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September 8, 2014

Apple Pie Scented Play Dough

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Hello Juggling Act readers, I’m Heather from Krafts and Kiddos sharing another fun activity this month for the kids. With autumn almost here, I’m getting a head start on some sweet fall crafts. Today I’m excited to be sharing an Apple Pie Scented Play Dough recipe. It’s easy to make and it smells oh-so savory, it’s guaranteed everyone will enjoy it.
 
Our easy to make Apple Pie Scented Play Dough is the perfect activity for the fall season. We love play dough recipes, and this wonderfully scented play dough has become one of our favorites to create and play with. This is the perfect activity for kids of all ages to enjoy, create, and explore using their senses. 
 
If you love the scent of apple pie, this play dough recipe is perfect for you. 
 
Apple Pie Scented Play Dough by Krafts and Kiddos
 
Here’s what you need:
 
apple pie scented play dough by krafts and kiddos
1 Cup – Flour
1/4 Cup – Salt
1 Tsp. – Cream of Tartar
1/2 Tsp. – Apple Pie Spice
1 Tsp. – Cinnamon
1/2 Tbsp. – Vegetable Oil 
1 Cup – Water
Red Food Coloring 
Green Food Coloring
 
You ready to learn how to make some play-dough for the kids to enjoy, then let’s get started.
 
apple pie scented play dough by krafts and kiddos
 
1. Place a large pot on the stove and mix all the dry ingredients together.
2. Now add in your vegetable oil, water, and food coloring, start stirring. If you want a really deep color, add at least 1Tsp of food coloring. If you don’t see a dark enough color, just keep adding drops until you achieve the perfect shade.
3. Continue stirring your ingredients over low/medium heat until the dough begins to pull away from the pot and also begins to stick together. I’d say it’s close to 5 minutes of stirring. 
4. Once you reach the right consistency, turn off the heat, place your dough onto wax paper or a cookie sheet and let cool for a few minutes, then knead. 
5. If the play dough is too sticky after it cools, just add a little bit of flour and knead a little longer. This will help the consistency and make a less sticky dough. 
 
We made 2 different batches. The first was using green food coloring to create green apples. The next batch we made we used the red food coloring to create our dramatic red apple color. 
 
Now, let the kids begin creating and playing with this wonderful smelling play dough. We used apple cookie cutters to create our apple shapes. Can you smell the apple pie aroma?
 
apple pie scented play dough by krafts and kiddos
 
Even though this recipe smells just like apple pie, I wouldn’t recommend eating it. There’s nothing toxic involved, but this recipe includes lots of salt. Luckily, if a small child does try to nibble on this, it won’t hurt – they may just make a sour face for a second or two. 
 
My son enjoyed every moment of playing with his play dough, creating, playing, and enjoyed the amazing scent too! We have an apple tree in our backyard so I added some fresh apples to the table in hopes he may try and re-create the shape of any apple. Just another added activity you could try with your play dough. 
 
apple pie scented play dough recipe by krafts and kiddos
This apple pie scented play dough is a wonderful activity throughout autumn and into winter. By adding some food coloring you can create some very striking play dough colors for both fall and winter holidays. 
 
apple pie scented play dough by krafts and kiddos
Since we created two batches of this super fun play dough – it was great to have green and red to create different apples, because of course apples grow in both colors. We used cookie cutters shaped like apples to really get into the season and theme. 
 
apple pie scented play dough by krafts and kiddos
 
Besides the wonderful smell of this apple pie scent, I love that you can store your dough inside an air tight container, and place into your refrigerator for ongoing play-time.  Actually, once the play dough has been stored inside the cooler temperature of the fridge, the apple pie scent seems to be stronger and simply smells ah-mazing!
 
apple pie scented play dough by krafts and kiddos
Oh the fun your little ones will have playing with this easy to make play dough recipe. 
 
apple pie scented play dough by krafts and kiddos
If you enjoyed our dough recipe today, you might also like creating our Homemade Sand Dough. Here’s the recipe for this hands-on activity for the kids to enjoy.
 
