Recipes safe for scented and taste play
Scented play doesn’t have to be expensive, mix your own with these recipe ideas!
Scented play doesn’t have to be expensive, mix your own with these recipe ideas!
Scented play recipes
Summer scented paint at nurturestore.co.uk/how-to-make-scented-paint-summer
Spice paint at nurturestore.co.uk/homemade-paint-recipe-messy-play
Vanilla scented ice cream play dough at nurturestore.co.uk/vanilla-scented-ice-cream-playdough
Scented puffy paint recipes at theimaginationtree.com/scented-puffy-paint-recipes
Lavender scented cloud dough at theimaginationtree.com/lavender-scented-cloud-dough-recipe
Apple scented sensory rice at theimaginationtree.com/apple-cinnamon-scented-sensory-rice-recipe
Christmassy scented dough
Make your own simple Christmas scented dough for sensory play fun with your children!
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Cinnamon salt dough
Make your own scented salt dough which can be moulded and baked to keep!
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Gingerbread slime
Discover how to make your own gooey gingerbread slime.
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Edible play recipes
Edible Moon Sand from bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/moon-sand
Edible Sludge from andnextcomesl.com
Edible finger paint from theimaginationtree.com/homemade-edible-finger-paint-recipe
Taste safe chalk tutorial on YouTube from the Early Childhood and Family Service https://youtu.be/jS8YGdidfIk
Jelly bean slime from team-cartwright.com/jelly-bean-slime/
Taste safe ooblek slime – you simply start with water and then add cornstarch to get the desired non-newtonian consistency!
Get a tutorial at bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/oobleck
Edible and scented sensory squishy play– you can use ready made icings and mix them with flour to make a nice texture to play with – chocolate could be muddy themed sensory play, vanilla the seaside. You could try adding hundreds and thousands!
Skittles paint – This is really fun for your child to help you make! Take a few of the same coloured Skittles and sit them in a small area of water and the colour will come away and mix with the water to make an edible, watercolour Skittles paint!
Two ingredient edible sensory foam from foodsciencemom.com/two-ingredient-edible-sensory-foam
15 edible play dough recipes for kids from kidsactivitiesblog.com/53932/edible-playdough-recipes
Fake snow from bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/how-make-fake-snow
Bake your own festive Braille biscuits
Festive, scented, edible and educational!
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