I love stuff like this. It’s the kind of thing that every parent needs to have on brain-file so you can whip it out at a moment’s notice when the kiddos need some quality fun time. The best part is that I can almost guarantee that you have all of these ingredients in your kitchen at this very moment. Both recipes are made with every day stuff from the kitchen so they’re especially great for little ones who are still in the everything-in-mouth phase. (My oldest is 3 1/2 and he’s still kind of in that phase!) I can also almost guarantee that the kids won’t be the only ones eating the playdough. Don’t say I didn’t warn ya…
Peanut Butter Playdough
1 C creamy peanut butter
2 C powdered sugar
1/2 C honey
Directions: mix mix mix. I use my stand mixer to make it quick, clean and easy, but if you prefer to make it long, messy, and not-so-easy, let your kids mix it up by hand 🙂
A lot of PB playdough recipes you’ll find include dry milk powder, but I really don’t like the grainy texture it creates so I use straight powdered sugar. Plus, it tastes waaaay better.
This makes plenty for 2-3 kids to enjoy. Just give ’em rollers, cutters, molds, etc. and let them go to town! My son and his most favorite gal-pal had a blast with it.
My cupboards were a little bare when we made this batch, but one thing that’s really fun is to give them things like pretzel sticks, graham crackers, cheerios, m&m’s etc and let them build stuff and decorate it.
Be prepared to see a lot of lip smackin’ going on because this stuff is goooood.
Like really good. Good as in I had to have my own pile of playdough which I hoarded and dreamt about dipping in chocolate. Hmmm….chocolate. I think I might have a party one day where adults play with peanut butter playdough and then turn it into fondue. Brilliant, right?? Anyway, next time you need something quick to entertain the kiddos, bust out the PB playdough!
Onto recipe numero dois:
Let me start by saying that calling this recipe “edible” is somewhat of a stretch. While it’s totally healthy to consume it, you’re probably not going to want to voluntarily shove it in your mouth like you will the PB playdough. But at least you know what’s in it and it won’t hurt a thing if your little ones start licking their fingers! Another great option for finger paint is adding a few drops of food-safe coloring to vanilla yogurt or pudding. Both are fun to play with and taste super yummy! We had a lot of fun with this one though.
Home Made Finger Paint
3 T sugar
1/2 C cornstarch 2 C cold water
food coloring
Mix sugar and cornstartch together in a sauce pan. Add cold water and combine with a whisk. Cook on medium heat until the mixture thickens to a thin pudding consistency. I recommend stopping the cooking process a little before it’s the consistency you’d like because it thickens upon standing. Once removed from heat, COOL and then separate into bowls and color as desired.
Spread out big sheets of freezer paper or newsprint and let the kiddos go to town. Better yet, do it outside! A friend of mine told me she has her kids paint all over the shower walls. Makes a great canvas and when they’re done she just washes it down. I thought that was brilliant!
This paint will be soft and smooth at first and over time it will start to thicken. Depending on your kids {ie: 3 1/2 year old boys} the thickened goop may be even more fun to play with than the original mixture!
Check back soon for the giveaway winners and be back Monday for more posts. Thanks for making this theme week so much fun! The good news is that our next theme week {and awesome giveaway} is coming up in just a few short weeks!
Other posts from Kids Week:
Homemade Hot Pockets
Hand Tossed Ice Cream
Frozen Pudding Pops– updated with Strawberries & Cream recipe!
Ahh…peanut butter playdough is almost a staple in our house. I wonder what it'd look like to decorate it with the edible fingerpaint!?
Edible playdough–that is awesome! And the fingerpaints are such a good idea too!
Edible playdough–that is awesome! And the fingerpaints are such a good idea too!
Sweet! I've been wanting to make edible playdough. This recipe looks great!
I love it, thanks!
Can't wait to try these! Thanks!
cute!
This gives me courage to try something messy and *gasp* using food coloring. I like the PB cutout idea since gingerbread cookies are pretty labor-intensive and, c'mon, admit it, we moms don't ALWAYS want to make more work for ourselves. Thanks for showing us how it can be done!
What a great idea! Food for finger paint and playdough is awesome :o) Now when my son spills it, I can let him lick it off the table ;o)
mmm… going to do this
Who went and made you all geniuses? love it – and not nearly as messy looking (just enough though) as the commercial substitutes.
My daughter and I get bored together a lot so these look like a fun way to kill at least an hour one afternoon!
Oooh, I haven't made edible playdough in a long time. I made regular play dough last week, but this looks much more yummy AND fun! Thanks!
Awesome! My son will love these!
Loved this theme week! Maybe a Kids Week II in a few months?
Hooray for good ideas to entertain the kids! Now…where did you get that pint-sized rolling pin??
Cool — I've never actually heard about PB play dough before!! Will definitely have to remember that one!
Love it! I've been wanting some type of play dough recipe that 21 month old boy could eat! Thanks for all your hard work, and sharing with all of us!
I'm really excited to see a PB playdough recipe w/o powdered milk. I don't often that stuff on hand. And the fingerpaints! I love making stuff in the kitchen with my kids but it's always some treat that I end up eating most of myself. So this is great stuff!
i cannot wait to give this one a try 😉
We can't wait to try this next week! So much fun.
I know what my kids are doing this afternoon!
The PB play dough sounds yummy! I mean fun…
And I've never thought of doing the edible finger paint that way (I've just done it with pudding). Good idea!
I haven't made this stuff in forever. Thanks for the reminder…I may just get inspired and do something fun {and messy} with my kids! Yes..I might just be making the PB dough just so I can eat it…mom's can have ulterior motives, right?
My kids will love this too!!!!
That is all so fun. I love doing crafts with the kiddos. i just expanded on my site to do Craft Kitchen at Mommys Kitchen. The play dough will be so fun for my kiddos. Just found your site.
We love making play-doh at our house. We'll have to try out the finger paints.
Unfortunately, my kids have nut allergies so the "play dough" is out but we'll definitely try the finger paint!
Great stuff! My daughter is going to have so much fun with the finger paints. I wish we could do the play dough but she is allergic to peanuts. 🙁 Thanks for the tips!
hmmm… this is cool, but i thought of when i was a kid, and my mom is such a neat freak, she'd never let us do this fun messy stuff. HAHA. love it.