Rose Scented Play Dough Recipe

Today I made Rosie and Jewel a new batch of play dough perfect for Valentine's Day.  This play dough smells so glorious I am sure we will be playing with it long after the holiday, so definitely don't reserve this recipe.  A batch of rose play dough would be fun anytime.

Rose Scented Play Dough

I am sharing two recipes below in hopes that you can make rose play dough using what you have on hand or following whichever method is easier for you.  Both methods make an amazing play dough.

Rose Scented Play Dough Recipe #1 (affiliate links provided)

• 2 cups of all purpose four
• 1 cup of salt
• 1 tbsp cream of tartar
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 & 1/2 cups of very hot water
• Red food coloring or watercolors
• Rose oil

Combine the flour, salt, and cream of tartar in a bowl.  In a separate bowl combine the oil and water along with a few drops of rose oil.  Add several drops of red food coloring or watercolors to the water mixture if color is desired.  Once both bowls are mixed combine both bowls and mix well.  Continue to mix until the dough begins to form.  Then remove the dough from the bowl and knead it with your hands for several minutes.  The kneading helps the dough reach the perfect consistency so don't skip this step.  If the dough is at all sticky or watery just add a touch more flour and mix it into the dough.  After a few minutes of kneading you will have the perfect play dough. 

This is how we made our rose play dough this time, and Rosie and Jewel have had lots of fun playing and exploring. 

Add heart cutters, gems, pipe cleaners, and beads to extend the fun and give kids more ways to play.  Using the pipe cleaners to make roses is especially fun.

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Rose Scented Play Dough Recipe #2

• One 16 oz box of corn starch
• Roughly 10 oz of body lotion (we used half of a 20 oz bottle)
• Red food coloring or watercolors
• Rose oil

Combine the above ingredients in a bowl and mix well.  Add more or less lotion to produce varying dough consistencies.  This recipe produces the softest play dough ever and is the recipe we use to make our homemade doughs most often.  It is such an easy recipe that produces amazing dough!  

Click the photos below to see some of the other doughs we have made using this recipe
  

A Few Tips:  When making play dough at home we use washable liquid watercolors as they produce very vibrant coloring.  You can also use food coloring, but you will need more of it to get a rich colored dough.  A variety of rose oils can be found in most major stores or online here.  The scent of rose is said to produce a sense of calmness and also relieves a number of physical ailments.  Read more on the benefits of rose oil here.

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