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I love the theme 5 Green and Speckled Frogs for early learning experiences and making green and speckled play dough is the perfect fit for this theme. It is great for setting up open-ended, hands-on and creative play dough activities for toddlers and preschool children.
The recipe is super easy to make and involves using a basic play dough recipe, green food colouring and adding the magic yellow speckles with yellow split peas.
I have used this play dough with my Kindergarten students and my 2, 5 and 7 year old here at home and will be sharing some activities shortly, so keep an eye out for them.
Click here to print this recipe: Printable Green and Speckled Play Dough Recipe
What you will need?
1 Cup Plain Flour
1 Tablespoons Oil
1 Cup warm water
½ cup Salt
2 Teaspoons Cream of Tartar
2 Tablespoons Green Food Colouring
¼ Cup Yellow Split Peas
How to make it?
- Pour all dry ingredients, flour, salt and cream of tartar together in a saucepan.
- Add water, oil and food colouring to dry ingredients.
- I use a whisk before heating as I find this helps remove lumps and blends the ingredients well.
- Cook over medium heat constantly stirring until it becomes a thick blob.
- Then turn out onto a clean surface and knead into a smooth ball. Be careful the play dough will be very hot! Use a little bit of flour if the play dough is sticky.
- When the play dough has cooled, gradually fold and knead in the yellow split peas.
- Store in a plastic zip lock bag or air tight container.
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Click <HERE> for lots of fun activities and ideas using the Green and Speckled Play Dough.
Credit for frog image <here>
It was a lovely surprise to find the new post. I made your jelly playdough for the Kindy children today, and they were commenting on the smell.
What a great idea, I’d never thought to add things to the play dough (other than glitter!)… How fabulous!
Im not having cream of tartar in my pantry..what is the substitute?? Shall i use baking powder?