FAQs
How to Make Cloud Dough. You will need cornstarch, baby lotion, and food coloring if you want to make different colors! The recipe below makes 4 small balls or 1 giant one. My son loved to mix the colors together, he said the pink and blue one looked like cotton candy!
What is the science behind cloud dough? ›
By mixing the cornstarch and conditioner, your ingredients go through a physical change. Your ingredients change shape and appearance, but a new chemical substance is not formed. You could still separate the cornstarch and the conditioner in your dough in the right chemistry lab!
Does shampoo work for cloud dough? ›
Start off with a little conditioner or shampoo in the bowl. Mix in some flour or corn starch and start folding the two ingredients together. Add in the food coloring of your choice. Keep mixing, rolling, and experimenting with the flour and conditioner until the dough comes together!
How to make fizzy cloud dough? ›
Mix flour, baking soda, and vegetable oil to make the cloud dough. Use spray bottles or eye droppers to spray vinegar into the mixture and watch it fizz!
What is the 2 ingredient in cloud dough? ›
This easy no-cook dough requires just 2 ingredients: cornstarch and hair conditioner. Easy enough! Mix equal parts together in a bowl. There is no cooking required and students can get their hands messy while helping to make it.
Does flour work for cloud dough? ›
Cloud dough can be made in any quantity, but this recipe will make enough for one child. Add 3 cups of flour to a bowl. Slowly add in 1 tablespoon of baby oil and incorporate with your fingers. Continue to add baby oil one tablespoon at a time until the dough is moldable.
Does cloud dough go bad? ›
Store the cloud dough for future play in an airtight container. Really, this stuff doesn't go bad. You know you'll need to toss it when it gets impossible debris in it.
How do you make DIY cloud dough? ›
Add 1/2 cup of lotion to a bowl. Add 1-2 drops of the food coloring (if using concentrated gel, if using regular food coloring you'll need more drops to color) and mix. Mix the lotion and food coloring until combined. Add 1 cup of cornstarch and mix.
Can you use lotion instead of conditioner for cloud dough? ›
All you need is: - 1 part baby lotion or conditioner (we used 1/3 cup) - 2 parts cornstarch (we used 2/3 cup)
What oil do you use for cloud dough? ›
Making cloud dough is incredibly simple. All you need is flour and oil (baby oil or vegetable oil works well). The typical ratio is 8 to 1 of flour to oil, but you can adjust to get your preferred consistency. Add food colouring or glitter for a visual twist, or scented oils for a sensory boost.
One of our favorite summer activities is making homemade cloud dough. All ages love this stuff and it only takes 3 ingredients to make – Johnson's® Baby Oil, flour and a sprinkle of glitter. We used gold glitter to look like sparkling sand, but you can use whatever you have on hand.
Can cloud dough dry out? ›
Depending on how much it's played with, it should last a few days in the bags before it gets too dry. I hope your little ones (and you) get a lot of fun play time with your cloud dough, and good use out of the recipe.
Is Moon dough the same as cloud dough? ›
Have you ever heart about 'Cloud dough' and 'Moon sand'? It is basically the same thing: it uses the same basic two ingredients namely flour(of some sort) and oil(of some sort).
Can you make cloud dough with baking soda and conditioner? ›
Ingredients
- 2 cups baking soda per color.
- Several drops liquid watercolors until desired color is reached.
- Approximately 1/4 cup water (I add it about 1 tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is reached)
- 2+ tablespoons conditioner, optional.
- Sprinkle of glitter, optional.
Baby lotion is my favorite ingredient to use, but you can actually use ANY kind of lotion or even conditioner! In a mixing bowl, add in two cups of cornstarch. You could use flour instead, but the cornstarch is a lot finer and will help give the dough an extra soft texture! Next, add in one cup of baby lotion.
