How to Make Your Very Own Cloud Dough

What can you do with a cup of baby oil and a few cups of flour? Well for one thing you could make cloud dough which is exactly what we had fun making and playing with recently. This substance is great for young children who are passed the age of trying to eat everything and is a little bit like the topping you may find on an apple crumble.  

Once the cloud dough was made we set about playing with it. I got out the things we use for playing with play dough (a little pizza kit) and eldest was keen for me to play with her.  I showed her how to use the little tools and we had fun making imprints in the cloud dough and rolling it into a ball. We also tried rolling a tool up and down the cloud dough and seeing what happened. I think she preferred to use her fingers to poke at the substance and run it through her fingers as if it were crumble though.

Of course it didn't all stay in the designated bowl though. Oh no the cloud dough made an appearance on the table and floor too but that was not a big problem. A dustpan and brush easily eradicated all signs of mess after play.  

Here’s how I created cloud dough:

1.       Take one cup of baby oil (we used a toy kitchen cup) and pour it into a bowl

2.       Add eight cups of flour

3.       Mix these together et voilà you've got your very own cloud dough

Have you ever tried making cloud dough for your child to play with?

I'm open for suggestions as to what you’d like to see us make next so do feel free to comment below and let us know. Maybe your suggestion will feature in an upcoming blog post by us. 

Until next time....

Happy Crafting x