Cloud Dough

I've seen this all over Pinterest and decided that today was the day that we would make this!  And it's really simple and quick!

Ready?

1 Cup baby oil

8 cups flour

Mix together and that's it!

I mixed it up in a big plastic bowl that I have.  Nudgie got all excited because she thought I was making brownies and then got all disappointed when we weren't making brownies.  (Guess I'm making brownies later!)

I have to admit that I was a bit disappointed with this mixture at first, but once you start working it through, it starts to blend -- and it smells oh so good!

I then dumped it into a plastic box that I had used once upon a time for my scrapbook paper.  I tossed in some scoops, cupcake liners, and some bowls and then set up a blanket on our family room floor so that any mess that we were sure to make would be easily cleaned up.

We had a blast making little bricks and stacking them.  Rubbing the cloud dough between our hands.  (It just feels so wonderfully silky!  I could definitely see playing with this as a meditation instead of zen sand garden!)

Then a little later we started drawing letters in it.  Nudgie did a great job of identifying the letters I wrote and then wanted to try her hand - literally!  Imagine my joy and surprise when she "wrote" the letters R, C, T, and L all by herself.  Even more amazing was that we haven't even learned about the letters R and L yet!

In the end, we really liked playing with this and will probably pull it out again.  I'm curious to see if, after awhile, it dries up.  A friend suggested storing it in a ziploc bag in the fridge.  So, we'll give that one a shot too!

Rating:  Two Nudgie Thumbs Up!