Pumpkin Spice or Apple Pie Playdough

For those of you with children or grandchildren, this makes wonderfully smelly playdough just perfect for this time of year.

Pumpkin Spice Playdough

5 1/2 cups flour

8 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 1/2 ounces pumpkin pie spice

2 cups salt

3/4 cups oil

4 cups water

orange food coloring (2 parts yellow to 1 part red or orange gel coloring)

1. Mix all ingredients together in a heavy bottomed sauce pan.


2. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until dough forms. The mixture becomes very thick so a big wooden spoon works well for stirring.


3. When a ball begins to form, transfer dough to a floured surface. Knead the dough until it is smooth.


4. When dough is cool store in an air tight container.

Apple Pie Play Dough Recipe

3 cups flour

2 tablespoons oil

3 cups water

1 1/2 cups salt

2 tablespoons cream of tartar

a few tablespoons each of ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves

1. Whisk all ingredients together in a large heavy bottomed sauce pan.


2. Stir constantly over medium heat. The mixture will be soupy for several minutes and then suddenly it will stick together and form a rough ball.


3. When it thickens and sticks together, remove the pan from the heat and continue stirring.

4. Turn the hot ball onto a floured surface, and began kneading as it cools.


5. Sprinkle the spices onto the dough and continue kneading.


6. Store in a large zip-lock bag or other air tight container.