Valentine Playdough Recipes

Nothing says “Valentine’s Day” like chocolate, candy and flowers – the inspiration for our four lovely scented playdough recipes. (We promise they will have you wishing Valentine’s Day came more than once a year.) These Valentine’s Day playdough recipes are quick to whip up and make perfect kid-made, non-candy valentines for friends and classmates.

For more playdough fun, check out our Playdough Mats in our shop for the perfect compliment to this recipe!

All of these playdough recipes are a variation of our delightfully squishy  One Pot Playdough Recipe, and make enough dough for 2-3 children. For each recipe, my kiddos add all the ingredients to a pot, mix it until all the lumps are gone, then pass the pot over so I can cook it.

I heat the playdough over low heat, stirring constantly, until the dough thickens and pulls away from the sides of the pot.  I turn off the heat and allow it to cool enough to handle.  After several minutes, I dump the still tacky dough onto a clean counter and knead it until smooth and no longer sticky.

Candy Heart Playdough Recipe

• 3 cups of flour
• 3/4 cups of salt
• 6 tablespoons cream of tartar
• 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil
• 1-2 packets of Duncan Hines Strawberry Shortcake Frosting Creations
• Pink food coloring (or just a few drops of red)
• 3 cups water

Chocolate Playdough Recipe

• 2 1/2 cups of flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 3/4 cups of salt
• 6 tablespoons cream of tartar
• 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil
• 3 cups of water

Lavender Playdough Recipe

• 3 cups of flour
• 3/4 cups of salt
• 6 tablespoons cream of tartar
• 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil
• 10-15 drops of lavender essential oil
• Purple food coloring (add only a few drops at a time)
• 3 cups water

Rose Playdough Recipe

• 3 cups of flour
• 3/4 cups of salt
• 6 tablespoons cream of tartar
• 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil
• 15-20 drops of rose essential oil
• Red food coloring (gel color works best for a vibrant color, we used a whole bottle)
• 3 cups water

Playdough Sweet Shop

My 5 year old daughter, A, could hardly wait for the last batch of playdough to finish cooling.  She began rolling out Valentine’s cookies while her little brother, Q, began making chocolates to fill his heart-shaped box.  They rolled, cut, sculpted and decorated for a good hour before serving up their Valentine’s day treats in their sweet shop.

We’ve been playing with the valentine playdough daily for a week and at this rate, the sweet shop will be open well after Valentine’s Day!

To add to the fun, snag our Playdough Mats in our shop!