How to make Homemade Cloud Dough

Cloud dough, also known as Moon Sand is easy to make at home and totally fun and safe for the kids to play with. With only 2 ingredients needed this cloud dough recipe is perfect fun for the kids! If you are looking for something fun to do with the kids, they are going to LOVE this homemade cloud dough!

Homemade Cloud Dough

It is easy to make this Kid Safe cloud dough and you can have the kids help make it too! Just warning you though, get ready for hours of fun, the kids will be asking to play with the edible cloud dough every day!

Cloud dough is such a great activity whether you are looking for a sensory activity or just a rainy day activity. This cloud dough recipe uses all edible ingredients which is perfect for the little ones who seem to like to taste anything and everything. No worries if the kids happen to taste test this cloud dough.

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What is Cloud Dough?

Cloud dough is a a fun homemade dough that kids will love playing with. It is powdery like flour, while being smoothy and moldable like playough. It is perfect for molding in to shapes, pressing things into, squeezing and more!

How to Color Homemade Cloud Dough

There are 2 different ways to color cloud dough. You can use the kool-aid dry mix or you can use food coloring. Which ever you prefer. I tend to use food coloring because I like how bright I can get the colors compared to using Kool-Aid.

I do not always color our cloud dough, my kids like it just the same weather it is colored or not.

How to make Scented Cloud Dough

If you want to make your cloud dough scented, you can add a few drops of your favorite essential oils to it.

Cloud Dough Ingredients

You will want to use this recipe for EACH color you are wanting to make.

• 4 cups of flour
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• oil based food coloring OR Kool-Aid powder (optional)

How to Make Cloud Dough

In a small bowl mix the vegetable oil with your desired amount of food coloring, stir until combined until you get the color you want.

In a large ziptop bag add the flour and then add the oil and food coloring mix. Shake the bag until well combined.

You might have to dig your hands in the bag to smash out some of the lumps.

Pour it into a plastic container with different objects to play with like cookie cutter, cups, and scoops. Store your cloud dough in an air-tight container.

homemade cloud dough

With only 2 ingredients needed this cloud dough recipe is perfect fun for the kids! If you are looking for something fun to do with the kids, they are going to LOVE this homemade cloud dough!

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Supplies Needed

• 4 cups of flour
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• oil based food coloring OR Kool-Aid powder optional

Instructions

• In a small bowl mix the vegetable oil with your desired amount of food coloring, stir until combined until you get the color you want.
• In a large ziptop bag add the flour and then add the oil and food coloring mix. Shake the bag until well combined.
• You might have to dig your hands in the bag to smash out some of the lumps.
• Pour it into a plastic container with different objects to play with like cookie cutter, cups, and scoops. Store your cloud dough in an air-tight container.

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