Calming Playdough

Three different playdough recipes which will help children to calm down as they manipulate it. 

Lavender Playdough

Materials Needed: 

• 1.5 cups of flour
• 6 T of salt
• 3 T of cream of tartar
• 2 T of oil
• 1.5 cups of water
• dried lavender flowers (optional but provides texture)
• 10 drops of lavender essential oil
• purple food colouring (a few drops)

What to do:

• Mix the above ingredients together in a pan and cook on low heat until it forms a non-sticky dough.
• Remove from pan and, let it warm before giving to the children to manipulate.

Rose Playdough

Materials Needed:

• 1.5 cups of flour
• 6 T of salt
• 3 T of cream of tartar
• 2 T of oil
• 1.5 cups of water
• rose petals {dried ones keep better in the dough}
• 10-15 drops of rose essential oil
• pink or red food colouring (few drops) 

What to do:

• Mix the above ingredients together in a pan and cook on low heat until it forms a non-sticky dough.
• Remove from pan and, let it warm before giving to the children to manipulate.

Citrus (Orange) Playdough

• 1.5 cups of flour
• 6 T of salt
• 3 T of cream of tartar
• 2 T of oil
• 1.5 cups of water
• zest of one orange and one grapefruit
• 10 drops of orange essential oil
• orange food colouring (few drops) 

What to do:

• Mix the above ingredients together in a pan and cook on low heat until it forms a non-sticky dough.
• Remove from pan and, let it warm before giving to the children to manipulate.

Hints and Tips:

• Experiment with other ingredients which can be added to playdough such as mint, vanilla peppermint, cinnamon etc.
• Store in Tupperware so it stays nice and squishy.
  
  

Reference:
"Super Calming Playdough", Playdough to Plato, May 7 2015