Easy snow dough recipe for hours of fun
I will admit that my craft ideas don’t always turn out the way that I plan them.
This craft was supposed to be called “snow dough,” but because I bought unbleached flour instead of bleached flour, it looks more like sand. I thought I might just play it off and say, “In case you’re missing time on the beach, here is a fun winter craft to remind you of summer.” But I’ll be honest and admit it turned out a little differently than my plan.
That’s OK, it’s still an awesome craft!
Snow dough, moon sand, cloud dough, beach dough — whatever you want to call it, this is a fun and super simple activity for a cold winter’s day like today.
All you’ll need is:
16 cups of flour (bleached if you want white, unbleached if you want sand-colored)
2 cups of baby oil
Pour the flour in a wide, flat plastic tote. Pour the baby oil over the top and mix together. I started with a slotted spoon to get the oil worked in and then mushed everything together with my hands. It helped work the oil all the way through so the sand/dough was less clumpy.
Add toys, spoons, cups or pails. The mixture packs really well so you can build with it, leaves fun tracks, is super soft and smells good.
Have fun!
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What a good idea and looks like fun!