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There are two types of Moms…those that love Play-Doh and those that hate it. I was a Mom that loved it! Yes, I know, it makes a mess and get it in the carpet or on a chair and it’s not too fun. But I still really loved when my boys were little and played with Play-Doh. Our favorite was the Fun Factory, the boys still remember playing with it.
Had I known years ago that you could make your own Play-Doh, I would have been mixing up big batches for us to play with. Although my boys are sadly too old to play with the Play-Doh, I thought it would be fun to share these easy Valentine’s Day Classroom Gifts with you.
This recipe for Play-Doh has Kool-Aid in it, giving it the color and a little scent. It’s super soft and went together in minutes.
Let’s get started…
The recipe has very basic ingredients, flour, salt, cream of tartar, water, oil and a package of Kool-Aid, any flavor works but of course, I used Cherry for Valentine’s Day. After mixing on the stove and cooling, roll out the Play-Doh and cut with a heart shaped cookie cutter.
The Play-Doh is great to play with at home, but also fun to make for a Valentine’s Day Classroom Gift. Here is what you will need…
Valentine’s Day Classroom Gifts: Kool-Aid Play-Doh
- Kool-Aid Play-Doh {recipe below}
- Heart shaped cookie cutter- A triple batch will give you 18-20 hearts, depending on the size, I used a 3 inch cutter
- Cellophane Bags – available near the cake decorating supplies or seasonal aisle at Walmart
- String to tie the bags
- Scrapbook paper – they have some fun Valentine’s Day packs at Walmart for only $.97 cents
- Hearts or Valentine’s – I used my Lifestyle Heart Die Cuts, but you could also use a cookie cutter and trace around it
- Scissors
Place hearts in the bag, tie with string and add the paper heart. Be sure when you are writing on the Valentine that you include something about the Play-Doh is for playing not eating. All the ingredients are consumable, so if a child were to eat some it won’t hurt them, but I’m sure it won’t taste very good.
This recipe is a combination of two that I found, one from MomAdvice and the other from Meet The Dubiens.
Why buy Play-Doh when you can make it at home? It's super soft and has a light scent from the Kool-Aid. Recipe from HoosierHomemade.com
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1/3 cup salt
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 package Kool-Aid or flavored drink mix
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon oil
Instructions
- In a heavy saucepan, add the flour, salt, cream of tartar and Kool-Aid, whisk slightly
- Pour in the water and oil
- Heat and stir until the Play-Doh is combined - about 2-3 minutes - mixture will be clumping
- Remove from pan onto a piece of wax paper and let cool until easy to handle
- For the Hearts, roll out Play-Doh on wax paper about 1/2 inch thick and cut with heart shaped cookie cutter
- Store in airtight container {we used our Food Saver system and it worked great}
Notes
For the Classroom Gifts, I made a triple batch and got 18-20 hearts cut with a 3 inch cookie cutter
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These are adorable, Liz!
Thanks for much Katrina! They are fun to make and play with…wishing my kids were younger
Also, thanks for always leaving such great comments, I really appreciate it!
This is such a great idea! I’ve been looking for sugar alternatives and this is perfect for my pre-schoolers class.