I love watching my little toddler learn and explore through sensory play. It’s amazing how quickly he’s able to learn and grow when I try to incorporate “hands on” activities into our daily routine. Growing up, I was extremely blessed to be raised by a super creative and fun mom. One of my favorite childhood activities included helping my mom make play dough. The best part about helping my mom make this certain play dough was being able to EAT it! I’ve enjoyed carrying on the tradition with my son and making, playing with, and eating this delicious edible play dough. Looking for a fun way to encourage sensory play? Give this 4 Ingredient Edible Play Dough a try.
I received samples and compensation in exchange for this post. All opinions are my own.
4 Ingredient Edible Play Dough
Ingredients:
– 1 cup peanut butter
– 1 cup corn syrup
– 1 1/4 cup powdered milk
– 1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
Instructions:
1. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
2. Mix until ingredients are well blended.
3. To make sure everything mixes well, use your hands to knead dough together.
4. After play dough is crafted, store in a large zip lock bag for extended use (unless you’re like my family and eat it all).
Perfect for little helpers, use this activity to talk about numbers and measurements while combining ingredients. After you’re done making the play dough, have fun crafting shapes, building animals, and using your imagination. Sensory play has never been more fun or delicious!
I have to admit, my favorite part of making this particular play dough is not trying to keep it out of my son’s mouth! This allows him to freely play and explore. However, we all know that “exploring” often means that there’s going to be a mess involved. Let’s be honest, with ingredients like powdered sugar and corn syrup, there’s going to be a bit of a mess! Thankfully, Mega Mess Wipes are here to the rescue!
My husband and I often refer to these Mega Mess Wipes as “one hit wonders.” Their large surface area and thick material go quite the distance; one wipe will take care of an entire dirty diaper! We use our Mega Wipes for everything – dirty diapers, wiping off the counters, cleaning up spills, etc. Mega Mess Wipes’ kid-safe and surface safe design makes clean-up easy and hassle free. Not to mention, these Mega Mess Wipes made our Edible Play Dough clean-up a breeze.
One wipe took care of messy hands, faces, and kitchen surfaces in seconds.
Thanks to Mega Mess Wipes, sensory activity clean-up has never been easier. Be sure to check out Mega Mess Wipes for more product information.
What is your favorite sensory activity?
nicole dz says
I love making homemade play doh, although I never tried making it edible, interesting and will try.
Richard Hicks says
Great recipe for the play dough and great time to do a little bonding with the little ones too
Amy D says
THiS sounds like a super fun craft! My son already puts everything in his mouth so this would be great!
Kim J says
edible? is it any good?
lisa says
This is awesome! My kids love play dough and being able to eat it makes it that much more fun!
Sandy Cain says
How cute is this! Perfect for my granddaughters! I think THIS is my new favorite sensory activity!
Lesley Tooley says
Love this recipe safe and edible for the little ones.
Autumn @Mamachallenge says
I have two creative children that would love this! I think my daughter would eat all of hers before she had the chance to make anything with it though!
Christina Almond says
Edible play dough–love it! So much better than the standard play dough that we always made!
Ann Bacciaglia says
I used to love playing with play dough when the kids were little. I just tried a moon sand recipe that was fun. I like that the play dough is edible.
Liz Mays says
This is the dream! Being able to eat your toys after you make them is great.
tammileetips says
What a great recipe for homemade play dough!! I would want to eat the whole batch of playdough.
Nancy @ Whispered Inspirations says
WOW, this is so cool. You cannot go wrong with peanut butter.
Pamela :: Still Dating My Spouse says
Wait? Edible playdoh…you had me with those two words. I haven’t allowed the three year old to play with playdoh because she likes to put things in her mouth. Thanks for this recipe.
Elizabeth @ Being MVP says
Pretty neat recipe! I didn’t think about edible play dough.
LauraOinAK says
I love that this is fully edible. So many little kids have eaten stuff that’s not nearly as healthy. Although, I’d need to get creative with a substitute for peanut butter as my youngest son won’t go near the stuff.
Pam says
I love having edible play dough since kids like to stick anything they can in their mouth. Even better, this one doesn’t have wheat.
Amber Edwards says
My daughter loves to play with play dough. But she still tries to eat it. So this is perfect for us!
Kelly Hutchinson says
Play doh has always been a favorite sensory activity. We also used to like digging in rice for buried treasure.
Jennifer says
This is genius. Talk about easy cleanup? “Honey, are you finished with your playdough?” “Yes, Mommy.” “Snack time!”
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
How neat that they eat this after they play with it. I need to try this.