My kids LOVE play dough, and I love coming up with fun and creative ways to make it. This next recipe is taste-safe, making it great for kids of all ages. Read on for the easy tutorial.
Jello produces vibrantly colored play dough that smells absolutely AMAZING! The gelatin in the Jello gives the dough a silky-smooth & ultra stretchy texture. Try mixing flavors to create your own fruity combinations, and if your kids love this activity also be sure to check out our Kool-aid play dough recipe.
Jello Play Dough Recipe (per color)
- 1 & 1/3 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup of salt
- 2 tbsp cream of tartar
- 1 cup of boiling water
- 1 box of sugar free Jello
- 1 tbsp of cooking oil
Method
- Begin by adding the flour, salt, and cream of tartar to a large mixing bowl.
- Stir until combined.
- Momentarily set this to the side.
- In a separate bowl combine 1 cup of boiling water with 1 box of Jello.
- Add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and mix until the ingredients are combined and the Jello powder is dissolved.
- It is now time to combine the wet & dry ingredients.
- Pour the bowls together and stir the ingredients until the play dough begins to form.
- Once the dough is formed remove it from the bowl and knead it with clean, dry hands.
- If the dough is too sticky add a bit of flour and knead it in.
- After a bit of mixing & kneading you will be left with delightfully soft Jello play dough!
- Repeat this process for each color of Jello play dough that you wish to make.
Give kids play dough tools and they are sure to have a blast!
Extend the Fun
- Use your jello play dough to make self portraits.
- Make jello play dough potato heads.
- Get your jello to jiggle by making it electric.
- Make a jello play dough volcano!
MORE PLAY DOUGH RECIPES FOR KIDS
- Pumpkin Play Dough
- Snow Dough
- Galaxy Dough
- Christmas Play Dough Recipes
- Wonder Dough
- Quicksand Play Dough
Tips & Storage
- Store your Jello play dough in an air-tight container in the fridge, and it can be used for up to 1 week!
- For the best result I recommend using sugar free Jello powder.
- Sugar free Jello can be purchased in a variety of colors & flavors on Amazon here.
- Regular jello WILL WORK, it is just a bit more sticky.
- Any cooking oil will work for this recipe. We used vegetable oil.
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