Peppermint Salt Dough Recipe Christmas Scented Dough

Peppermint Salt Dough Recipe

Easy no cook salt dough recipe for sensory play! We livened it up with a wonderful peppermint scent and natural coloring too! I love no cook dough for how easy it is to make. Our apple sauce no cook dough and harvest no cook dough were a real hit. This recipe is one of my favorites and part of our 12 Awesome Sensory Play Recipes. I am pleased to be a part of an awesome group called All Things Kids! Each month we join together to bring you a great resource of the wonderful kids activities. This month is all about Salt Doughs for the 12 Months of Sensory Dough hosted by Lemon Lime Adventures.

Peppermint Salt Dough Recipe {No Cook!}

What is salt dough? It is a very simple mixture that creates a sort of modeling dough and can be air-dried and saved. We simply use it for sensory play He loves when I start pulling out ingredients from the kitchen, especially candy canes, and I tell him we are going to invent a new dough to play with today! I think he loves the novelty of creating something brand new! Read all about Tactile Sensory Play and its great benefits! Today we have a quick salt dough recipe provided by one of my awesome friends that we have used before!

Supplies needed:

1 Cup Flour
1 Cup Table Salt
1/2 Water
Candy Canes or Peppermints
Bowl and Spoon to mix
Cookie Cutters, Spatula, Rolling Pin and other play items!

So quick and EASY! While we were eating breakfast, I measured the water and added a few broken candy canes to it! This is where the lovely smell and color come from, but it needs some time to dissolve! We even made a peppermint water science experiment earlier in the week! We measured the salt and flour and poured them both into the bowl and then added peppermint water. Mix, knead, roll and play! SIMPLE!

Peppermint Salt Dough Sensory Play

We are loving peppermint play and this salt dough recipe was another perfect way to use this wonderful scented candy for sensory play! Try peppermint oobleck too. Also very easy! We made pretend cookies, using our rolling pins and cookie cutters. This is awesome hand strengthening play for fine motor skills development. This salt dough recipe is simple, did I mention that already? Easy and quick play at your fingertips.

We added simple cookie making props to our invitation to play with salt dough this morning.

Smells fabulous and this little guy loved playing with candy too! Salt dough is not edible but the candy cane was!

I love how simple and fun this salt dough recipe was for our playtime! We love mixing things and discovering new sensory play ideas. This one is so versatile!

This is a great winter or holiday treat with addition of peppermints or it can be made any time with just water. I can’t wait to try out more varieties for each season!