Homemade Pumpkin Pie and Vanilla Frosting Playdough

A few months back we made an awesome batch of  rainbow Jell-O Playdough.  I was totally skeptical because I had read multiple playdough gone bad stories where the dough was molding if not kept in the refrigerator.  I am happy to report that we hit the homemade playdough recipe lottery recipe because I JUST threw away the last little bit of playdough that we made back in March and only because the colors had all blended so tightly together there were no colors left.  So today I was talking to my girlfriend about school and she was telling me that every year around this time she makes her kids pumpkin pie playdough.  What?! Brillllllliant!!  After confessing to each other that we had both tasted our homemade playdough only to be majorly disappointed by it, we shared a good laugh questioning why would have expected anything more.  Seriously, make this stuff and share in the temptation to lick your very own homemade playdough.  

Pumpkin Pie Playdough Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of white flour
• 1 cup of water 
• 1/4 cup of salt 
• 2 TBS of cooking oil 
• 2 TBS of pumpkin pie spice 
• Orange food coloring

NOTE: Many recipes called for 1-2 TBS of Cream of Tartar.  I made the play-dough with and without and noticed no difference. Do yourself a favor and save the money. 

Directions:

1. Mix all of your ingredients in a pan and heat on low for about 5 minutes. Don't overcook or it will by dry and yucky.  
2. Remove from heat, allow to cool, knead.  

NOTE: What I found to make the biggest difference in consistency was the cook time.  Overcooking the play-dough definitely made it dry and not as pliable.  

Vanilla Frosting Playdough Recipe:

• 1 cup of white flour
• 1 cup of water 
• 1/4 cup of salt 
• 2 TBS of cooking oil 
• 2 TBS vanilla extract 

Directions:

1. Mix all of your ingredients in a pan and heat on low for about 5 minutes. Don't overcook or it will by dry and yucky.  
2. Remove from heat, allow to cool, knead.