Pumpkin Pie Play Dough

I wanted to share this home made play dough recipe that is perfect for this time of year.  It's fun to play with and makes the house smell wonderful.

1cup Flour

1/2cup Salt

2teaspoons Cream of Tartar

2teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice

1/2teaspoon Cinnamon

1tablespoon Vegetable Oil

1cup Water

Food Coloring (6 drops of red and 15 drops of yellow)

*Combine the dry ingredients in a nonstick saucepan, then add oil, water and food coloring.  Stir constantly over medium heat until a ball forms, about 3-4 minutes.  Roll dough onto counter and let cool.  Then knead for 1 minute. A little sprinkle of flour might be needed if it's still a bit sticky.

 I gathered a few items from the art cabinet so the kids could enjoy sculpting and decorating there own little pumpkins.  I cut up pipe cleaners into 3-4 inch pieces, brought out buttons, colored sticks and the special finishing touch died Fuscili pasta for the stem.

Hint: I put a handful of pasta in a zip lock bag added 5 drops of green food coloring and a teaspoon of Alcohol.  Zip it closed and smoosh it around.  Pour onto wax paper and let dry for about 5 minutes.  They made the perfect little stem.

Luke demonstrated his big eyed pumpkin and

Zoe with her silly pumpkin.  This was a super fun activity.  The kids enjoyed taking there pumpkins apart a re-decorating over and over. It was a great rainy day, fall project.