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Homemade Playdough for Joy and Relaxation

By Anita Sutton, Young Living Independent Distributor January 2, 2018


January often brings with it cold and dreary weather, and kids cooped up inside with cabin fever. There’s nothing worse than having a child that feels sad and blue. On the flip side, the kid that is overly stimulated because he/she can’t go outside makes for an environment of chaos which is a little too loud sometimes for our liking. How about this fun indoor activity that will have them playing for hours on end and benefit them too? Did you know that essential oils can promote feelings of both joy and relaxation? Moms, I have a suggestion! How about some homemade playdough using Young Living Essential Oils

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  • 4 cups of flour 11/2 cups salt 
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 cup warm water 
  • 4 different colors of food coloring
  • Young Living Peace and Calming essential oil (or your favorite YLEO)

Divide water into 4 bowls (1/4 cup in each bowl); add 4-5 drops of food coloring into each bowl; add 4 drops of essential oil to each bowl; divide vegetable oil into each bowl (1/2 tbsp. per bowl); combine the salt and flour together into a separate large mixing bowl; add 1 cup of the dry ingredients into each of the colors and then stir it all together.

Dust a cutting board with a small amount of flour and then dump one of the colors out onto the cutting board and knead until smooth; set it aside and repeat with the remaining colors. Store playdough in sandwich size Ziplock bags with the air pressed out of the bag and keep in the refrigerator when not in use. It should last up to 6 months!

I love to make playdough using Lavender essential oil or the Young Living blend, Peace and Calming. Who knows…. maybe this will be something that you will find beneficial not only this winter but all through the year! Give this recipe a try and let me know what essential oils you decided to use.

“Each bottle of essential oil is full of possibilities!”
Anita Sutton, Young Living Independent Distributor
828-308-7675
www.yldist.com/oilpossibilities