Lemon Playdough Recipe
Nothing feels more like childhood than a fresh batch of homemade playdough! My go-to recipe for playdough is this lemon scented dough. If you haven’t ever tried cooking in the kitchen with your little ones, then today is the day!
Measuring, pouring, mixing, and kneading are all excellent exercises for building fine motor skills in their hands, plus it is so much fun to help!
I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!
Playdough Ingredients:
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup kosher salt
- 1 Tbsp. cream of tartar
- 1.5 Tbsp. lemon extract
- 3 Tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1 1/4 cup (10 oz) boiling water
- 10 drops yellow food coloring
How to Make Playdough
Add flour, salt, and cream of tartar to mixing bowl. Stir.
Add lemon extract and oil. Stir to combine.
Mix water and food coloring together in a separate bowl. Add to the playdough mixture.
Stir and knead the playdough until it takes on the correct shape and consistency.
Lemon Playdough Activities
Playdough is an excellent tool for developing fine motor skills, so we used it to make a pretend pie! All you need is a pie tin and some playdough tools such as a rolling pin and plastic knife. Then, just give your child the dough and watch the magic of imaginative play!
If you would like to grab some more ideas for lemon themed play, check out this post: Lemon Themed Toddler Activities
If you want to plan even more activities for your little ones, you can download my free guide here for activities, ideas, and planning pages:
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Written on July 19th, 2024 by Laurin Brainard