Easy Peppermint Playdough and Christmas Accessories
I love homemade playdough and try to make sure we always have some on hand.
One of the great things about play dough is that it is so simple to change the experience by changing the accessories.  Playdough Sensory and Color and Animal Print Playdough are two great examples.
You can also add free printable Christmas playdough mats. Or mix things up completely and try gluten-free hot chocolate cloud dough.
Winter is a great time to have a little extra fun with playdough and playdough accessories. Does anyone want to build a snowman?
Easy Peppermint Playdough
What you need: Playdough (Try out the best no-cook playdough recipe you can make with (or without!) a stand mixer), peppermint extract
Swap the peppermint out with Ground Cloves Playdough Recipe to extend this activity.
Tip #1 – The recipe that I followed asks for the peppermint extract to be added after the playdough is made. I added it while the playdough was cooking and liked that better. (I used about 2 teaspoons.)
Tip #2 – For those of you who would rather not make your own play dough, store-bought can be transformed into a sensory wonderland as well! (I had to add quite a bit more of peppermint extract to cover the store bought smell, but it did work!)
Christmas Playdough Accessories
Getting creative with playdough accessories is fun! For this project, I wanted to include everything the kids would need to build snowmen as well as some extra Christmas goodies.
Accessory ideas
- Sticks.
- Felt cut into scarves.
- Buttons.
- Acorn tops.
- Pebbles.
- Plastic candy canes. (The little ones pictured above were part of a candy cane chain. I just cut them apart. We used the beads that connected them too.)
- Plastic snowflakes.
- Glitter. (Glitter is not my favorite, but I can handle it when it’s tucked neatly into playdough. Let your little one sprinkle it straight onto the playdough and knead it in. All the sparkle, none of the glitter mess.)
Do you have any Christmas playdough accessory ideas to add?
This post originally appeared on December 11, 2011 as a part of Creative Christmas Countdown.
Looks like it smells so yummy! Great post 🙂
Thank you Chrissy!
I love this post! I ran a similar post the other day and didn’t even realize it- although, I’ve never cooked my own play dough before! Beautiful pics!
Try the cooked play dough… the texture is awesome. Thank you for the comment!
This is SO adorable! I’m a huge fan of play dough and we make new batches of it every other week, just to add to the range and variety! I love the idea of making snowmen and candy canes- just perfect!
Thank you Anna! We had a blast.
My son will love this! Thanks for sharing, Jill!
Let me know how he likes it!
This looks like a ton of fun. I’ve got to get to the store to get some peppermint extract and some of those cute candy canes.
Don’t forget the peppermint tea. 😉
Loved YOUR activity!! Recognized a few of the snowman decorations too! Great job on your blog.
Thank you Chris!!!
I love it. This is a good family activity. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for commenting. I agree, it would make a really fun family activity.
Great post! I love all the holiday themed items you set out to play with! I want to play with all that stuff too! 🙂
~Aleacia
Come on over!!! 😉
A lovely advent activity – and top marks for sticking with the theme and drinking *peppermint* tea!
Thank you Cathy. Hee hee… It’s my new favorite drink!