Bring the Fall season to your kitchen with this Pumpkin Scented Playdough recipe! All you need is white flour, salt, cream of tartar, water, and a jar of pumpkin pie spice. In just a few simple steps, you can have a festive and scented craft that can't be beat!
Making your own homemade pumpkin pie playdough is a delightful activity that both kids and adults will enjoy this fall season!
Cook Version Pumpkin Scented Playdough
Kids will adore creating and playing with this delightful homemade pumpkin-scented playdough during the fall season!
Make a batch of your own with the help of Glued To My Crafts and our easy-to-follow tutorial!
Continue reading for all the details and a simple recipe below! Happy crafting, my friends!
Looking for a creative and engaging activity to enjoy this fall season? Why not try making your own homemade pumpkin pie playdough? It’s a fantastic sensory experience that provides hours of entertainment for both kids and adults alike. Here’s a simple recipe to get you started:
Ingredients:
- Dry ingredients:
– All-purpose flour
– Salt
– Cream of tartar
– Pumpkin spice mix - Wet ingredients:
– Vegetable oil
– Tap water - Optional additives for extra fragrance and color:
– Vanilla extract
– Almond extract
– Red and yellow food coloring
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Instructions:
- In a medium-sized saucepan, mix the dry ingredients with a tablespoon of vegetable oil.
- Slowly pour in the tap water while stirring continuously.
- Add a few dashes of your desired extracts and a few drops of red and yellow food coloring to achieve a vibrant orange hue. Mix well.
- Cook the playdough mixture over low heat, stirring constantly until it reaches a stiff consistency. Feel free to add more food coloring to achieve your desired shade.
- Once cooked, remove the playdough from the saucepan and place it on a sheet of wax paper on your countertop.
- Allow the playdough to cool completely before diving in. If it feels too sticky, simply add more flour. Conversely, if it’s too dry, add a few drops of water and knead the dough with your hands.
- Now, the playdough is ready for your creativity! Mold it with your hands, roll it out with a rolling pin, and create fun shapes using cookie cutters.
- For an extra playful touch, consider adding pumpkin seeds, pipe cleaners, or decorative plastic leaves.
EXTRA TIP! Be sure to store your pumpkin spice play dough in an airtight container for future play. Please also be mindful that this play dough recipe is NOT edible and children should ALWAYS be supervised while playing with their creation!
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Now you have your very own homemade pumpkin pie playdough – a delightful and versatile activity to enjoy for the next few days. So gather your loved ones, let your imagination run wild, and savor the autumn season with this wonderful sensory experience!
Happy crafting, my friends!!! Please don’t forget to share pictures of your child playing with their orange colored pumpkin dough on our Facebook page to see from afar! I also can’t wait to hear what you thought of our tutorial! #gluedtomycrafts
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Pumpkin Scented Playdough Recipe For Fall
Bring the Fall season to your kitchen with this Pumpkin Scented Playdough recipe! All you need is white flour, salt, cream of tartar, water, and a jar of pumpkin pie spice. In just a few simple steps, you can have a festive and scented craft that can't be beat!
Here’s your checklist of supplies to bring this craft to life:
- 1 cup white baking flour
- 1 cup salt
- 1 cup tap water
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp cream of tartar
- 1/3 jar pumpkin pie spice
- maple extract
- vanilla extract
- food coloring red and orange
- 1 Storage Container
Prepare your creative haven by laying down a protective cover before the crafting magic begins!
Directions:
- Combine all your dry ingredients and the vegetable oil in a medium size bowl.1 cup white baking flour, 1 cup salt, 2 tbsp cream of tartar, 1/3 jar pumpkin pie spice, 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- Mix together with a spoon.
- Now add the mixture to a medium sized saucepan.
- Slowly add the tap water.1 cup tap water
- Add a few dashes of each of the extracts and a few drops of red and yellow food coloring.maple extract, food coloring, vanilla extract
- Mix well while cooking the playdough mixture over medium heat, stirring until stiff. This is where you can add more food coloring, to get the color you want. Less red, more yellow to achieve orange.
- Once it's finished cooking and is stiff like playdough, drop it on a sheet of wax paper you lay out on the counter.
- Allow the pumpkin playdough to cool completely before you play with it. If the dough is too sticky, you can add more flour. If the dough is too dry, add a few drops of water.
- Then enjoy for the next few days as you mold it with your hands and create fun shapes!
- EXTRA TIP! Be sure to store your pumpkin scented playdough in an airtight container for future play. Please also be mindful that this play dough recipe is NOT edible and children should ALWAYS be supervised while playing with their creation!
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