Edible playdough is so much fun! We have collected the top homemade edible play dough recipes that are quick and easy to make at home and give you peace of mind with small children who might sneak playdough into their mouth. Older kids love playing with edible play dough too. These edible play dough recipes work well at home in the kitchen or pre-made for the classroom.
Edible Play Dough for Kids
These taste-safe playdough recipes are perfect for kids to learn through multiple senses as they play. These cover the sense of touch, smell, taste and sight all at the same time!
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You are not alone in your search for non-toxic playdough recipes! And edible playdough recipes are the perfect solution for homemade playdough play with small children (with supervision, of course).
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What Is Edible Play Dough?
We’ve included a simple recipe for play dough you can eat, along with a video to show just how your edible playdough should look when you make it. In our minds, edible playdough needs to be made with food ingredients and not just “taste-safe” meaning salt dough and those types of homemade play doughs don’t qualify.
Related: Our very favorite playdough recipe (not edible)
Is Playdough Edible?
We feel like non-toxic and edible are quite different things. I think that is echoed by the original play dough, Play Doh:
“The exact ingredients of Play-Doh Classic Compound are proprietary, so we cannot share them with you. We can tell you that it is primarily a mixture of water, salt and flour. Play-Doh Classic Compound is not a food item…Play-Doh is not intended to be eaten.“
Play-Doh Website
OK, let’s move on to some truly edible play dough recipes! You may have suspected this, but edible play dough is one of our most popular requests here at Kids Activities Blog.
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How to make Edible Play Dough
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There are a million edible playdough recipes (see below for our top 15), but our very favorite edible play dough recipe is something that you may not have made before and it uses ingredients you may already have in your kitchen…
Ingredients for our favorite Edible Playdough
- 8 oz tub of whipped topping (like Cool Whip)
- 2 cups cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
How to make Edible Play-Doh
One Minute Edible Playdough Tutorial Video
Watch our one-minute edible playdough video to see how easy it is to make this taste-safe recipe!
Step 1
Scoop the whipped topping into a large bowl.
Step 2
Carefully fold the cornstarch into the topping until it is crumbly. We used a spatula to fold it together.
Step 3
Drizzle the lumps of edible playdough with the olive oil.
Step 4
Use your hands to work the dough together until it forms a ball.
Now it’s ready for play!
While we can appreciate a good basic recipe, we know kids love getting to explore different flavors, ingredients, and fun textures!
So we put together a list of taste-safe play dough recipes you can eat.
Top Edible Playdough Recipes
1. Birthday Cake Edible Play Dough
Play Dough Birthday Cake – This colorful and yummy edible playdough is a fan favorite in our Facebook community because it tastes just like birthday cake.
2. Peppermint Patty Edible Play Dough Recipe
Peppermint Patty Dough – Make a peppermint dough and a dark chocolate dough and combine them for this delicious recipe.
3. Candy Play Dough You Can Eat
Peeps Play Dough – Do you have extra Peeps from Easter? Turn them into playdough!
4. Peanut Butter Play Dough Recipe
Peanut Butter Dough – Mix marshmallows and peanut butter and let your kids explore the fun texture.
5. Edible Nutella Play Dough Recipe
Nutella Dough – Who doesn’t love Nutella? If your kids are crazy about this stuff, let them play with it! From Still Playing School.
6. Let’s Make Edible Oatmeal Play Dough
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Oatmeal Dough – Mix your kids favorite oatmeal with flour and water for a toddler perfect dough. From The Life of Jennifer Dawn.
7. PB & Honey Play Dough Recipe
Peanut Butter and Honey Dough – Those two ingredients make a fantastic edible playdough. From The Imagination Tree.
8. Allergy Free Play Dough Recipe
Allergy-Free Dough – Have a kid with a food allergy? No worries, this edible playdough is perfect for them! From Look We’re Learning
9. Edible Cream Cheese Play Dough Recipe
Cream Cheese Play Dough – You won’t guess the main ingredients you need for this super yummy edible play dough. From Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails.
10. Pumpkin Play Dough Recipe
Pumpkin Spice Dough – Here’s a fun recipe to try in the fall or whenever you need a pumpkin fix! From Housing A Forest.
11. Almond Edible Play Dough
Almond Dough – If you’re more of an almond butter fan rather than peanut butter, this one is for you. From Craftulate.
12. Gluten-Free Edible Play Dough Alternative
Gluten Free Dough – For the kids with gluten allergies, this is great for them so they can still participate! From Wildflower Ramblings.
13. Chocolate Play Dough Recipe
Chocolate Dough – For the chocolate lovers! This is fun to try at snack time. From The Life of Jennifer Dawn.
14. Cake Frosting Play Dough Idea
Vanilla Dough – If you’re more of a vanilla fan, try this playdough made from cake frosting. From Smart Schoolhouse.
15. Let’s Make Kool Aid Play Dough!
Kool-Aid Dough – Grab your favorite flavor of Kool-Aid and mix it with just a few other ingredients for this sweet play dough. From The 36th Avenue
Related: Make non-edible Kool Aid Play Dough Recipe
How to Make Edible Play Dough FAQs
Homemade Play Dough and Slime Activities Book
If your kids love making play dough, slime, and other moldables at home, you have to check out our book, 101 Kids Activities that are the Ooey, Gooey-est Ever!: Nonstop Fun with DIY Slimes, Doughs and Moldables.
This huge resource even includes recipes you can eat like Gummy Worm Slime, Pudding Slime and Cookie Dough Dough. With 101 Kids Activities (that are also super easy to clean up), you can try them all!
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What is your favorite edible playdough recipe to make with your kids?
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