2-Ingredient Cloud Dough
No time to make play dough? Whip up a batch of this super soft, no-cook cloud dough for your kids to play with!
Servings: 1 color
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup baby lotion or skin lotion
- food coloring or liquid watercolor paint as needed
- ⅔ cup cornstarch (known as "corn flour" in U.K.)
Instructions
- Pour baby lotion into a mixing bowl and add a few drops of food coloring. Stir until combined.
- Add cornstarch to the bowl. Stir with a spoon until you can no longer continue, then knead the dough with your hands until smooth.
- Add more baby lotion or cornstarch as needed to achieve the perfect consistency. Start playing immediately.
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Notes
1. Storage instructions: To store cloud dough, wrap it in plastic wrap as tightly as you can and place it inside a sealed zip-top bag or airtight container. (Zip-top bags work best because they are more airtight.)
2. Fixing cloud dough that has dried out: To restore the texture cloud dough that has become dry or crumbly, add a bit more lotion and work it in with your hands.
3. Limiting the mess: To limit the mess and make the cleanup easier, keep the cloud dough in a bin during play and vacuum up anything that lands on the floor.
4. Helpful tips:
- Stick with a 1:2 ratio: Recipe proportions can be modified as long as you respect the 1:2 ratio of lotion to cornstarch.
- Use a bigger bowl than you think you’ll need: This will help prevent the cornstarch from flying all over the place during the mixing process.
- Wear gloves: If you decide to add color, consider wearing gloves to avoid staining your hands while you knead the dough.