Pumpkin Pie Playdough is the perfect sensory fall experience for children! It’s fun and easy to make, too.
We’ve been in the mood for pumpkin projects lately. Yesterday my younger children and I mixed up this fun pumpkin pie playdough, and we had fun making pretend pumpkin pies, pumpkin cookies, and pumpkin rolls. They look surprisingly realistic!
I used my tried-and-true favorite playdough recipe and just added spices and food coloring to make it look like pumpkin.
Pumpkin Pie Playdough
Ingredients:
- 3 cups white flour
- 1 1/2 cups salt
- 1 tablespoon cream of tartar
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 cups water
- 2 tablespoons oil
- food coloring: I used about 20 drops of red and 45 drops of yellow
Directions:
- Mix all the ingredients in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat and stir constantly for about 3 to 5 minutes. It will look runny and begin to form into a ball as you cook and stir it. (Even if it looks too watery, just keep stirring and cooking it.)
- After it forms into a ball in the center of the pot and you can no longer stir it (it will get very thick), remove the pan from the heat.
- Remove the dough from the pan and knead it well. You may need to add some flour to get it just the right consistency (but don’t add too much or it won’t be as soft and pliable). I find if I cook it long enough it doesn’t need any additional flour.
- Cool and store in an airtight container. I usually divide the dough into four parts (one for each of the younger children) and store each child’s dough in a resealable plastic bag. Then I store all of their bags in a larger plastic container with a lid. This keeps for a long time (months) if you keep it in an airtight container (in some locations, it may last longer if kept in the refrigerator).
Note: The above recipe makes a large amount of dough. If you need less, you may want to try halving the ingredients.
Just add a pie tin, some pumpkin cookie cutters, and a rolling pin, and you’ll be all set for an afternoon of pretend baking!
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Katrina Hamel says
September 27, 2018 at 11:08 amWhat a great idea! I’m definitely going to do this with the children I babysit!
Joy Kincaid says
September 28, 2018 at 2:14 pmI’m sure they’d love it!
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Joy Kincaid says
November 29, 2017 at 3:05 pmThank you so much for the feature, Marilyn!
Jocelyn says
October 2, 2016 at 4:52 pmThank you for this AMAZING and sooo helpful recipe!!! I really appreciate you posting it for others.
Joy Kincaid says
October 3, 2016 at 8:30 amYou’re welcome, Jocelyn! So glad it’s helpful! We love playdough around here. 🙂
Sarah Jean @ Pretty Simple Ideas says
November 9, 2015 at 7:36 pmYou are so clever! I love this.
Joy Kincaid says
November 10, 2015 at 2:58 amThat's sweet of you, Sarah Jean—thank you!
JES says
November 9, 2015 at 9:49 amGood morning! I just had to let you know we FEATURED this fun post today on the Art of Home-Making Mondays! Have a lovely week 🙂
Joy Kincaid says
November 9, 2015 at 3:58 pmHow nice! Thank you, JES!! I hope you have a lovely week also. ♥
JES says
November 5, 2015 at 10:40 amWhat a fun idea! I love this! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Joy Kincaid says
November 5, 2015 at 5:24 pmWe've had fun with it! Thanks so much for stopping by, JES! 🙂
Leslie says
October 29, 2015 at 12:57 amThat looks wonderful. Problem is, I would want to eat it!!! LOL! Thanks for sharing.
Joy Kincaid says
October 29, 2015 at 2:22 amLol! It does look pretty real, but I'm sure it would taste terribly salty! 🙂