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Today, we tried to see if we could make cloud dough that has pigment. Given the ingredients you can't typically color this play recipe, but after a bit of experimenting we were able to make cloud dough in every color of the rainbow! Read on for the easy recipe tutorial.
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Cloud dough is made with oil. Traditional food coloring is made from water. Since oil can not mix with water you can-not use traditional food coloring to color cloud dough. However, candy coloring (or oil-based food coloring) DOES work! Are you ready to see how?
How to Make Colored Cloud Dough for Kids
Materials (per color)
- 4 Cups of flour
- 1/2 Cup of cooking oil
- Candy coloring
- Zip-seal bags
- Play bin/container
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Method
- Begin by adding 4 cups of flour to a large zip-seal bag, using one bag for each color of cloud dough that you wish to make.
- Add several drops of candy food coloring to each bag, rotating colors as desired.
- Then, add 1/2 cup of cooking oil to the bags and seal them tightly.
- Mix the ingredients inside of the bags until all of the flour is colored and the ingredients are combined.
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- That's it! Pour the cloud dough into a play bin or container, and the fun can begin!
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Cloud Dough Play for Kids
Kids are sure to find all sorts of ways to play with this amazing play material!
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It is soft and fluffy, yet it can be formed into shapes. Cloud dough has such a uniquely fun texture that you really must try!
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Add buckets, shovels, and other toys, and kids are sure to have a blast!
Extend the Fun
- Make glow-in-the-dark cloud dough.
- Calm kids down using cloud dough.
- Make holiday scented cloud dough.
- Build gingerbread men in cloud dough.
- Make cloud dough for autumn.
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Tips/Resources:
- Store cloud dough in an air-tight container between play times, and it can be used again and again!
- Candy food coloring can be purchased in the baking aisle of most major stores or online here.
- You can get candy food coloring in even more colors online here.
- You can use any cooking oil or even baby oil to make cloud dough. We used vegetable oil.
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