Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with our easy homemade playdough recipe and playdough activities. Kids love hands-on play and it works magically with young leprechauns. Add this shamrock playdough recipe to your repertoire of sensory recipes this season, and you are sure to have something fun to whip up this St Patricks Day!
SHAMROCK PLAYDOUGH RECIPE
ALSO CHECK OUT: No Cook Playdough
Remember, this St. Patrick’s Day playdough is NOT edible, but it is taste-safe!
YOU WILL NEED:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup salt
- 2 Tablespoons cream of tartar
- 1 cup of water
- 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- Green food coloring
HOW TO MAKE SHAMROCK PLAYDOUGH
STEP 1: Add the flour, salt, and cream of tartar to a medium mixing bowl and mix well. Set aside.
STEP 2: Add the water and vegetable oil to a medium saucepan. Heat until boiling and then remove from the stove top.
STEP 3: Add a few drops of green food coloring to the liquid.
STEP 4: Then add the flour mixture to the hot water and stir continuously until a stiff ball of dough forms.
STEP 5: Remove the dough from the pan. Once cool knead your playdough until it is soft and pliable.
HANDS-ON LEARNING WITH SHAMROCK PLAYDOUGH
Playdough makes an excellent addition to your preschool activities. Even create a busy box from a ball of homemade shamrock playdough, a small rolling pin, gold coins and more!
Expand the playtime with St. Patrick’s Day Math Activities:
- Turn playdough into a counting activity and add dice! Roll and place the correct amount of buttons on the playdough shamrocks!
- Make it a game and the first one to 20, wins!
- Sort items by color or create patterns!
Make sure to take a look at our rainbow playdough mat here.
INVITATION TO PLAY
Inexpensive party platters make the best trays for a playdough activity! They are perfect for little hands and really spark creativity. Each holiday, season, or special day comes with fun novelty items and colors.
Definitely make sure to stop by the dollar store!
PLAYDOUGH ACCESSORIES INCLUDE:
- Gold Coins
- Cookie Cutters
- Beads
- Buttons
- Pompoms
- Pipe Cleaners
- Gems
- And so much more!
MORE FUN WITH PLAYDOUGH
- Cornstarch Playdough
- Powdered Sugar Playdough
- Peeps Playdough
- 17+ Things To Do With Playdough
- Fantastic Free Playdough Mats
More Fun St. Patrick’s Day Activities For Kids
Also, check out…
- Leprechaun Trap Ideas
- St Patrick’s Day Science Experiments
- St Patrick’s Day Activities For Preschoolers
- Slime You Can Make For St Patrick’s Day
- Free St Patrick’s Day Printables
- St Patrick’s Day LEGO Challenges
- St Patrick’s Day Art Projects
Printable Playdough Project Pack
With tons of easy-to-print recipes and exclusive playdough mats that encourage early learning, look forward to a year of sensory-rich play!
- Homemade Playdough Recipes including traditional, no-cook, super soft, and even taste-safe ideas!
- Playdough Mats with an Early Learning Theme, including space, seasons, volcanos, bees, ABCs, 123s, shapes, weather, insects, plants, and more!
- Playdough tips, tricks, and ideas!
