Is this baking cookies or making playdough! Whether you love baking gingerbread man cookies, are planning a gingerbread theme lesson, or just love anything scented, our newest gingerbread playdough recipe is the answer. Our playdough recipes are really popular, and this year I wanted to come up with a gingerbread playdough. Enjoy the scented sensory play of gingerbread this season!
HOW TO MAKE GINGERBREAD PLAYDOUGH
PLAYDOUGH ACTIVITIES
Playdough is an excellent addition to your preschool activities! Even create a busy box from a ball of homemade gingerbread playdough, a small rolling pin, and accessories for cutting out a gingerbread playdough man.
Check out more fun playdough activities!
EXPAND THE PLAYTIME WITH MATH:
- Turn playdough into a counting activity and add dice! Roll and place the correct amount of items on the playdough gingerbread men!
- Make it a game and the first one to 20, wins!
- Or grab our free Math worksheets below to practice numbers 1 to 10…
FREE CHRISTMAS MATH WORKSHEETS
GINGERBREAD PLAYDOUGH RECIPE
Want to know how to make gingerbread playdough without cooking? Check out our no cook playdough recipe!
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 cup salt
- 2 cups water
- 4 tablespoons oil
- 2 tablespoons cream of tartar
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 2 cups flour
HOW TO MAKE GINGERBREAD PLAYDOUGH
STEP 1. Combine the salt, water, oil, cream of tartar, ginger, and cinnamon in a medium saucepan and cook over medium heat until boiling begins.
STEP 2. Add the flour and lower the heat, stirring vigorously until the dough pulls away from the sides of the saucepan and begins to form a ball.
There might appear to be small lumps of flour not blending in but these will blend during kneading. (We think the dough looks like refried beans!)
STEP 3. Remove from the heat and turn out onto parchment paper or wax paper. Allow to cool briefly.
STEP 4. Knead well, having fun by rolling and punching. This will blend in the small lumps of flour.
TIP: Store the gingerbread playdough in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Allow to come to room temperature before playing.
MORE FUN GINGERBREAD ACTIVITIES
- Make some stretchy gingerbread slime with borax.
- Alternatively, try this scented edible gingerbread slime.
- Play this fun printable gingerbread man game.
- Create a colorful paper gingerbread house.
- Make crystal gingerbread men with borax or salt (see below).
- Watch dissolving gingerbread and more…
Edible Gingerbread Slime Gingerbread I Spy 3D Gingerbread House Gingerbread Science Experiments 
Salted Gingerbread Man 
Gingerbread Playdough Play
MAKE GINGERBREAD PLAYDOUGH FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Click on the image below or on the link for more easy Christmas activities for kids.
MORE FUN HOLIDAY IDEAS…
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Gingerbread Playdough
- 1 cup cooking salt
- 2 cups water
- 4 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp cream of tartar
- 1 tbsp ground ginger
- 2 tbsp cinnamon powder
- 2 cups flour
Combine the salt, water, oil, cream of tartar, ginger, and cinnamon in a medium saucepan and cook over medium heat until boiling begins.
Add the flour and lower the heat, stirring vigorously until the dough pulls away from the sides of the saucepan and begins to form a ball.
Remove from the heat and turn out onto parchment paper or wax paper. Allow to cool briefly.
Knead well, having fun by rolling and punching. This will blend in the small lumps of flour.
Store the gingerbread playdough in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Allow to come to room temperature before playing.
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