Making homemade Play-Doh is easy with this Soapy Dough Play Dough Recipe. You’ll need dish soap, flour, salt and food coloring.

Soapy Dough Play Dough Recipe

Hi everyone!

I’m Allison and I blog over at A Glimpse Inside.

I’m an Army wife and momma to two little girls with a creative side.

I’m thrilled to be here helping Kim out today. I’ve loved her blog forever and I love her just as much!

My oldest just turned 2 at the end of May so she is just getting to the fun age to make and do different activities with. Today, I am sharing a recipe for some play dough that I made for her.

It is called Soapy Dough. Your kids will love Soapy Dough – Play Dough Recipe.

How to Make Soapy Dough

(Printable recipe below)

This is so easy and only requires a few ingredients. Here is how you can make some for your kiddos.

Soapy Dough - Play Dough Recipe | TodaysCreativeBlog.net

Supplies for making Soapy Dough Play Dough Recipe:

Flour
Salt
liquid soap
food coloring
Water

bowl of flour, salt, blue food coloring. — Printable Homemade Play-Doh Recipe below

Print off the How to Make recipe card below. This recipe is as simple as mixing all the ingredients together until your homemade play-doh is ready.

If you want to make a variety of colors, be sure to separate the dough before adding food coloring.

We’ve found that slowly adding the water until a workable dough is formed makes it easier to gauge the consistency.

Some dish soaps require less or more water. It’s all in the brand.

If you find the dough is too sticky, just add a little more flour.

toddler girl playing with homemade play-doh

Now it is time to play!!

Girl toddler playing with Soapy Dough - Play Dough Recipe | TodaysCreativeBlog.net

Mold the dough just as you would any other type of dough or clay.

Bird shape made out of Soapy Dough - Play Dough Recipe | TodaysCreativeBlog.net

Create a little bird.

Birds nest made with Soapy Dough - Play Dough Recipe | TodaysCreativeBlog.net

And place it in a nest with some eggs.

Or sculpt and alligator-like the first photo above!

The skies the limit!!

How to Make Soapy Dough Play Dough

Yield: 1

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Active Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Estimated Cost: $5

Make your own Soapy Dough, which is like play dough using household products.

Materials

2 Cups Flour
1/2 cup Salt
1 Tablespoon of liquid soap
6-8 drop of food coloring
Water

Tools

Large Bowl
Measuring Spoons
Measuring Cups
Large Spoon

Instructions

Mix flour, salt, liquid soap and food coloring together in a small bowl.
Slowly add water until a workable dough is formed. The amount of water will vary depending on the brand of liquid soap used. If the dough is too sticky, add a little more flour.
Continue mixing until it's well blended.
Time to play!

Notes

To make different color doughs, leave out the food coloring and separate the dough after you add water and then knead in the food coloring.

Store in an airtight container.

Is Soapy Dough Safe?

Soapy Dough is safe to play with and will not harm the skin unless your child has an allergy or sensitivity to one of the ingredients. Even though most of the ingredients are baking ingredients we use in our home, kids shouldn’t eat Soapy Dough. Kids should not eat raw flour or high amounts of salt. They also shouldn’t eat dish soap. If you’re concerned about the soap, you could use Castille soap.