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Cinnamon autumn playdough recipe: play dough leaf prints

02/10/2017 by Cathy James 23 Comments

   

We’re celebrating the change in season by adding an autumnal twist to our easy no cook playdough recipe.

a great homemade play dough recipe and lovely play idea for fall

 

Cinnamon autumn playdough recipe: play dough leaf prints

We made three batches and for colour we added one tablespoon of food colouring to each, in red, yellow and orange.

To give an extra sensory element to the dough we added one dessert spoon of ground cinnamon to each batch.

Hello autumn playdough!

 

 

The easy no cook playdough recipe makes a dough which is nice and soft and which lasts for ages if you wrap it up in clingfilm or in a plastic bag after each play time.

 

leaf

 

The leaves are already falling here so we gathered some on our way back from school yesterday and used them to make prints in the playdough – which was a great way to really investigate the patterns of veins on each leaf and all the different shapes we found.

Playdough is one of our tried and trusted ways for a chilled out afterschool wind-down, providing an activity which is fun but also relaxed – just right after your first day back at school.

   

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Filed Under: Autumn, Colours, Fine motor skills, Out and About, Play Dough, Sensory Tagged: play doh, play dough, playdough

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Comments

  1. Phyllis says

    07/09/2011 at 10:56 pm

    They are so beautiful.

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  2. Julie says

    08/09/2011 at 4:05 am

    Love the idea of pressing leaves into the playdough. We always make apple playdough at this time of the year and then pumpkin playdough in October. I like this fresh twist on it:)

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    • Cathy @ NurtureStore says

      08/09/2011 at 12:56 pm

      Thanks Julie

      Reply
  3. Brenna says

    08/09/2011 at 12:04 pm

    Thanks for the recipe for No-Cook play-dough. I will definitely do this activity.

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    • Cathy @ NurtureStore says

      08/09/2011 at 12:56 pm

      Hope you have fun with it Brenna 🙂

      Reply
  4. Terri says

    08/09/2011 at 10:51 pm

    Sounds wonderful! I’m going to have to make a batch of this once the weather gets cooler and the leaves start falling.

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  5. Lindsay @ BytesOfMemory says

    09/09/2011 at 12:34 pm

    LOVE the leaf prints w/ the playdough! We will have to try this soon!

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  6. Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas says

    09/09/2011 at 1:19 pm

    oh, I am so making a batch – i LOVE the smell of cinnamon!!! 🙂 Shared on my Fb & Twitter too! 🙂

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    • Cathy @ NurtureStore says

      09/09/2011 at 1:38 pm

      Thank you Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas x

      Reply
  7. April says

    09/09/2011 at 7:03 pm

    What a great fall activity, I have been meaning to make up a batch of homemade play dough to bring to my Sunday school and my niece and nephew. Thanks for sharing this great idea.

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  8. Cheryl says

    10/09/2011 at 2:42 pm

    I love reading your blog and have used so many of your ideas in my kindergarten class. I love the leaf idea and can’t wait to get to school to do this with my kids. Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
    • Cathy @ NurtureStore says

      10/09/2011 at 9:56 pm

      Thank you so much Cheryl. Hope you have lots of playdough fun.

      Reply
  9. Delaney says

    11/09/2011 at 8:18 pm

    Cute!

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  10. Fiona says

    12/09/2011 at 8:32 pm

    What a fabulous idea-I will definitely be giving this a go!!

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  11. Marlynn says

    13/09/2011 at 4:29 am

    Love, Love, Love this!!! Thanks for sharing, I’m so going to use this when our Leaf week comes up here in a couple of weeks. Thanks again!!

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  12. Rachel @ Lines across my face says

    13/09/2011 at 4:04 pm

    Love it! I featured this project at Lines Across My Face in a fall leaf roundup.
    Rachel
    http://linesacrossmyface.blogspot.com/2011/09/i-heart-leaves.html

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  13. Liberty says

    14/09/2011 at 5:22 am

    Wonderful ~ we love playdough activities!

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  14. maggy, red ted art says

    14/09/2011 at 3:19 pm

    I ADORE leaf prints, they are so beautiful and are a great way for exploring nature.. (we made some last year into bowls – after this guest post – http://www.redtedart.com/2010/10/01/how-to-make-autumn-leaf-bowls-guest-post/ they looked fab).

    Love the cinnamon element of the playdough. Tacticle and smelly – nice!

    Thank you for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!

    Maggy

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  15. Helen Miller says

    15/09/2011 at 8:59 pm

    We did something quite similar today. I’ve linked it back to you here. http://mrsm-adventuresplay.blogspot.com/2011/09/autumn-antics.html

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  16. Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas says

    17/09/2011 at 3:15 am

    i am featuring your yummy scented playdough on this week’s Sunday Showcase! 🙂

    Bern

    Reply
  17. JDaniel4's Mom says

    17/09/2011 at 8:42 pm

    These are so pretty! I bet they smell wonderful!

    Reply
  18. Bonita says

    21/09/2012 at 12:00 pm

    Just letting you know that I linked to this post in a unit study I wrote about autumn leaves: http://www.zujava.com/leaf-study

    Reply
  19. Lora/Kid Creative Chaos says

    02/02/2013 at 12:00 am

    I love making leaf prints with the dough!

    Reply

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