Baby Shower Gift Idea: Gluten-Free Playdough

Did you know that making gluten free play dough at home can be super easy? Though I’ve made it before, making play dough always seems like an intimidating task. Turns out, it’s simple stuff, and it’s somehow intrinsically fun to watch powdered ingredients, water, oil and heat turn into a delightful, pliable, non-sticky dough. To boot, you’ll end up with a great open-ended activity that can be enjoyed by kids and adults alike!

The fine folks at CeliacFamily.com put together the aptly named Easiest Gluten Free Play Dough Recipe, which is easier than making mac n’ cheese. The trickiest part is gathering some of the slightly obscure ingredients—but I’ll give you the Cliffs Notes:

• White rice flour can be found at some grocery stores, but definitely your nearest health food store;
• Cream of tartar can be found in the spice section or baking aisle;
• A food coloring set can be found in the baking aisle.

Once those are gathered, there’s no need to procrastinate. You and the young (at heart?) ones in your life can be molding colorful masterpieces before the hour is up.

I used this recipe to make a very adorable baby shower favor for kids. To create the charming presentation for the play dough, I dropped round patties in various colors into the 12 oz clear straight-sided jar from Specialty Bottle. I then adorned the jar with the very sweet Woodland Owl style in aruba in rectangular and scallop label shapes (sizes 05 and 23) and the oval hang tag shape (size 09).

Used In This Project:

• Oval Hang Tags • I chose the “Woodland Owl” style in aruba.
• Rectangle Labels • I chose the “Woodland Owl” style in aruba.
• Scallop Hang Tags • I chose the “Woodland Owl” style in aruba.

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Lorraine is a medical student, writer and food lover living in her hometown of Portland, Oregon. Sometimes, Lorraine realizes that, for the most part, her family, friends and adored acquaintances are just a bike ride away. This gives her sense of cozy giddiness! Mostly though, she gets psyched about creating and sharing food, particularly the kind of food that is accidentally healthy and delicious. See more of her work at SweetAllium.