Pumpkin Play Dough

I found this great Fall recipe and thought I would share.

Ingredients for Basic Play Dough

1 cup flour

1 cup water

1/2 cup salt

3 tablespoons cream of tartar

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Food coloring (when you are creating basic play dough)

Combine all of the dry ingredients in a medium pan. Add water and oil. Cook on medium heat. Stir continuously. When the dough mix pulls away from the sides and forms into a large ball, the dough is ready to be placed in a small bowl to cool.

To create Pumpkin Play dough add the following to the basic play dough recipe listed above:

Add Pumpkin Pie Spice and orange food coloring to create dough that looks and smells like pumpkin pie.

Add graham cracker crumbs to get that pie crust smell as well.

Adding raw oats will correlate with a Harvest theme and create a new texture.

Mix in a few pumpkin seeds and have your child search for the seeds by manipulating the dough.

* Store in a small plastic container ( butter tubs, carry-out food containers, zip lock baggies). It should last a few weeks.