Sweet Frugal Life

Being Frugal Doesn't Make Life Any Less Sweet

  • Start Here
  • Free Downloads
  • Frugal
    • Frugal Living
    • Budgeting
    • Travel
    • Gift Ideas
    • Good Deals
  • Parenting
    • Money Education
    • Holidays
    • Crafts
  • Recipes
    • Breads
    • Dinner
    • Cleaners
  • Recipe Book
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

How To Make Cloud Dough

November 11, 2022 By: Sweet Frugal Lifecomment

Easy two ingredient cloud dough recipe.

I recently learned how to make cloud dough and am so in love with how easy and quick it is to mix together!

If you are looking for a fun, cheap activity for your kids to do at home, then I highly recommend you try this two ingredient cloud dough recipe.  It takes about 5 minutes to mix together, only requires two ingredients, and will provide hours of fun for your little ones.

The dough is soft, smooth, silky, and moldable.  And addicting…seriously!  I love squishing it through my fingers for hours and hours.

“We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.”

How To Make Cloud Dough

One of the best parts of this recipe is the fact that it only requires two ingredients….and they are both cheap ingredients…..in fact you probably already have them in your house right now!  Win, win and win!

Ingredients Needed:

To make this quick cloud dough you will need:

  • Hair Conditioner  
  • Cornstarch
  • Food Coloring (optional)

hair conditioner and cornstarch on countertop

 

Supplies Needed:

You will also need these two basic supplies:

  • Small Bowl
  • Spoon

 

Homemade Cloud Dough Recipe

In a small bowl mix together:

  • 1/2 cup hair conditioner
  • 1 cup cornstarch

Use a spoon to stir the conditioner and cornstarch together.  You might need to add a little more corn starch or a little more hair conditioner, you’ll just have to use a little bit of trial and error as you find the best consistency for you.  It’s better to have the dough a little more dry than wet.

cornstarch and conditioner in bowl

 

Once the cloud dough is mostly completely mixed together you will need to knead it with your hands together to make it nice and smooth.

 

If you would like to add a few drops of food coloring at this point, you are welcome to.  I usually just let the color of the hair conditioner be the color of the cloud dough.  But using food coloring will give it a much more vibrant color.

crumbly cloud dough on countertopsquishing cloud dough in fingers

 

 

It only takes a few minutes of kneading before your dough is ready to play with.  You’ll know it’s ready once you a soft, silky, and smooth dough.

Feel free to get out a few cookie cutters, knives, spoons, forks, rolling pins, and anything else you think sounds fun to let your kids cut and smooth and imagine with the homemade cloud dough.

pushing cloud dough with fingers

 

After you’ve made this cloud dough recipe you might enjoy a couple of my other favorite play dough recipes:

  • Peanut Butter Play Dough
  • Classic Play Dough (best recipe I’ve ever tried….and I’ve tried a lot of recipes!!!)

 

Cloud Dough

A quick and fun play dough recipe for kids to play with at home.
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 5 mins

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup hair conditioner
  • 2-4 drops food coloring optional

Instructions
 

  • Stir hair conditioner and cornstarch together in a small bowl.
  • Once mixed begin kneading the dough with your hands until it becomes soft and smooth.
  • If desired, add a few drops of food coloring to finished dough and mix through.

Have fun!

Now that you know how to make cloud dough it’s time for you to have fun playing with it with your little ones.  I love cheap and quick activities for kids to do at home.  They are some of the best ways to make memories, while on a small budget.

 

More Cheap Kids Activities

Easy Rock Painting Ideas For Kids

Easy Science Activity For Preschoolers

Yarn Hearts: An Easy Valentine Craft for Kids

 

Pin This Article For Future Reference

 

two ingredient cloud dough recipe - easy playdough recipe for kids to make

cloud dough recipe - how to make cloud dough with conditioner

I hope this helped you learn how to make cloud dough at home!

Easy Playdough Recipe

January 26, 2018 By: Sweet Frugal Life14 Comments

Your kids will love this easy indoor winter activity.

Making a batch of this easy play dough recipe with my kids is one of my favorite things to do.  It is a quick, and easy indoor activity and the kids love getting to help!  You will only need a few ingredients to whip up this playdough, and you probably already have them in your pantry!

I have tried a lot of playdough recipes over the years (and when I say a lot…I really really mean A LOT!).  My friend shared a recipe with me a few years ago and it instantly became our favorite, and I haven’t looked back since. 

This recipe is fail proof!  Try it today with your kids!

  • Related:  Peanut Butter Play Dough Recipe

14246599-86FD-4183-8752-8E3A75035C1E

Easy Playdough Recipe Tutorial

To make this easy playdough recipe you will need to first mix 1 cup water, 2 Tbsp oil and a few drops of food coloring together in a pot over medium heat for a few minutes.

I always let my kids choose their favorite color for the playdough, and today my preschooler chose the color green (this is his favorite part!).

 


Next, add 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup salt and 1 tsp cream of tartar to the pot.  Stir continually over medium heat.  You will want to keep stirring the mixture until the playdough begins to form a ball.

 

13E700D6-5247-40AE-8617-0616C31E39B4

 

It doesn’t look pretty right now, but I promise, it will!  Take it out of the pan and begin kneading with your hands.  The playdough will be hot at first, but it will cool down fairly fast.

Keep kneading until the playdough becomes smooth.  This will only take a few minutes and then your kids can start playing!


All that’s left to do is pull out all your cookie cutters and silverware and enjoy a fun frugal afternoon playing with your sweet kids!

This playdough will stay fresh in your fridge for a few weeks.  Making it perfect for multiple uses and playdough time!

Fool Proof Play Dough Recipe

Print Recipe

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup water
  • 2 Tbsp oil
  • 3 drops food coloring
  • 1 cup flour

  • 1/2 cup salt
  • 1 tsp cream of tartar

Instructions
 

  • Mix water, oil and food coloring together in a pot over medium heat. 

  • Add flour, salt and cream of tartar. Stir this continually while heating.

  • Keep stirring until a ball is formed.
  • Take out of pot and knead with hands.
    Once smooth you are done!
    Enjoy!

I hope your family enjoys this easy playdough recipe as much as my family does!  It’s such a simple and frugal indoor activity for the kids.

Related Articles:

50 Free Screen Free Summer Kids Activities

Easy Nature Craft for Kids

25 Completely Free Family Winter Activities

Want to make this easy playdough recipe?  Make sure to pin it for later:

easy play dough recipe - fun indoor activity for kids

play dough recipe from scratch - how to make homemade playdough

Enjoy this easy playdough recipe with your kids!

Hello! I’m Melanie!

Follow me on social!

Want more frugal tips?

Terms and Conditions

Disclaimer

Copyright © 2023 · Modern Blogger Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.AcceptReject Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT