We are joining in on the fun of making sensory doughs with some blogging friends, and I really need this. In all honesty, I overthink messy play. I think of the prep, the mess, the possible accidents, the aftermath, the potential chaos — and it slightly overwhelms me. So I’m committing to making a different dough each month in 2015 because all of the mess, the prep, and the headache are always worth it! My kids always love it, and that makes it more than worthwhile.
First up is snow dough, and we decided to bring in the characters and castle from Frozen to make it into a small world. To make our snow dough, I used three ingredients:
8 oz. baking soda (Corn Starch or Corn Flour could be substituted)
2-4 oz. coconut oil (hardened)
Water in a squirt bottle
We doubled this recipe, and it worked great for the corner of the sensory tub that everything fit into. I added the mirror for “ice,” and the kiddos put in the glass beads because we just love them. I’m sure you already know this, but since glass beads are small, they can present a choking hazard, so just supervise accordingly.
We just mixed the coconut oil and baking soda together to form the crumbly looking part of the snow dough. To make it more dough-like and mold-able, we just sprayed it with the water. I left the kiddos in charge of this. A preschooler will never turn down a squirt bottle!
The more coconut oil there is, the easier it is to mold the snow dough into different shapes. Then it really firms up after you let it set! We shaped our dough for ages before adding it to our sensory tub, but I didn’t have my camera handy at that particular time.
I tentatively came up with this recipe, hoping it would work, and I’m thrilled that it was so great! We’ll be using it all week in preschool now for our frozen and winter theme! If you have never tried snow dough before, I highly recommend it.
Here are some more fantastic snow dough recipes and activities, and you can also see what we have planned for the year on Lemon Lime Adventures:
Experimenting with Snow Dough | Lemon Lime Adventures
How to Make Snow Dough (Taste Safe) | Powerful Mothering
Book-Inspired Snow Dough Sensory Play | Stir the Wonder
Snow Fairy Small World with Snow Sensory Dough | Still Playing School
Snow Dough Science | Raising Lifelong Learners
Frozen Snow Dough | Sugar Aunts
Edible Snow Dough | Wildflower Ramblings
Vitamin E Snow Dough Recipe | FSPDT
Rubbery Marshmallow Play Dough | Therapy Fun Zone
Snow Dough & Outdoor Play | Peakle Pie
Music Inspired Snow Dough | Witty Hoots
Glittery Snow Dough | In The Playroom
Arctic Small World Snow Dough | Best Toys 4 Toddlers
Sparkly Taste Safe Snow Dough for Toddler & Preschool Sensory Play | Bare Feet on the Dashboard
Fizzy, Frozen Snow Dough | It’s A Long Story
Frozen Inspired Snow Dough | The Pleasantest Thing
A Snowy Day Snow Dough Play | Natural Beach Living
Snow Fairy Small World with Snow Sensory Dough | Still Playing School
Baby Cereal Snow Dough | Creative World of Varya
Arctic play snow dough & fizzing science | Glittering Muffins
Snow Dough Slime Recipe | Little Bins for Little Hands
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