This playdough has a gorgeous, silky smooth texture. It definitely feels different from your flour based playdough which added to its appeal for me to try it out with Nicholas. If you have friends, kids, or little ones in your care who are allergic to flour than this for sure is a wonderful option for you. I added a touch of yellow food coloring, and a teaspoon of lemon extract to give it that fresh citrus-y smell, just for fun, it certainly isn't necessary.
I like themes when we do these sort of activities. We lead up to the project, in this case the playdough, with a few books, toys, anything that is appropriate to the theme. But again, you don't have to, just manipulating the playdough is a wonderful experience in and of itself. I went with an alphabet theme (see below).
Here's the recipe (found here at an adorable blog called Messy Preschoolers)
Add the baking soda and cornstarch to a pot. Add the water mixture to it and stir it up (hint: metal spoons are easier to clean). Cook over medium heat stirring all the while. When it forms into a ball, take it out of the pot and let it cool a little then knead.
The verdict: Nick enjoyed himself with this activity and playdough. He played with it around 20 minutes or so, not bad. It is much stickier than most playdoughs I've made so far which made clean up less fun. It was runnier (although not runny), it ripped easily, and kind of gooped up and over the letter cookie cutters not really holding its form. Nick, like most toddlers, gets annoyed when something is too sticky on his hands, and this definitely had that feeling. This is not one that I would rush to prepare again, because of the stickiness factor, but Nicholas had fun all the same.
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| Definitely exploring the texture, ripping, kneading, squishing the dough. |
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| Perfect place for a child to practice using a knife. |
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