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Strawberry jello play dough recipe

02/06/2017 by Cathy James 5 Comments

My girls say this strawberry jello play dough recipe smells like sweeties and lollipops! The recipe makes a great textured dough which, added to a tray of loose parts, can turn into an afternoon of fantastic creative play.

A great homemade play dough recipe, with strawberry jello - smells fantastic!

Strawberry jello play dough recipe

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We used my favourite easy play dough recipe to make this dough, but swapped the water for some un-set strawberry jello (jelly to fellow UK readers), and adding in some extra flour – see the recipe below.
 

strawberry jello play dough recipe

 

We first made up the jello according to the packet instructions – which was great fun and perfect for practicing scissor skills.

 

strawberry jello play dough recipe

 

Then we adapted the easy play dough recipe and used:

3 cups plain / all purpose flour (more flour than usual as the jello changes the mixture – have some extra in case you need more)

1 cup salt

1 1/2 cups jello liquid

2 tablespoons oil

2 tablespoons cream of tartar

Mix it all together in a large bowl to form a dough, and you’re ready to play

 

strawberry jello play dough recipe

 

We had three generations of our family joining in this playtime, including Grandma and my one-year-old nephew, who was having his first introduction to the delights of dough!

One of the great things about play dough is that it’s such a versatile material that anyone, of any age, can play and create with it.

 

loose parts and play dough

 

I set out a tray of red and pink loose parts:

:: drinking straws

:: painted pasta pieces

:: cup cake cases

:: bottle tops and lids

:: blocks

:: some fridge magnet alphabet letters.

Anything goes really!

The idea with loose parts is to just provide a selection of different and interesting materials, then everyone can dive in and use them however their imagination suggests.

 

 jello play dough recipe

 

The possibilities are endless! You might make a birthday cake…

 

play dough ideas

 

or try some printing…

 

play dough activities

 

roll out some tracks…

 

play dough loose parts

 

discover that penne makes a fab zigzag shape…

 

strawberry jello play dough recipe

 

or create a three dimensional sculpture.

Learning with play pough

Whatever the children make with the play dough and loose parts, they will be:

:: expressing their thoughts creatively

:: developing fine motor skills and nimble fingers

:: exploring shapes, dimensions and mathematical ideas

:: benefiting from the sensory pleasure of the dough, which feels and especially smells fantastic

:: joining in a whole group activity but with the opportunity to do their own thing

:: having fun!

   

Filed Under: Colours, Fine motor skills, Loose parts, Messy, Play Dough, Sensory, Summer Tagged: Messy, play dough, sensory play

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Comments

  1. Georgina @ Craftulate says

    01/07/2013 at 7:50 pm

    Fabulous! I’ve made four different “flavours” of Jello play dough in the last few days – so a new blog post will be coming from me soon. Slightly different recipe though, so great to see your version. Pinned to my “dough board”. 😉

    Reply
  2. JDaniel4's Mom says

    02/07/2013 at 1:26 pm

    This would smell heavenly.

    Reply
  3. Louise says

    09/03/2014 at 10:15 am

    Well, whenever I buy my grand daughter play dough. She loves it but then tries to hide somewhere in a corner and eat some of each color. If this smells so good etc. Guess I’d have the same problem huh?

    Reply
  4. Yolande says

    14/05/2015 at 1:14 pm

    Hi there…this sounds great! How long does it last please?

    Reply
    • Cathy James says

      14/05/2015 at 5:47 pm

      Hi Yolande. I find it lasts for months and months, wrapped up well in a plastic bag.

      Reply

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