No-Cook Scented Christmas Playdough


No-Cook Scented Christmas Playdough. Such a heavenly scented Playdough recipe to make during the Holiday Season. I have tried many Playdough recipes and this one is my favorite.

This recipe is also: Gingerbread Playdough, Winter Playdough & Holiday Playdough

The best part about this no-cook scented playdough is that it’s a Salt Dough recipe. You can save your kids’ creations by baking them to make them permanent!

Playdough is one of the best activities of all the time and in fact, it was my favorite as well.

It’s a fun activity that you can make from scratch.

Christmas Playdough - Winter Playdough
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What Kids Learn From Playdough Activity?

Playdough is a great sensory play. Children develop their small muscles of the fingers and hands. They also develop their writing and drawing abilities. For more details check out this link: Playdough Power

How do you make scented playdough?

To make scented playdough, you simply add all the spices and scents to the flour before adding the wet ingredients. If you choose to use essential oils, make sure you dissolve the oil in the water first before you add it to the flour…

What are winter scents? christmas scents? and christmas spices?

what are winter scents? Christmas scents? and Christmas spices?
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The list of Winter- Christmas Scents is long, but these are the ones I love:

Gingerbread , Hot Chocolate, Cinnamon, Ginger, Cloves, Anise, Cardamom and Coffee

ingredients For This No Cook Scented Christmas Playdough

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1/2 cup Salt

1 cup Flour

1/2 cup Water

Paint

Christmas Spices ( Cinnamon, Ginger, Nutmeg, Cardamom, Cloves, Coffee & Cocoa)

Instructions To Make This No Cook Scented Christmas Playdough:

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In a cup, mix the water with the paint and set it aside.

In a bowl, mix 1 cup of flour with the spices.

Add the salt, the water with paint and mix well.

Knead the dough with your hands and if it starts to get too sticky, add some flour.

Your No-Cook Christmas Scented Playdough is ready. Have fun! 🙂

easy scented playdough recipe
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Tips:

  • To avoid having messy hands, mix the paint with the water first.
  • To prevent Playdough from drying out, keep it in a sealed bag.
  • Playdough can last up to 4 weeks in the refrigerator. Just make sure it’s inside a sealed bag.
  • To bake your playdough; Bake it at 200°F until hard. Thin pieces take between 45 to 60 minutes. Thicker pieces take between 2 to3 hours.

Make this fun scented playdough recipe and let your little ones have fun during this Holiday season…If you’re baking Christmas cookies, check out these easy Gingerbread Cookies to make with Kids

This Post Has 4 Comments

  1. Nanci

    What kind of paint do you use and how much?

    1. Sara

      I used Crayola Washable Paint for like $5

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