Are you a fan of playdough? We sure are. In fact, I remember the good old days working as a preschool teacher, making the playdough each morning before the children arrived.
Well, today we have a fun and fantastic galaxy playdough recipe which is out of space-themed. This is perfect for STEM activities and a great fun idea to get the children involved. Enjoy.
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What You Will Need To Make Galaxy Playdough
- 3 cups Flour
- 3 cups Water
- 1 ½ cups Salt
- 3 Tbsp. Vegetable Oil
- 3 tsp. Cream of Tartar
- Food Colouring—blue, purple, turquoise
- Silver Glitter
- Tiny Gold or Silver Stars
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How To Make This Galaxy Playdough
Mix the first 5 ingredients together in a saucepan and cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and clumps together.
Remove the dough from the pan and split it into 3 pieces.
Colour each piece of dough with one of the food colours.
Mix it by hand until the colour is all mixed in.
You can use plastic disposable gloves, so your hands don’t get coloured if you’d like.
Mix/Knead each color of the playdough together so it looks swirled.
Don’t overmix, you want to see all the colors swirled together.
Add some glitter and some of the stars to the dough.
It’s all ready to play!
Enjoy!
Galaxy Playdough Kids Will Love
This is a tutorial on how to make a galaxy using playdough
Materials
- 3 cups Flour
- 3 cups Water
- 1 ½ cups Salt
- 3 Tbsp. Vegetable Oil
- 3 tsp. Cream of Tartar
- Food Colouring—blue, purple, turquoise
- Silver Glitter
- Tiny Gold or Silver Stars
Instructions
Mix the first 5 ingredients together in a saucepan and cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and clumps together.
Remove the dough from the pan and split it into 3 pieces.
Colour each piece of dough with one of the food colours.
Mix it by hand until the colour is all mixed in.
You can use plastic disposable gloves, so your hands don’t get coloured if you’d like.
Mix/Knead each color of the playdough together so it looks swirled.
Don’t overmix, you want to see all the colors swirled together.
Add some glitter and some of the stars to the dough.
It’s all ready to play!
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About Angela Milnes
Angela Milnes is a Qualified Early Years Teacher who has specialised in Preschool and Kindergarten teaching. She has a wealth of experience teaching young children and is passionate about kids crafts and having fun as a family. Angela has also taught cooking skills and loves to share both family recipes and easy instant pot recipes here on The Inspiration Edit. Follow her on Pinterest!
Hi there! If I have a class of 30 and I want them each to have a small amount, how many times should I double this recipe? Looks so fun, thank you!
Hi,
I’d probably make 3 times the recipe but I cant say with 100% certainty that that will be enough.
Angela