Free Fun Friday: Pumpkin Pie Playdough

I used to enjoy making pumpkin pie playdough with my kindergartners...and I'm thrilled that Hannah is old enough to enjoy things like playing with playdough now. We had fun making pumpkin pie playdough last week when Lilah was here to play. It smells yummy, if baby eats it (which Hannah is pretty good about not doing) it's okay, and it is so much fun to play with, esp. with fall cookie cutters. Here's the recipe (of course if your kids are older, they will love helping your measure and dump the ingredients!):

Playdough

1 c. flour

1/2 c. salt

1 c. water

1 T cream of tartar

1 T oil

food coloring

Cook above ingredients over medium heat until mixture pulls away from the sides of the pan & becomes playdough consistency. Knead until cool. Keep 3 months unrefrigerated.

The above makes "regular" playdough. To make it pumpkin pie playdough add a little bit of pumpkin pie seasoning and orange food coloring.

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