smelly play dough!

**butterfly** · 02-01-2009, 05:41 PM

can anyone think of anything i can put in my playdough to make it smell chinesey for the chinese new year? i'm trying to think of some spices etc

**tulip0803** · 02-01-2009, 05:44 PM

Chinese 5 spice powder?

**butterfly** · 02-01-2009, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by tulip0803

Chinese 5 spice powder?

ooh sounds interesting!!

**miffy** · 02-01-2009, 05:53 PM

Red and gold are lucky colours associated with CNY so you could make your playdough in those colours

Miffy xx

**breezy** · 02-01-2009, 05:57 PM

red and gold glitter would be good, it's feely too!!!!!!!!!!
you could use chopsticks to play with it, beware of smelly playdough, we made it with cocoa powder and kids just kept trying to eat it

**miffy** · 02-01-2009, 05:58 PM

Thank you Breezy - red and gold glitter it is

Miffy xx

**butterfly** · 02-01-2009, 07:00 PM

that's great - i think i'll make red dough with gold glitter AND put some chinese 5 spice in it! how do you go about making play dough with glitter? how much spice should i put in?

**Lottie** · 02-01-2009, 07:16 PM

Sounds good to me although I had a thought... be careful with the lo's putting their hands near their eyes if it's spice it may irritate or sting.

**breezy** · 02-01-2009, 09:01 PM

Originally Posted by butterfly

that's great - i think i'll make red dough with gold glitter AND put some chinese 5 spice in it! how do you go about making play dough with glitter? how much spice should i put in?

just make the dough and add as much or as little glitter as you want, you can just knead it in after its made