<p style="text-align: center;">Just before Christmas, I threw away all of O's Play Dough (the real, trademarked deal you buy at the store).  She had had it for a while, and as toddlers do, she insisted on leaving the caps off of the cans.  What was left was a crumbly, dry mess that frustrated both of us.  I was hoping someone would buy her more for Christmas or her birthday, but when they didn't, I took to the internet.  Turns out, Jello Playdough is way better than the stuff you buy in the stores!  It smells wonderful!  It's ok if they accidentally eat it.  And, the texture is incredibly smooth and pliable.  Plus, I realized that we should be treating it as it really is: like dough!  Who has more cookie cutters, pastry wheels, and Silpats than I do?  Nobody.  This has opened up a world of fun for us.  O uses her kitchen to make pies, French fries, ravioli, cookies, and more.  We used the recipe for <a href="http://teachingmama.org/how-to-make-jello-playdough/">Jello Playdough </a>on Teaching Mama's site.  She calls for sugar-free Jello.  In typical Karoline fashion, I didn't read carefully and purchased regular, old, sugar-laden Jello.  It worked perfectly.</p>
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