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October 27, 2015 by Joy Kincaid 20 Comments

Pumpkin Pie Playdough Recipe

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Pumpkin Pie Playdough is the perfect sensory fall experience for children! It’s fun and easy to make, too.
This pumpkin pie playdough recipe is the perfect fall sensory activity for kids!
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

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:

  1. 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.)
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
pumpkin pie playdough
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!


More Fall Posts:

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  1. RICHELLA J PARHAM says

    November 11, 2021 at 8:30 am

    Love this, Joy! How fun to make plain old playdough into such a multisensory joy for Fall.

    Thanks so much for joining the Grace at Home party at Imparting Grace. I’m featuring you this week!

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  2. Michele Morin says

    November 5, 2020 at 3:28 pm

    Multisensory fun! Great idea!

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      November 6, 2020 at 7:39 pm

      Thank you, Michele!

      Reply
  3. Marielle says

    October 24, 2020 at 4:28 pm

    What a fun idea to add the spices for festive playdough! Thanks for sharing. I’m visiting today from the Embracing Home and Family link up. Have a great weekend Joy!

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      October 26, 2020 at 4:57 pm

      Thank you, Marielle!

      Reply
  4. Patty Gordon says

    November 11, 2018 at 6:49 pm

    Congrats! Your blog post is being featured this week on DailyMomBlogs! You can find it on all our social media channels as well as at DailyMomBlogs.wordpress.com in the next 7 days. If you have any questions please feel free to email me!

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  5. Katrina Hamel says

    September 27, 2018 at 11:08 am

    What a great idea! I’m definitely going to do this with the children I babysit!

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      September 28, 2018 at 2:14 pm

      I’m sure they’d love it!

      Reply
  6. Marilyn Lesniak says

    November 28, 2017 at 6:22 pm

    Congratulations! Your post was my feature pick at #WWBlogHop this week. Visit me at https://www.marilynstreats.com on Tuesday evening and to see your feature and grab your badge! All hosts choose their own features from the comments left on their blog so be sure to return to my blog for your badge. I invite you to leave more links to be shared and commented upon. Please be sure to leave your link number or post title so we can be sure to visit!

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      November 29, 2017 at 3:05 pm

      Thank you so much for the feature, Marilyn!

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  7. Jocelyn says

    October 2, 2016 at 4:52 pm

    Thank you for this AMAZING and sooo helpful recipe!!! I really appreciate you posting it for others.

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      October 3, 2016 at 8:30 am

      You’re welcome, Jocelyn! So glad it’s helpful! We love playdough around here. 🙂

      Reply
  8. Sarah Jean @ Pretty Simple Ideas says

    November 9, 2015 at 7:36 pm

    You are so clever! I love this.

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      November 10, 2015 at 2:58 am

      That's sweet of you, Sarah Jean—thank you!

      Reply
  9. JES says

    November 9, 2015 at 9:49 am

    Good 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 🙂

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      November 9, 2015 at 3:58 pm

      How nice! Thank you, JES!! I hope you have a lovely week also. ♥

      Reply
  10. JES says

    November 5, 2015 at 10:40 am

    What a fun idea! I love this! Thank you for sharing 🙂

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      November 5, 2015 at 5:24 pm

      We've had fun with it! Thanks so much for stopping by, JES! 🙂

      Reply
  11. Leslie says

    October 29, 2015 at 12:57 am

    That looks wonderful. Problem is, I would want to eat it!!! LOL! Thanks for sharing.

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      October 29, 2015 at 2:22 am

      Lol! It does look pretty real, but I'm sure it would taste terribly salty! 🙂

      Reply

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