Lavender Cloud Dough Recipe
How to Make Calming Cloud Dough
Need a wind-down activity for your kids to make them sleepy? Try making this lavender cloud dough to play with! It’s so soothing and calming for them. Also check out our 3 ingredient cloud dough recipe!
Gather your ingredients and get ready to make some calming fun! You’ll need lavender essential oil, hair conditioner, corn starch, purple food dye, and some dried lavender flowers (if you’re feeling extra fancy).
In a bowl, combine the corn starch and conditioner. Mix it up until it starts to clump together – don’t worry if it seems like it won’t stick at first, just keep mixing! Once it’s all combined, use your hands to knead the dough until it’s smooth and fabulous. Next, add a few drops of purple food dye and mix it in until the color is evenly distributed. Finally, add one teensy drop of lavender essential oil and mix it in one last time. And that’s it – you’ve got yourself a batch of gorgeous, relaxing lavender slime!
Lavender is like a warm hug for kids. It’s been used for ages to help little ones relax, reduce anxiety, and even sleep better. So, what makes lavender so special? For starters, lavender helps kids regulate their emotions. Its calming scent slows down their heart rate, making it easier for them to manage stress and feel more relaxed. This is especially helpful for kids who struggle with anxiety, like separation anxiety or fear of the dark.
Lavender also makes bedtime a whole lot easier. Its soothing effects help kids wind down, leading to better sleep quality, duration, and consistency. And, as it turns out, lavender even affects brain chemistry. Research shows that it can boost serotonin levels, which helps regulate mood and reduce stress and anxiety in kids. Pretty cool, right?
You can have your child choose any food color that they like, because I know my son would NOT want purple ha! Just go to the store and buy the cheapest hair conditioner bottle you can find too, don’t waste your good stuff!
Watch me make it…
Lavender Cloud Dough
Materials
- Lavender essential oil
- ½ cup hair conditioner
- 1 cup corn starch
- Purple food dye
- Lavender flowers optional
Instructions
- Add the corn starch and conditioner to a bowl and start to mix together. At first it will seem like it won’t stick, but eventually it does.
- After it starts to clump together, you can use your hands to mix the dough until it is all combined.
- Then, add a few drops of food dye and mix the dough again until the color is all mixed throughout the dough.
- Once you have your desired color, add one drop of lavender essential oil and mix once again.
Notes
• I used about 6 drops of purple food dye to get this look.
• I used fresh lavender flowers, but artificial ones work too.
• Any conditioner works.
