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12/07/2025

12/07/2025

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🎄 Gingerbread Play Dough (No-Cook) – Preschool-Friendly 🎄
(And of course no expectation that the children make gingerbread figures RATHER open-ended opportunities like exploring, squishing, smashing, making patterns in the dough with implements touching, observing, smelling and creating!
Recipe in English and Spanish ⤵
What you need:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup salt
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp cream of tartar (optional)
1 cup very hot water
2 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp ground cloves
Optional: brown food coloring

How to make it:
Mix dry ingredients: In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, cream of tartar, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.

Add wet ingredients: Stir in vegetable oil and very hot water (start with ¾ cup and add more as needed).

Mix and knead: Stir until dough forms. When cool enough to touch, knead 2–3 minutes until smooth and stretchy.

Add flour if too sticky

Add a splash of oil if too dry

Optional: Add brown food coloring by kneading it into the dough.

Storage:

Keep in an airtight container or zip bag for up to 6–8 weeks.

Add a drop of oil if it starts to dry out.

Tips for play:

Use cookie cutters, rolling pins, and muffin tins

Encourage children to explore scents, textures, and shapes

Great for sensory play and imaginative fun

🌟 Masa de Jengibre sin Cocinar 🌟

Necesitas:

2 tazas de harina
1 taza de sal
2 cucharadas de aceite vegetal
1 cucharada de cremor tártaro (opcional)
1 taza de agua muy caliente
2 cucharaditas de jengibre molido
2 cucharaditas de canela molida
1 cucharadita de nuez moscada molida
1 cucharadita de clavo molido

Opcional: colorante alimentario marrón

Cómo hacerla:

Mezcla los ingredientes secos: En un recipiente grande, combina harina, sal, cremor tártaro, jengibre, canela, nuez moscada y clavo.

Agrega los ingredientes líquidos: Añade el aceite vegetal y el agua muy caliente (empieza con ¾ taza y añade más si es necesario).

Mezcla y amasa: Mezcla hasta que se forme la masa. Cuando esté lo suficientemente fría para tocar, amasa 2–3 minutos hasta que esté suave y elástica.

Añade harina si está pegajosa

Añade un poco de aceite si está seca

Opcional: Añade colorante marrón amasando con la masa.

Almacenamiento:

Guarda en un recipiente hermético o bolsa con cierre por 6–8 semanas.

Agrega una gota de aceite si se seca.

Consejos para jugar:

Usa cortadores de galletas, rodillos y moldes

Anima a los niños a explorar aromas, texturas y formas

Excelente para juego sensorial e imaginación

12/01/2025

Here at BIY we believe in play therapy to help our clients with their communication! Come join us on this Christmas adventure. Contact us at www.believeinyourselftxservices.com

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