Ingredients
2 cups of flour (divided in half)
1 cup of salt
2 Tablespoons of Oil
2 Tablespoons of Cream of Tartar
1 1/2 Cups of Boiling Water
ginger, nutmeg, and cinnamon
Directions
Invite your child to help measure and pour dry ingredients in a bowl, keeping 1 cup of flour to the side. Add 1 1/2 cups of boiling water and mix together. While the dough is cooling, talk about the different spices and allow your child to smell them. Which one is his favorite? Once the dough has cooled, invite your child to help knead the dough, adding and mixing in more flour and any or all of the three spices. Continue to add flour until the dough is not sticky. Provide gingerbread cookie cutters, rolling pins, buttons, ribbon for making gingerbread people. Your child will not only love the silky smooth playdough, but he will enjoy the sensorial experience, as well.