What are the 4 ingredients in homemade playdough?

For the most part, homemade playdough recipes contain the same essential ingredients: flour, salt, cream of tartar, oil, water, and food coloring.

What is the secret ingredient in play dough?

With this recipe the key is to really make sure you knead the dough well to avoid ending up with an end product that is too sticky or wet. The glycerine is a secret ingredient that makes the playdough extra stretchy and fun!

How to make homemade playdough with flour and salt?

2 cups water 2 cups flour ½ cup salt 2 tbs cooking oil 2 tbs alum Food coloring (optional) Combine water, salt and food coloring. Boil until dissolved. Mix in cooking oil, and flour while water mixture is still very hot. Knead until smooth .

Can you make playdough with plain flour?

How to make own playdough 8 tbsp plain flour. 2 tbsp table salt. 60ml warm water. 1 tbsp vegetable oil. food colouring (optional)

How to make honey playdough?

Play Dough Made with Honey 2 tbsp Sue Bee® honey. 2 cup flour (plus 1/4 cup to use later) 1/2 cup salt. 2 tbsp cream of tartar. 1 1/2 cup of boiling water. 1 tbsp vegetable oil.

How to harden Play-Doh quickly?

Cover the Play-Doh with clear nail polish for a fast-drying option. Grab a bottle of clear nail polish and spread a thin layer over your clay creation. Check the side of the bottle for the recommended drying time.

What is the recipe for old school playdough?

2 cups water 2 cups flour 1 cup salt 2 tbs cooking oil 4 tsp cream of tartar Food coloring (optional) Add food coloring to water it you wish to color the dough. Mix and heat until ingredients form a ball. Knead until smooth and store in airtight container.

How to make play dough easy no cook recipe?

Combine flour and salt in a medium bowl. Slowly stir in the oil, warm water, and 2-3 drops of food coloring until the mixture is well combined. Transfer the dough to a flat surface and let it sit for a few minutes. It may feel a bit sticky, but DO NOT add more flour.

Can you make dough with flour and water?

With just flour, water, oil, and salt, you can create a delightful, no-yeast flatbread that's quick to prepare . What is this? While many may associate flour and water solely with making pasta like cavatelli, these simple ingredients are also perfect for homemade flatbreads.

Easy Cinnamon Play Dough Recipe – Simply Southern Mom (2024)

Written by Pam Published on January 28, 2019

The weather has been cold and rainy in our area for the past three months. That’s enough to make anyone go stir-crazy, especially Critter, the resident overly active two-year-old. In an attempt to find her something to do and to celebrate Valentine’s Day, I made this homemadeCinnamon Play Dough Recipe. With its sweet pink color and the fresh cinnamon scent, its the perfect play dough to shape into hearts or use with heart cookie cutters.

Easy Cinnamon Play Dough Recipe

Usually, I offer up gluten-free options for most of my recipes. Unfortunately, I’ve discovered that if you use gluten-free flour in this recipe, it doesn’t ‘set’ correctly. It’s just too crumbly. On the plus side, this recipe is simple to make and uses common ingredients you probably have around the house. I like to use a mixture of ground cinnamon and cinnamon bark essential oil, but feel free to substitute one or the other. Remember, the cinnamon smell will not be as strong if you use only ground cinnamon.

This is a no-cook play dough that can be prepared in around ten minutes. It’s also a fun project to make with the kids. They can help with the measuring, mixing, and kneading.

Here’s what you need:

flour
salt
water
vegetable oil
red food coloring or food paste gel
ground cinnamon
cinnamon bark essential oil

Printable Recipe:

Easy Cinnamon Play Dough Recipe

Easy seven ingredient play dough that requires no cooking. Store in an airtight container and the play dough will keep for several weeks.

Ingredients

1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
5 to 6 red food coloring or food paste gel
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
5 to 10 drops of cinnamon bark essential oil

Instructions

Mix the flour, salt, ground cinnamon, and vegetable oil together.
Add the water and essential oil.
Stir in the food coloring until the mixture is the desired color.
Stir until the mixture forms a ball.
Place the playdough on a piece of waxed paper or cutting board.
Knead the dough until it is firm.
Store the dough in an airtight container.

