{"id":924,"date":"2009-10-30T19:57:17","date_gmt":"2009-10-31T01:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/?p=924"},"modified":"2009-10-30T19:57:17","modified_gmt":"2009-10-31T01:57:17","slug":"pumpkin-spice-scented-playdough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/30\/pumpkin-spice-scented-playdough\/","title":{"rendered":"Pumpkin Spice Scented Playdough"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As room mom for The Littlest Apple&#8217;s Mother&#8217;s Day Out class, my other big project for their Fall Party was making the party favors.\u00c2\u00a0 I decided against any food (especially candy), but had trouble thinking of an appropriate and inexpensive party favor for a class of two year olds.\u00c2\u00a0 It seems that so many party favors are just cheap-o junk or candy, and I wanted to do something different.\u00c2\u00a0 I turned to some of my favorite blog resources for ideas, and found the perfect party favor!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-927\" title=\"Pumpkin Spice Scented Playdough\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Pumpkin-Spice-Scented-Playdough.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Spice Scented Playdough\" width=\"557\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Pumpkin-Spice-Scented-Playdough.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Pumpkin-Spice-Scented-Playdough-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pumpkin Spice Scented Playdough, using this basic recipe on <a href=\"http:\/\/mymontessorijourney.typepad.com\/my_montessori_journey\/2008\/10\/homemade-playdo.html\">My Montessori Journey<\/a>, as seen on <a href=\"http:\/\/countingcoconuts.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/homemade-playdough.html\">Counting Coconuts<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 I love the idea of making seasonal\/themed playdough with scents and colors, so I may do this again soon.\u00c2\u00a0 This came together SO easily.\u00c2\u00a0 I was really amazed that I could throw a few basic pantry staples in a pan and come up with playdough!\u00c2\u00a0 I added about 2 teaspoons of pumpkin spice, and I used <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0000CFMTD?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thepicapp-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0000CFMTD\">Wilton Orange Icing Color<\/a> for that vivid orange color.\u00c2\u00a0 (So much easier than trying to mix red and yellow food coloring drops to get the perfect orange!)<\/p>\n<p>For the party favor, I used some great little Tupperware-esque containers I found at Hobby Lobby that were the perfect size.\u00c2\u00a0 I picked the ones with the green lid for a pumpkin-y look.\u00c2\u00a0 The original plan was to pair the playdough with a pumpkin shaped cookie cutter, but I found some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00004WHQJ?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thepicapp-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00004WHQJ\">great leaf and acorn shapes<\/a>, and went with those instead!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-928\" title=\"Pumpkin Spice Scented Playdough 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Pumpkin-Spice-Scented-Playdough-2.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Spice Scented Playdough 2\" width=\"557\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Pumpkin-Spice-Scented-Playdough-2.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Pumpkin-Spice-Scented-Playdough-2-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This playdough has been a big hit at our house over the last few days.\u00c2\u00a0 The Littlest Apple LOVES it, and he doesn&#8217;t usually spend much time with playdough.\u00c2\u00a0 He&#8217;s had fun using the cookie cutters and a little child-friendly knife to cut the playdough.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-930\" title=\"Pumpkin Spice Scented Playdough 3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Pumpkin-Spice-Scented-Playdough-3.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Spice Scented Playdough 3\" width=\"557\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Pumpkin-Spice-Scented-Playdough-3.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Pumpkin-Spice-Scented-Playdough-3-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-931\" title=\"Pumpkin Spice Scented Playdough 4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Pumpkin-Spice-Scented-Playdough-4.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Spice Scented Playdough 4\" width=\"557\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Pumpkin-Spice-Scented-Playdough-4.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Pumpkin-Spice-Scented-Playdough-4-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t ever tried making your own playdough, you MUST try this!<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/30\/pumpkin-spice-scented-playdough\/\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As room mom for The Littlest Apple&#8217;s Mother&#8217;s Day Out class, my other big project for their Fall Party was making the party favors.\u00c2\u00a0 I decided against any food (especially candy), but had trouble thinking of an appropriate and inexpensive party favor for a class of two year olds.\u00c2\u00a0 It seems that so many party 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