Foam Dough Fun

Last Thursday I decided we needed a break from what had become our routine the past few days, so Riley and I did something super fun while Rory was taking his morning nap: we made our own play dough.

I found the recipe on one of my Pinterest boards, asked Riley if he wanted to do it, gathered the supplies, stripped Riley down to his undies, and set everything up in the kitchen.

 

This particular stuff is called foam dough, and all it consists of is equal parts cornstarch and shaving cream. We of course also added a few drops of green food coloring.

Once completely mixed together, the dough is pretty different from regular Playdough. It’s much softer, less pliable and less dense, and fairly crumbly. It will stay together, but not nearly as well as the original stuff.

The dough started out contained in a baking pan, but quickly escaped onto Riley’s green tray and then somehow strewed itself all over the kitchen floor. I have no idea how that happened. None at all.

The good part about the stuff is that it was super easy to brush off of the wonk potatoes (and me) and to vacuum up off of the floor. Plus, my kitchen smelled really good afterwards!

This activity was so much fun for both of us. I really have to start doing more of the things I’ve pinned, especially since I won’t have him during the day for very much longer…..he starts school way too soon. Sniff.

A very Happy {First} Birthday to my sweet goddaughter today…..love you, Kate!