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There are so many fun Autumn activities for toddlers and preschoolers to try at this time of year! As well as making and playing with this apple-scented playdough recipe you could have a go at making some apple themed art, learning numbers with our apple tree fingerprint worksheet or make and eating an apple themed snack. You could even make an apple platter to enjoy as part of an apple-themed afternoon!
Below you will find step-by-step instructions for our apple-scented playdough recipe. The cinnamon and nutmeg spices that are added to this homemade playdough make it smell soooooo delicious and the kids will love the bright red colour!
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Apple Scented Playdough Recipe
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Ingredients for this apple scented playdough recipe:
- 1 Cup Flour
- 1 Cup Water
- ¼ Cup Salt
- ½ Tbsp oil
- 1 tsp Cream of Tarter
- 1 tsp Nutmeg
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- Red Food Coloring
It would be great fun to get some Autumn cookie cutters to use with your apple scented playdough. We love these leaf cookie cutters and these apple cookie cutters. (We love these leaf cookie stampers too! )
How to make homemade apple scented playdough
STEP 1: Get your supplies ready
This apple scented playdough recipe is easy to make but you do need quite a few ingredients. Before starting to make your homemade playdough I would suggest getting all your ingredients measured out and have them ready alongside a large bowl, spoon and saucepan.
STEP 2: Add all the dry ingredients
Place all the dry ingredients in a medium size saucepan and mix them together. If you have eager toddlers and preschoolers they could help you tip in and stir the ingredients together.
STEP 3: Add all the wet ingredients
Next, add the water, oil, and food colouring into the saucepan and mix all of the ingredients together well. I would suggest adding a lot of red food colouring if you want a nice bright red playdough.
STEP 4: Cook the playdough
Cook the playdough mixture over a medium heat. You will need to stir the mixture constantly for 4-5 minutes until it begins to form a ball. Once the ball of playdough has formed flatten your playdough, fold it, and continue to flip it for about another minute until all the stickiness is gone.
STEP 5: Leave to cool
Remove your apple scented playdough from the heat and let it cool for a few minutes. Once the playdough is cool enough to handle knead the playdough. If it’s still sticky then add a little bit of flour. If you cook it long enough then extra flour shouldn’t be needed!
STEP 6: Playtime!
Now for the fun part! Enjoy playing with your apple scented playdough!! You could use apple or leaf shaped cookie cutters to make shapes in the playdough, you could make apples by rolling the playdough into balls and adding small sticks as stems, or you could just enjoy squashing, squeezing and making patterns in the playdough.
How much fun would this apple scented playdough be for a toddler or preschooler playdate this Autumn!
This apple scented playdough recipe smells good enough to eat! Why not cook up a batch of this homemade playdough as an Autumn activity for toddlers and preschoolers! Don't forget to check out out our edible playdough and rainbow playdough recipes too!
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