Pumpkin Spice Playdough

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup salt
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 cup water
• Food coloring (we used 6 drops of red and 15 drops of yellow)

How to make it:

1. Combine the dry ingredients in a nonstick saucepan. Add the oil, water, and food coloring and whisk until smooth. Stirring constantly with a rubber spatula, cook the mixture over medium heat until it forms a ball, about 3 to 4 minutes.
2. Turn the dough onto a counter, let it cool slightly, then knead the dough until it has a smooth texture, about 1 minute. The dough will keep up to a week in a ziplock bag.

Seen in Parenting magazine in 2003. Artist Melissa Balamain.

from sippinglemonade.com; the corollary to Inside a Toddler’s Brain.