Kids' Kitchen and Crafts

Play Mud

Make play mud with cornstarch, unsweetened cocoa powder and warm water. A squishy, washable mud for toy bugs, trucks and dinosaurs.

Play mud

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Cornstarch and cocoa powder mixed with warm water into a squishy mud for toy bugs and dinosaurs.
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
CourseDIY

What You’ll Need
  

  • 3 1/2 Cups of Cornstarch
  • 1/2 Cup of Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  • 2 Cups of Warm Water
  • Tray plastic bugs

Equipment

  • mixing bowl

Directions
 

  1. Mix the cornstarch and cocoa powder together in a bowl or on a tray.
  2. Pour in the warm water slowly.
  3. Stir well, adding more water if needed.
  4. If it is too watery, thicken it with more cornstarch.
  5. Pour it onto a tray and add plastic bugs.

Notes

Safety: Taste-safe ingredients but not a food; it is meant for play, not eating. Plastic bugs are a choking hazard under age 3; supervise. Cocoa is toxic to dogs, so keep pets away and clean up. Don’t pour large amounts of cornstarch mix down the drain (it can clog); scrape into the trash.

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