One thing that my son absolutely LOVES when it comes to our craft time is homemade playdough. He seriously can sit there for hours playing with it {and I don’t blame him – I like to join in too!}

So today’s homemade recipe is titled Cherry Lemonade Playdough and it’s basically in honor of the upcoming summer season. It’s got an amazing smell, nice texture AND it’s a no cook recipe so you can literally make it in minutes! And that amazing smell? It’s created with a simple pack of instant Jello {no lie!} For the price of less than a $1 – it really adds a festive touch to the mix! It’s my new go-to ingredient {all those flavor possibilities} when it comes to our playdough and I absolutely LOVE it!

So what are you waiting for? Grab those playdough making supplies, some cookie cutters and get to work! This is a MUST-DO activity this summer – promise!!!

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Cherry Lemonade Playdough

Supplies:
* 2 cups flour
* 1 1/2 cups boiling water
* 1/2 cup salt
* 2 tablespoons cream of tartar
* 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
* One package of Cherry Lemonade Jello {3 ounce}

Directions:
* In a large mixing bowl – combine your flour, salt, cream of tartar and oil.
* Measure out your hot water and add in your Jello pack. Stir till dissolved.
* Now carefully stir in the hot water mixture to the flour mixture. {Should ONLY be done by adults}
* Then start stirring with a cooking spoon until the dough starts getting sticky/cools down a bit.
*Once cool enough to handle – knead until it’s a smooth playdough consistency. Then play!

Store playdough in air tight container when not using and of course – although this recipe smells amazing, it’s just for pretend. {sides that – it tastes gross when ingested} Please always supervise children while they play. If your dough is too sticky, add some more flour and knead through, until you get consistency you like.

In honor of the upcoming 4th of July weekend – why not make some patriotic playdough? For the red, simply create today’s Cherry Lemonade Playdough recipe and for the blue – be sure to follow our Cotton Candy Playdough recipe. Both of which are super fun and smell amazing!!!

For even more homemade playdough recipes – be sure to check these fun blog posts out:
Snowman Playdough
Apple Scented Play Dough
Pumpkin Scented Playdough
Peppermint Playdough
Strawberry Shortcake Playdough

Here are a few more homemade playdough examples we made using Jello packets and the above recipe!