Snow and Sledding! S, s, s! That little red Speck on the hill? That’s my husband, helping CJ climb the hill across the Street from our house so they can Slide down one last time. Sadly, it was powdery, so there was a lack of Snow forts and Snowballs.   

When we came inside, some warm fun was in order. We made some gluten-free play dough, which I’ve been meaning to try so that I can have an alternative for students in my classes who have a gluten allergy. Here’s the recipe we used:

1 cup baking soda

1/2 cup corn starch

3/4 cup water

Have your child mix the baking soda and corn starch in a pot. Use hands to make sure all the lumps are broken up. Add water. The adult should put the pan on the stove over medium heat and stir constantly. As soon as the mixture gathers together, remove from the heat. When it cools, have your child knead it into a smooth dough. Don’t over cook this dough or it will crumble.

We made a double batch, because I suspected this recipe would not yield much, and I was glad we did. We ended up with a softball-sized ball of dough. CJ chose to make ours blue by adding several drops of food coloring, but this would make a really nice white dough for snow dough. Also, definitely take the pan off the heat as soon as the mixture starts to seem like very soft dough. I worried about overcooking it, and then I worried that I took it off too soon as it was very soft while warm, but it firmed up as it cooled and came out perfectly.

Squishy, Squashy Snowman! S, s, s!

Splat! This dough was especially Soft and Smooth, especially when warm.

Smile!

I broke out the letter cookie cutters since CJ is currently on an alphabet kick. Much Spelling and Silliness ensued! We Suggest that you Start a batch as Soon as possible!