Cloud Dough Recipe

Cloud dough has been really popular lately so we thought we’d include a cloud dough recipe even though it isn’t technically really playdough. On the other hand it’s probably our easiest playdough recipe so it’s a great place to start if you’ve never done this before. This cloud dough is super easy to make and great fun, especially for young kids. Depending on the type of baby oil you use, you do have to watch really young kids eating it, but it isn’t usually a problem.

Ingredients for Cloud Dough:

• plain white flour – 8 cups
• baby oil – 1 cup
• a very large bowl or Tupperware container
• (optional for colored clouds!) food coloring – as much as you like

Directions for Cloud Dough:

• Mix the baby oil and flour together in the big bowl or Tupperware container
• Kneed the cloud dough with your hands until the dough begins to stick to together
• When the dough can hold together in shapes (this can take anywhere from 2- 10 minutes) you’re done!
• Enjoy your cloud dough!

This cloud dough recipe is great fun for young kids and they can sculpt all kinds of amazing things out of it.

Be warned though, Cloud Dough is MESSY!

Keep in mind that with such a simple recipe you can feel free to half, double, or triple the recipe depending on just how much cloud dough you want! The sky is the limit!

A Great Homemade Easy Playdough Recipe

This is the easiest playdough recipe you can make and it is the most common. It is a great recipe because it works very well, is very kid friendly, and can be easily taught to other people.

It does not produce the best quality playdough, but it does make for a quick and easy playdough recipe that works pretty well.

This is a great place to start if you are looking for the perfect playdough recipe. This playdough recipe is all natural, with color added though beets, spinach, or any other natural color source you like!

Ingredients for this natural playdough recipe:

• flour – 1 cup
• salt – 0.5 cups
• water – 1 cup
• cooking oil – 2 tbsp
• cream of tartar – 2 tbsp
• beet, spinach, and carrot juice

Directions for this natural homemade playdough recipe:

• Add flour salt and oil to a large mixing bowl
• Mix them together until consistent
• Slowly add water while mixing
• Cook over medium heat
• Stir until it becomes solid and consistent
• Place on to wax paper to cool
• Knead until smooth
• Add color by using vegetable juices

This natural homeade playdough recipe is a great kid friendly solution that does not contain any chemicals unlike traditional playdough or a kool-aid playdough recipe. It’s completely kid safe to use, though, because it requires cooking, is not for kids to make. Using the vegetable juices you can make as many different colors and kinds you like.

Playdough Recipe Without Cream of Tartar

Although most playdough recipes use salt in some way or another, in this playdough recipe salt is the main ingredient which is why it isn’t made with cream of tarter. This recipe for playdough is very different from most others. It makes for a bit of a more grainy homemade playdough that is not quite as smooth, but it’s easy to make and is quick to cook. Salt Playdough is a great alternative to a more traditional playdough recipe, especially if you are missing cornstarch or cream of tartar . Take note that you will need extra flour for this playdough recipe!

Ingredients for this Playdough Recipe Without Cream of Tartar…

• salt – 1 cup
• water – 1 cup
• flour – 2 cups
• cooking oil – 1 tbsp

Directions for this recipe:

• Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl until smooth
• Cook over medium heat
• Cook until thick and consistent
• Let it cool and knead in flour as it is cooling until it is nice and doughy

This recipe makes good playdough, just make sure you knead in enough flour at the end while the mixture is cooling. With this playdough recipe for kids you can create something they will love playing with and something they have made themselves. While this recipe does not produce edible playdough, it still makes a great toy you can make at home and it’s pretty darn easy!