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DIY Galaxy Playdough

Days of a Domestic Dad

With just a few ingredients, you can transform simple black playdough into a colorful burst of interstellar fun.

Let’s get started!

Your young stargazers will have a blast making and playing with this simple DIY galaxy playdough.

Tips For Making Playdough

01 Add several drops of black

02 Stir with a fork

03 You must knead

04 Wait until cool

05 Form dough into ball

06 Make silver stars

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Add several drops of black food coloring.

01

You will probably have to add about twice as much dye as you think you need to get a true black color.

Stir with a fork

02

Once the water cools, then it's time to mix it the rest of the way with your hands.

You must knead

03

The black coloring won’t mix in completely until you knead the dough for a while.

Wait until cool

04

When the dough is completely cool, it’s time to turn it into a galaxy!

Form dough into ball

05

Sprinkle the dough with stripes of blue and pink glitter; mix into the space dough, but not all the way.

Make silver stars

06

Sprinkle the entire ball gently with the silver glitter to make stars and enjoy the galaxy playdough!

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