Cinderella Play Dough Kit

"Though you're dressed in rags, you wear an air of queenly grace,
Anyone can see a throne would be your proper place..."

My latest Claire craft, an ode to one of my favorite Disney movies and one that Claire has watched Every. Single. Day. for the past 4 months. 

It all started when I found this crown cookie cutter at Walmart for $1.  Claire loves play dough and I think it's fun to make because I can add any colors and scents that I want.  An idea was born!  It took me a long time to collect everything in this kit... I just happened upon some things in stores and had to do some searching for the rest.  But all in all, it was fairly cheap to put together.

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The sparkly play dough is lavender scented and tiny tiaras crown the tops of the bags.  I found the tiaras in the party section at Target and used glue dots to attach them to the bags.

I used my favorite play dough recipe, but I like to add the color to the liquid instead of kneading it in afterwards.  While this results in more work, because you have to make one batch for each color, I find that adding it afterwards results in sticky dough.  If you add it beforehand, you can add as much as you want to get a darker color, and just cook off the moisture to result in perfect dough.   I halved the recipe and added 8 or 9 drops of lavender essential oil that I had in the cabinet.  I also added some clear plastic glitter, maybe 2 tablespoons per batch.

The cookie cutter and wooden castle are from Walmart.  The key (you know, the one the step-mother uses to lock Cinderella in her attic :-) is from Michaels, left over from another project where I didn't end up using it.

The star confetti is also from Walmart.  I made the labels myself using Scroll Banners by Lileya.  Claire calls it "fairygodmuverdust", all one word :-)

The Crown Jewels are from Dollar Tree.  Obviously they should not be left with unsupervised children.  They also fall apart easily.

The "magic wand" is actually an acrylic fondant roller that I got for $4 on Ebay.  It's really quite beautiful and the perfect size for a play dough kit.  I cut a star out of some silver glitter paper I found in my stash and attached it with a glue dot.  The glass slippers you can buy on Amazon, though I got mine for free from a nice mom on our local Facebook page.

I put it all together in a small basket I got on sale at Michaels, and made a bow using ribbon from Walmart.

She loved it!  And the best part is, it keeps her entertained for a good 15 minutes at a time, which for her is a long time.

Here's the breakdown of supplies:
Crown cookie cutter - Walmart - $1
Wooden castle cutout - Walmart - $1
Star confetti - Walmart - $1
Rings - Dollar Tree - $1
Key - Michaels - $1.50 (free for me because I already had it)
Fondant roller - Ebay - $4
Mini tiaras, 10 pack - Target - $3
Glass slippers, 8 count - Amazon - $7 (free for me)
Basket - Michaels - $3
Ribbon - Walmart - $1
Play dough - Homemade