purposeful play

Apple Pie Cloud Dough

sensory play for kids

This DIY Apple Pie Cloud Dough recipe is so simple and fun to make, plus it smells absolutely delicous! 

Cloud dough-sometimes called moon sand-is a homemade mixture used for sensory play with kids. It’s soft and mold-able like playdough yet crumbly like sand. 

Cloud dough provides hours of independent play and is incredibly beneficial to a child’s development. 

This Apple Pie Cloud dough recipe uses only 3 ingredients and looks and smells like apple pie mixture-plus it’s taste safe!

Before you begin, consider reading a book about Apple Pie! After reading your child can recreate the pie making with the Apple Pie Cloud Dough!

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How to make
Apple Pie Cloud Dough

  • Add 6 cups of flour to a tray
  • Add 1-2 cups of vegetable oil
  • Mix well
  • If too dry-add more oil
  • If too wet-add more flour
  • Mixture should be wet enough to be mold-able but dry enough to crumble
  • Add 1-2 Tablespoons of Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • Mix well
  • Add in play items such as cinnamon sticks, cupcake liners, cookie cutters, pom-poms, measuring cups, pie pans and spoons
  • Set out cloud dough tray for your child to play!
  • Before you begin-consider reading an apple themed book-perhaps a book about making Apple Pie!
  • Here is a link to my absolute favorite Apple Pie book: How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World!  We’ve read it so many times it’s literally starting to fall apart!

Hello there! I'm Sarah Britton and I am so excited you stopped by! Join me as we explore simple yet effective ways to create purposeful play opportunities for your child.

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