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December 5, 2019 By Chelsey

How to Make Snow Dough

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Snow dough is a fun sensory material to add to small world play and also makes a great play material all on its own. This playdough recipe is perfect for ‘snowy’ play due to its bright white color and somewhat crumbly texture.

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How to Make Snow Dough~ BuggyandBuddy.com

 

I’m excited to share this super simple snow dough recipe with you! It’s very easy to make, and the kids are always drawn to its texture. It really reminds me of snow because you can form it into shapes (like a snowball or brick) and you can also crumble it like a handful of snow.

 

This snow dough would be a great addition to any winter-themed small world play (like in place of the salt in our Winter Wonderland Small World), and it’s also fun to use on its own! This post contains affiliate links. 

 

How to Make Snow Dough~ BuggyandBuddy.com

Ingredients for Snow Dough

1 cup baking soda

1/2 cup cornstarch

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon water

 

Directions for Making Snow Dough

1. Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan. At first it will seem like you don’t have enough liquid in your mixture, but keep stirring. Eventually you will end up with a very soupy liquid.

2. Place the pan over medium heat. Stir continuously. The mixture will remain soupy for about 5 minutes, and then all of a sudden begin to thicken.

3. Continue stirring until your mixture is quite thick.

4. Dump the mixture out onto a sheet of waxed paper or other surface too cool. Be careful! The mixture will be really hot– even hotter than regular homemade playdough right out of the pan. (After a few minutes I break the mixture into chunks so it will cool more quickly.)

 

Snow Dough Recipe

 

5. Once it’s cool enough to touch, knead the dough until it becomes smooth. Store it in an airtight container for up to two weeks.

How to Make Snow Dough

 

Be sure to check out STEAM Kids book and ebook for even more creative STEM and STEAM ideas!

STEAM Kids: 50+ STEAM STEM activities for kids

 

Filed Under: Preschool, Recipes for Playing & Creating, Winter Tagged With: playdough, recipes for play, snow, Winter

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Welcome to Buggy and Buddy! I'm Chelsey, a former teacher and parent living on the central coast of California. I love sharing crafts, science, STEM and STEAM activities, free printables and more! Read More…

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