Playdough

mrs.wildman

When did you introduce your LO to playdough? 

Does anyone have any tried and true home-made PD recipes to recommend? 

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I like this recipe:

https://mymontessorijourney.typepad.com/my_montessori_journey/2008/10/homemade-playdo.html

I love to add smells, vanialla, almond and peppermint extract (each in a different color), cinnamon works too! 

I think we started playdough around 18 months with Megan

fjaril

H has played with it from about 18 months or so too. He loves to squish it.

I've yet to be brave enough to make my own yet. I keep meaning to though

MrsMillerTime

DD got a set for her 2nd birthday and that was the first time she really played with it.  We have plenty of the store-bought stuff so I've never made our own.

Taytee

We can't make playdough that smells good or Emily tries to eat it. She doesn't like the taste of plan old Play-D oh so we mostly play with that. I don't recall how many months though. We just sort of introduced it every couple of months until we got to a point where the first thing she didn't do was put it in her mouth.

Mainer-in-Texas

DD got some for Christmas - so 19 months. She loves it!

misjenn

Michelle&Russ:

I like this recipe:

https://mymontessorijourney.typepad.com/my_montessori_journey/2008/10/homemade-playdo.html

I love to add smells, vanialla, almond and peppermint extract (each in a different color), cinnamon works too! 

I think we started playdough around 18 months with Megan

I use this recipe ALL.THE.TIME. I use kool aid to add color and smell. I think my kids were around a year to a year and half. I don't feel bad if they eat it because I make it so I know what is going in their mouth.

MrsAJL

I use that recipe too. I color it with food gel colors (from my cake decorating phase).  It's easy to make and use. Ben liked to play with it more than the store bought kind.

mrs.wildman

Thanks everyone! I think I'll try it with DD!