Sand Dough Recipe by Krafts and Kiddos
 
Thanks so much for following along today. I hope you enjoyed learning how to make some Apple Pie Scented Play-Dough. It’s truly a great activity for the family to make together, plus it smells so good, the whole family will enjoy this activity. I look forward to sharing more ideas with you next month. Have a great week!
 
Krafts and Kiddos

 

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  1. Susen @ Dabbling Momma says

    September 8, 2014 at 10:06 pm

    perfect play dough for fall!!

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    • Heather Acampora says

      September 8, 2014 at 11:34 pm

      Thanks Susen, I think so too! Plus it smells so good. Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  2. Emily says

    September 9, 2014 at 12:01 am

    Love this! Totally agree it’s perfect for fall. Will be fun to make while baking an apple pie 😉

    Raisingaverymae.blogspot.com

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    • Heather Acampora says

      September 10, 2014 at 4:37 pm

      Thanks Emily, I’m glad you like our play dough recipe, it serves up a whole lot of fun for the kids!

      Reply
  3. Emily, Our house now a home says

    September 10, 2014 at 4:21 pm

    This is such a fun idea, I will have to try this one. Thank you for linking up at Pin worthy Wednesday, this has been added to the pinterest board.

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    • Heather Acampora says

      September 10, 2014 at 4:39 pm

      So glad you like it Emily, the scent is oh-so good and the kids will love it too! Thank you for pinning and stopping by.

      Reply
  4. Samantha @ Stir the Wonder says

    September 14, 2014 at 3:15 pm

    I bet this play dough smells delicious! Thanks for linking up to the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop! We hope you stop by again next week!

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    • Heather Acampora says

      September 15, 2014 at 3:03 pm

      Thanks Samantha! I’m glad you like our play dough recipe, it’s perfect for fall and a great activity for a cold or rainy day too!

      Reply
  5. Monique says

    September 14, 2014 at 10:11 pm

    Thanks for linking up at Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party, I’m featuring your post as one of my favs this week.

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    • Heather Acampora says

      September 15, 2014 at 3:03 pm

      Aw, thank you Monique for featuring us this week! I’m glad you enjoyed our Apple Pie Scented Play Dough recipe. It’s become a favorite around here, especially this time of year.

      Reply
  6. Mandee Thomas says

    September 15, 2014 at 6:38 pm

    I bet this smells SO good! I wanted to let you know that this post is being featured tomorrow night at the Create & Share Link Party (7:00 PM MST)! Congratulations!!! Can’t wait to see what you share with us this week 🙂
    http://designsbymissmandee.blogspot.com/

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    • Heather Acampora says

      September 16, 2014 at 4:43 pm

      Hi Mandee, Thank you!!! I love joining you ladies each week, thank you for checking out our Apple Pie Scented Play Dough and featuring!

      Reply
  7. Melissa @ Simply Sweets by Honeybee says

    September 15, 2014 at 6:56 pm

    I’m totally a big kid at heart and want to make this so I can play with it.

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    • Heather Acampora says

      September 16, 2014 at 4:43 pm

      Haha Melissa, I know what you mean… I’m a big kid at heart too, I love creating with the kiddos + of course the smell of our play dough doesn’t hurt.

      Reply
  8. Selena @ Look! We're Learning! says

    September 16, 2014 at 10:13 pm

    Looks like it smells wonderful! Thanks for linking up at Family Fun Friday!

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    • Heather Acampora says

      September 18, 2014 at 10:35 pm

      Thanks Selena for featuring us this week at Family Fun Friday. There are so many fabulous crafts and ideas being shared this week!

      Reply
  9. Linda Manns Linneman says

    October 6, 2014 at 3:23 pm

    My grandkids would love this. Thank you for sharing

    Reply

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