Gingerbread Play Dough.

 In the spirit of Christmas, we've been having some holiday fun. Making sweets, ornaments, and this.

My homemade play dough in a "gingerbread". Pretty much the same as always, just tweaked a little.

It was near impossible to get photos, because it seemed like seconds after they were decorated, the "men" became blobs. :)

The ingredients I used:

2 cups of flour

1 cup of salt

2 tablespoons of vegetable oil

2 tablespoons of lemon juice

1 1/2 cups of hot/boiling water

1 tablespoon of ginger

2 tablespoons of cinnamon

I just mixed all the dry ingredients together in a bowl, added the oil, and then stirred in the water and allowed it to cool a bit.

After that, kneaded it into a dough with my hands, (with a little help from baby hands) and after a few minutes of that, it's soft and smooth. It shouldn't be sticky, but if it is, I add a little flour one tablespoon at a time until it's just right.

Finally a use for all the junk buttons.

So fun, and it smelt yummy! Although, like with all the play dough, it doesn't taste too good, says his face. :)