Holiday Scented Play Dough

I found the instructions and picture here.

Peppermint Play Dough

• 2 Cups Flour
• 1 Cup Iodine Salt
• 4 Teaspoons Cream of Tarter
• 4 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
• 2 Cups Water 
• 3 Teaspoons Peppermint Extract
• Few drops red food coloring

1) Add peppermint extract and red food coloring to water. Measure flour, salt, cream of tartar and vegetable oil into a heavy, medium size sauce pan. Pour water mixture into dry ingredients, mix well.

2) Cook over low heat, stir the mixture contentiously until it begins to thicken and pull away from the sides of the sauce pan.

3)Remove the mixture from the burner. Once the mixture is cool enough to handle, kneed until consistency of play dough. Store in a Ziplock back up to a few weeks.

Gingerbread Play Dough

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup salt
• 4 tsp cream of tartar or alum
• 5 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp cloves
• 2 cups water
• 2 Tbsp. oil

1) Combine the dry ingredients in a saucepan.  Add the water and oil and mix well.

2) Cook over medium high heat, stirring frequently, until the mixture begins to thicken and pull away from the sides of the sauce pan.

3)Remove the mixture from heat and knead when cooled enough to handle.  Store in a Ziplock bag when cooled to keep from drying out.