the playdough texture.
- Place the dough on a plater with fun extras like cookie cutters, googly eyes, and buttons
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