Are you a fan of Disney's The Little Mermaid? We love the movie and Sylvia has enjoyed dressing up as Ariel in the past. When my daughter was younger we used to play The Little Mermaid at the swimming pool.
My daughter was always Ariel and of course, I was Sebastian. It was super cute at the time and I will never forget our role play.
Today we have some awesome Little Mermaid DIY glitter play doh recipe pots to share. It's a great recipe and you can download the printable to create your own.

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Why You'll Love This Craft
- Under-the-Sea Sparkle: The glitter looks just like Ariel’s tail—shimmery and magical!
- Mermaid Treasure Hunt: Hide tiny shells or beads inside for kids to find while squishing and shaping.
- Super Soft and Squishy: This dough is extra soft—perfect for little hands and big imaginations!
Supplies for Your Mermaid Playdoh
- 4 cups flour
- 2 cup salt
- 4 cups water
- 2 Tablespoon vegetable or any other cooking oil
- 3 tablespoons cream of tartar
- Food coloring
- Glitter
- Little Mermaid Template labels
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🖌️ How to Make Mermaid Themed Play Doh

- Step 3: Be sure to stir from the bottom so the Play Doh does not burn!

- Step 4: In about 2 minutes your mixture will begin to form a ball and will be hard to stir.

- Step 5: Take your Play Doh out of the pot and allow it to cool. Divide the dough into 6 sections.

- Step 6: Knead Play Doh like bread until nice and smooth

- Step 7: Add 1-2 drops of your food colouring. If your colour is too light, add 1-2 more drops until you get the desired colour.

- Step 8: Add glitter and knead into Play Doh.

- Step 9: Place your Play Doh into the Jars.

- Step 10: Finally, print off your labels to create the Disney themed containers.
I think these are super cute.
What do you think? You might like to try it for yourself?

The Little Mermaid DIY Glitter Play Doh Recipe
Equipment
- 4 cups flour
- 2 cup salt
- 4 cups water
- 2 Tablespoon vegetable or any other cooking oil
- 3 tablespoons cream of tartar
- Food coloring
- Glitter
- Little Mermaid Template labels
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients together in a big pot and then put it onto the stove.
- At first, the mixture is pretty runny but keep stirring continuously. Be sure to stir from the bottom so the Play Doh does not burn!
- In about 2 minutes your mixture will begin to form a ball and will be hard to stir.
- Take your Play Doh out of the pot and allow it to cool. Divide the dough into 6 sections.
- Knead Play Doh like bread until nice and smooth
- Add 1-2 drops of your food colouring. If your colour is too light, add 1-2 more drops until you get the desired colour.
- Add glitter and knead into Play Doh.
- Place your Play Doh into the Jars.
- Finally, print off your labels to create the Disney themed containers.
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My kids would love this activity! This is also perfect gift or birthday giveaways:)
Omg those are so cute! I wish I could get my toddler into Little Mermaid but she only cares about the 3D computer animated cartoons. lol
What a fun idea! I never tried to make playdoh before 🙂
This is very cute. I am going to keep it in mind for my daughter's party.
What a cute idea! We love play dough in this house and know my daughter would love to make a mermaid version 🙂