A couple years ago, I made marshmallow fondant to decorate S’s birthday cake.
When I turned the fondant out to knead, I gave S the fondant covered spatula to play with (please make sure that the fondant is not hot anymore before giving to your child). S immediately discovered how sticky it was.
Before I knew it S had her hands completely covered and was sticking them together and pulling them apart. She kept telling me how stringy and sticky the fondant was. I could tell S was trying to figure out why and how it was causing her hands to stick together.
Since the marshmallow fondant is safe to eat (it’s just marshmallows and powdered sugar), it is a great sensory item for those whom have children that stick items in their mouth.
I was surprised at how easy it was to clean off of S’s hands. She rinsed her hands and then washed them with soap. The marshmallow fondant did not leave any residual stickiness.
I love having S help in the kitchen and with this sticky discovery it was all the more fun!
So fast forward to last week, S and I decided to try making marshmallow playdough using the marshmallow fondant recipe but using cornstarch instead of powered sugar.
I picked up some 4th of July marshmallows at Target 50% off and planned on separating the three colors and making red, white and blue playdough. However, S had a better idea and wanted all the marshmallows together, so we ended up with purple playdough.
We made our playdough in 2 batches, if you would like to do the same cut the ingredients below in half.
8 oz. package of marshmallows
2+ cups cornstarch
4 tablespoons water
food coloring (optional)
We put the marshmallows and water in a microwave safe bowl, and microwaved for 30 seconds. The marshmallows will expand. Mix in food coloring (if desired) and cornstarch. You want the playdough not to be sticky, but you do not want to put to much cornstarch in that the dough becomes stiff.
Grease your hands and counter with cooking spray, then knead your dough – adding more cornstarch as needed. S helped with the kneading of the dough.
Because S wanted to play that she was making cookies, I put some cornstarch on the counter to act as flour. I pulled out stars and hearts cookie cutters. S went to town rolling out the dough and cutting out her cookies.
What is your favorite activity to do with your child in the kitchen?
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I never would have thought to make play dough out of marshmallow fondant! How inventive! Looks like S is having loads of fun! Great idea!
Thank you Alli! She did have lots of fun.
This look so fun! We are having horrible weather today, I might break this out today!
Thanks MJ! It’s always a pain when the weather keeps you inside. I hope your kids enjoy!
Paris you’re always filled with great ideas that I would’ve never even thought of!
Thank you Louida! It was lots of fun to make.
Wow how cool is this!!! Your daughter has one lucky mama! You always have the coolest projects 🙂
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Thank you Nancy! I am so lucky to have her!
Mine would just eat it! 🙂
LOL
This is really neat! I never knew you could make play dough out of marshmallows.
Thank you Logan! It was fun to make and play with 🙂
What a great idea! Although, maybe best to wait for after nap time…
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Probably for the best 🙂
How fun! Some of my students could really use this as they want to put EVERYTHING in their mouths. I’m excited to make this!
I hope this helps you with your students! We enjoyed playing with it.
So cool! My niece would love this ill be sending this to her mom
Thank you Fatima, I hope she enjoys!
I love your octonauts cake! And the idea of marshmallow play dough sounds like so much!
Thanks Alvina, the cake was fun to make!
Huh, you learn a new thing everyday! Marshmallow fondant, I never would have thought of that. Great work!
Thanks for stopping by Jen!
What a great and fun idea!
Thanks Tiffany!
Such a neat idea!! My little one isn’t old enough for this yet, but I’m pinning it for when she is! I love when you discover something new out of something you’ve already made! Thanks for sharing, visiting from Teach Me Tuesday!
Thank you Amanda I hope your daughter enjoys this when she is old enough to.
How cute! I can’t wait for my niece to get older so we can do fun things like this!
Thank you Candyce! She’ll be old enough to before you know it! 🙂
This is amazing! Such a easy recipe for homemade play dough. I love that you had already come up with a alternate for little ones as well. I’ll be pinning this 🙂
Thank you Mary!
I want to go make this for myself lol I’m not really a fan of marshmallows, but marshmallow play dough sounds like fun 😀
That sounds like a great idea – make the playdough to with it yourself.
This is an excellent idea for early learners. I will be sharing this on my school ideas board via Pinterest. Students love when they can be a part of the learning process.
Thank you Reginia!
What a great idea for sensory play. Love the fact that S came up with putting them all together to make purple. Popping in from Magic Moments.
Thank you Fiona! I love when she decides to take over!
WOW! This is so inventive! I love it and I know my kids would, too! Pinning for later. Thanks for sharing at On Display Thursday!
Thank you Bre! I hope your children enjoy this playdough!
This looks like so much fun! I would have never of thought to turn fondant into play dough but I’m sure my boys will love it! Pinning 🙂
I hope your boys have fun with the playdough!
Stopping by from the Kids in the Kitchen linkup! Pinned this for future playdates! Thanks a bunch.
Thank you Meghan!
I’ve never heard of this before. What a unique sensory activity!
Thanks for sharing (and for linking up to the #SHINEbloghop).
Wishing you a lovely weekend.
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Thank you Jennifer! Lots of fun!
I am surprised that this is easy to clean off since marshmallow is so sticky… great idea! Thank you. 🙂
i know, right? It was so much fun!
I love this! Pinned. Hugs! Lou Lou Girls
I would never have thought to make play dough out of marshmallows! Looks like she had loads of fun with it though 🙂 xx
It was lots of fun! Thanks Caroline.
Fab, think my little man would love this! #MagicMoments
Thanks Stacey! I hope your son enjoys!
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I can’t wait for the party!
Love this! Miss E finally decided she likes playing with Play Dough so I’ve been looking out for recipes we can try. I’m pinning this one to the list 🙂
Thank you Clare!
Love this idea. How long can you keep this dough and how do you store it? Pinned. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday.
how totally fun! i would love to play with some marshmallow playdough 🙂 looks like she had a fun time too. Thanks for sharing with us at Snickerdoodle Sunday!
Thank you, it was fun to play with!