Peanut Butter Playdoh

June 28, 2010 5:34 am Gillian Crafts, Holidays, Kid's Crafts, Projects

By Kid’s Craft Contributor, Gillian from the blog “Dried Figs and Wooden Spools”.

I have a confession to make. I wasn’t always so crafty. OK, well, maybe I was crafty, but I wasn’t always a crafty mom. When my first child was born I spent the first year of his life preoccupied by making wholesome babyfood and keeping my house clean and organized. I was a little obsessed with the labelmaker in those days and sort of lost my craft groove for a while. But when Briton turned one he was suddenly a little boy who loved to spatter things and stick things together and make all sorts of messes. Gradually I let go of the cleaning obsession, trashed the label maker (although I still label things, but now the labels are part of the craftiness!) and dove into crafting with my child. One of the first things we ever made together was peanut butter playdoh, and it quickly became a regular part of our day, starting out as a game and ending up as our afternoon snack. Don’t be surprised, in fact, if you find yourself stealing it by the spoonful, I know I had a very pretty, made by her royalness, peanut butter playdoh flower with my lunch today, and I wouldn’t say no to another.

I like to make this in smaller quantities. For one thing, I think it looses it’s playdoh texture after a few days and gets crumbly, even in the most airtight containers. Also, we eat it. And while it’s not too bad as far as healthy snacks go, eating it by the pound is probably not a great idea.

Before you get started here, make sure you child doesn’t have peanut allergies. It’s generally a good idea to keep kids away fomm peanut butter until after they are one. However, if your kids eat PB&J’s on a daily basis like mine, you’re good to go.

You’ll need

1 cup Powdered Non-Fat Milk
1 cup Powdered Sugar
3/4 Cup creamy Peanut Butter
3/4 cup honey

Plus Cookie Cutters!

optional
1/2 cup rolled oats

This is messy so it might be a good idea to make this outdoors, or at least in a spot where you don’t mind some flying powdered sugar! Cream the Peanut Butter, sugar and milk until you get a grainy consistancy. Make a well in the center and pour in the honey. Using a fork, mash the sides of the well down into the honey and then mix until incorporated. For a different texture, you can add the oats now if you want to go that route. It’s fun to make half plain and half with oats so kids can see how different they feel.

Pull the mixture out onto a clean table and knead a few times then have at it with rolling pins, cookie cutters and textured objects. And don’t forget to eat up your mess when you are finished!