Storage Tip: This playdough should stay soft for several weeks if it is stored in an airtight container.

I adapted this recipe from my Christmas gingerbread playdough recipe so this can be easily changed for different seasons.

Here are some quick variations:

For A Fresh Christmas Play Dough, eliminate the ground cinnamon and substitute green food coloring and pine essential oil for the red food coloring and cinnamon bark essential oil.
You can also make Gingerbread Play dough by using 2 teaspoons gingerbread spice in addition to the ground cinnamon. Eliminate the cinnamon bark essential oil and substitute brown food coloring or food paste gel.
For Valentine’s Day play dough, eliminate the ground cinnamon and the cinnamon bark oil. Substitute peppermint essential oil and use a few extra drops of red food coloring or paste to create a red colored dough.

Do you make homemade play dough with your kids? What is your favorite scent?

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19 Comments

Nancy at Whispered Inspirations
January 30, 2019 at 12:54 am

Oh my word! I bet this smells absolutely amazing. My daughter loves to play with play dough, I think we will make this together. Thanks!
Mellissa
January 29, 2019 at 1:49 pm

I really didn’t think about adding scents to playdoh but what a great idea. It definitely can become more therapeutic for all ages with a little bit of essentials oils like lavender, lemon or orange. Nice post.
Chubskulit Rose
January 29, 2019 at 7:32 am
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I bet that smells so good. My daughter would love this, she loves play dough and cinnamon.
Ricci
January 29, 2019 at 4:25 am

Cinnamon Play Dough? YUM! LOL! I need to make this with my niece the next time she comes over!
Terri Steffes
January 28, 2019 at 11:45 pm

I just love the idea of cinnamon playdough! I bet it smells so good. I have always loved cinnamon gum, maybe that is why I think I love the sound of this so much.
Beth
January 28, 2019 at 10:40 pm

It is such a pretty color and I bet it smells great. My kids always loved helping me make homemade playdough!
Heather
January 28, 2019 at 8:18 pm

I’ve never tried to make playdoh before. This seems easy enough! I’m going to try it this weekend.
Kim Byars Croisant
January 28, 2019 at 5:22 pm

Oh, I love the smell of cinnamon and pink is my favorite color. Oh, but this is for kids!!! Nice recipe.
Janet
January 28, 2019 at 3:25 pm

Why did I never think of making Play Dough when my kids were little? This is so much fun!
Tasheena
January 28, 2019 at 2:44 pm

This sounds like a lot of fun to make. This would be so much fun to make with my nephews this weekend.
Marcie W.
January 28, 2019 at 1:42 pm

I absolutely despise the smell of store bought Play-Doh, so homemade is the only way to go around here. This version sounds fantastic!
Amber Myers
January 28, 2019 at 12:40 pm

What a great idea. I need to make this for my daughter. She’s older, but she still enjoys Play Dough.
robin rue
January 28, 2019 at 10:16 am

I love this. I work with kids and I think they would really enjoy making this, too! I can’t wait to make it with them.
Paula Schuck
January 28, 2019 at 9:42 am

OH cinnamon is my favourite smell of all the smells ever. I think this sounds amazing actually and I would make it just to play with even though I am an adult. LOL.
cait
January 28, 2019 at 9:22 am

my kids have a snow day today and i think this would be perfect to make for them and have them play- esp when it would make my house smell amazing! WOOHOO
candy
January 28, 2019 at 9:18 am

Making cinnamon play dough with the grandkids sounds like a perfect afternoon craft. We will have to add different colors to play with.
Karen
January 28, 2019 at 8:46 am

This is the best playdough recipe ever! I’ll be the whole house smells so good when the kids are playing with that.
Alli Smith
January 28, 2019 at 8:42 am

Your homemade play dough is so cute. I love the pink color and I imagine it smells amazing with the addition of the cinnamon essential oil.
Jeanette
January 28, 2019 at 8:39 am

That looks fun. It would smell good! It would smell way better than what regular Play-dough smells like. I might just make this for my kiddo.

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Easy Cinnamon Play Dough Recipe – Simply Southern Mom (2024)

Easy Cinnamon Play Dough Recipe

Here’s what you need:

Printable Recipe:

Here are some quick variations:

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