Yesterday was Stir Up Sunday, the day traditionally you make (& stir) your Christmas pudding! So we made our Christmas pud & each made a wish as we stirred the ingredients together. Minnie isn't a big fan of this classic Christmas dish, so instead, we decided to create
Christmas Pudding Play Dough!
Christmas Pudding Play Dough!
To make our Christmas Pudding Play Dough we started by making a batch of our Chocolate Play Dough:
2 cups of flour
1 cup of salt
3-4 tbsp of cocoa powder
2 tablespoons of cream of tartar
2 tablespoons of sunflower/olive oil
1-2 cups of boiling water
We mixed the dry ingredients together in a large bowl, & then added the oil before gradually adding the water. Mix together with a spoon, before kneading it into a dough with your hands.
To help create the scent of a Christmas pudding Minnie added a few pinches of
Allspice
Cinnamon
& Ground Ginger.
She obviously enjoyed this, & added more & more! Soon the kitchen was smelling like a spice factory, & I was wondering if the play dough would start to dry, but amazingly it retained its original consistency.
I set out a few 'alternative' ingredients which could be added to the dough; hammer beads, sequins, glitter, & cinnamon sticks. I purposely didn't suggest which ingredients they could represent, instead Minnie & I looked up a Christmas pudding recipe together & she decided what they could be. She also added a few extras; small coloured pebbles, & different coloured glitter.
I wish you could smell this play dough, the scent is just so Christmassy!
Minnie used a bowl to make a dome (pudding) shape & then set to work decorating the top!
I love her play dough holly berries & leaves on the top, & I think you'll agree the cinnamon sticks add a certain something to this pud!
She dished the pudding up for her toys, & added some 'ice-cream' play dough that we had left from our owl ice cream.
A few 'sprinkles' were added to the pudding & it was ready to serve to hungry toys!
This is a real multi-sensory treat, & a great way to explore a traditional Christmas dish, even if you don't like the taste of the real thing!
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