Hot chocolate cloud dough for sensory play is super easy and quick to make! Check your kitchen pantry and you should have what you need! Homemade cloud dough recipe is my go-to activity. It uses only a few simple ingredients I usually have on hand for baking.
Hot Chocolate Cloud Dough Recipe
Quick, engaging hot chocolate cloud dough recipe for anytime play!
This hot chocolate cloud dough is a great twist for the cooler Winter weather! I like to keep a stocked pantry for quick sensory play recipes. Want more sensory play recipes? Here are some of my favorite go-to’s sensory activities on a yucky day! These 12 sensory play recipes have proven to be real winners in our house and are asked for tim and time again! Here’s more great information on tactile sensory play!
Homemade Cloud Dough How- To
Please note: There are two ways we have made cloud dough. We have used the original recipe and a taste safe cloud dough recipe. The only difference is the oil, one is made with cooking/vegetable oil and the other with baby oil. They are both awesome sensory play recipes. I haven’t always had baby oil on hand, so we have often used cooking oil. That is what I chose for this cloud dough sensory play recipe since I was using other tasty ingredients anyway. The baby oil does have a mild scent where as the vegetable does not.
Supplies Needed:
- bin or container
- 5 cups of flour (we have used all different kinds including gluten free and buckwheat!)
- 1 cup of vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup of cocoa powder
- mini marshmallows
- play tools like cups and spoons work great
3 Simple Steps! This cloud dough recipe is EASY! Measure, pour and mix! Add all ingredients to your sensory bin and mix by hand. You should be able to grab a chunk and mold it and have it hold. If not, you may need more oil. Too oily, add more flour! Set it out with your tools and play! He was super excited to see the marshmallows come out, so we had a little treat while we played too!
I had some left over cocoa from last year that was perfect to use for this cloud dough sensory bin.
Hot Chocolate is one of our favorite Winter time treats and this was fun to smell!
He was the shop keeper and made us all hot chocolate cloud dough drink for free all day long!
Chocolate Cloud dough is a sensory filler I love to play with too!
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Suzanne Holt says
Using cocoa for a cloud dough recipe is so creative. Pinned to my “Sensory Experiences for Children” board.
littlebins says
Thank you!
Stacey says
How long does this stay good? I was considering using it in my classroom but can’t make it each night.
littlebins says
As long as it doesn’t get wet too, it stays for quite awhile. We can have it for over a week!
Lisa Vazquez says
What about kids with food allergies?
littlebins says
You will need to determine if this is suitable for your kiddos.