We took a trip to Ireland last year, but it was just us. We knew immediately the kids would love it, so this time we brought the kids to Ireland! Day 1 We left the house Monday, August 14th about noon and arrived at Newark International Airport at about 2:30, breezed through security, and sat […]
Sand Play Dough
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When we went to the Turkey Hill Experience, Charlie found something that we had to tear him away from. He called it “Ice Cream Play Dough”. It was basically a sand-like play dough with an ice cream set. He sat there and played for a good 30 minutes (on and off of us dragging him away). I told him that Mommy could make him “Ice Cream Play Dough” at home.
Two weeks later, I finally made the poor boy his “Ice Cream Play Dough”. It was super easy and I love easy things that make my boy happy!
You’ll need:
- 3 cups flour
- 1 cup baby oil
How easy is that? In a house with a baby, we have that anyway!
I mixed together 1 cup of baby oil and 3 cups of flour. I checked the consistency and made sure it was what I wanted. It was perfect for us. It’s that super soft sandy feel. It doesn’t stick to your hands and it’s not mushy or too dry to play with. You can always add a little more flour or a little more baby oil to meet your needs.
We used a large rectangular Rubbermaid container that has a lid to mix everything and also played with it inside the container to try containing the mess.
Charlie had a blast the first night and has played with it since then as well. It seems to be holding up pretty good in the container with the lid.
We’ll be picking up some ice cream accessories for him to play with though, since that’s what started the whole thing.
Bekah @ re•solve says
love the name! Looks like he had a blast!
Natasha Rodriguez says
Perfect! This is just what I have been looking for!! My KIDS will love you for this recipe! 🙂
Amy Desrosiers says
My little mess makers would love this!!! I’m not sure I’d like the greasy mess though!
Christina Shirley says
It looks greasier than it actually is. You can always add more flour.
Carly says
Great idea for the summer! Stick that mess on a water table! Easy clean up!
Robin Rue says
Oh boy, my boys would LOVE that. I make homemade play doh, but this is different and they would have a ball with it.
Krystyn says
I had no idea this was so easy to make! We’ll have to whip some up this summer to keep the kiddos entertained!
traceynicole says
That is so easy to make and I never would have thought of that! So cool!
Autumn Bradshaw says
That looks so simple to make! My daughter would LOVE to play in that mixture!
jaimemckee says
Oh I’ll have to try this! We have a sandbox, but it’s super wet from our winter and we can’t get it to dry out. And this would be easy to do on our back porch.
Debbie Denny says
That is really neat. This would be fun.
mail4rosey says
What a fun idea. I love hands on things like this for my youngest because he has such a good time with them (his sister did too).
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says
What a great texture for kids to learn and play with. This is so neat!
Renee Bigner says
That is super easy to make. I think this would be a great toy for my sensory seeker.
Beth@FrugalFroggie says
I love that. I have no made that but maybe I will make it this summer.
marla says
I should try this as an outdoor activity. That looks very easy to make.
Chelsea says
This looks fun, I’ve never heard of sand playdough before! It kind of looks like cookie dough from photos, haha.
valmg says
I’ve never heard of sand play dough before. It’s easy enough to make and affordable too. – Jenn @ The Rebel Chick
Tiffany C. says
I had never heard of this before, but really want to make some for my kids. I know they would love it. Thanks for sharing about this.
Stacie Haight Connerty says
I have never made this before. It is so easy! I know the kids would love it.
Amanda Smith says
This looks like a lot of fun! I’m sure the kids loved it!
MELISASource says
This is a great idea! I’m going to try it with my kids this summer!
HenriettaN says
Wow! This has to be the easiest play dough recipe ever! I’ll be sure to try it out with my granddaughter, once she’s old enough not to eat it 🙂
Kayla @ TheEclecticElement says
Who would have thought to combine those ingredients to make something like this! That’s definitely a super easy recipe and it looks SUPER fun to play with xD
Veronica Solomon says
I have heard of this. It looks like so much fun. I might get some for my grown up self. Lol
Christie says
Wow, that’s super easy, huh! Just make sure he doesn’t eat it! Fun times!
Kecia says
Ok, this is too easy not to try! My son loves playing with the messy playdough…he’d love sand dough too I’m sure.
Kathy says
I thought that was sand when I first looked at the picture. I can’t stand sand getting everywhere. Is this messy like that?
Christina Shirley says
Nope, definitely not messy like sand!
ToniPatton says
That’s super cool. I bet my daughter would love playing with this
Marvelous Mommy says
Finally a good use of my bottles of baby oil! I will try this, my girls would enjoy it!
Pauline Cabrera says
Wow! This is a cool stuff! I love to play with clay when I was a child. It stimulates your creativity. 🙂
Krystal says
I can totally imagine my son loving this…and then eating it. HAhah!
Joanna Sormunen says
That looks so much fun! And it’s so easy to do!
Candy Olivares says
How easy of a fun craft!! This would be very cool for my boys to enjoy this summer!
Dina Demarest says
I need to make this for my girl to play with this summer. So thanks for the recipe.
Amanda says
I made this once before, with my son. It smelled sooo good! And the texture was so soft and fun. I also added glitter to it to add some more fun. i need to do this again! 🙂
Rosie says
I love this ice cream play dough! so inexpensive and tons of fun!!! good way to get some use out of cookie cutters, too!