Simple Dirt Dough

I (still!) love playing in the dirt and mud, so this recipe was a lot of fun to make with my hands, and some help from the kids of course!  It's simple, and uses stuff most everybody has on hand.  I use it to make dinosaur egg "fossils" and also keep some stocked in the children's mud kitchen.

Dirt Dough:

1 cup flour

1/2 cup salt

1 cup dirt 

1/2 - 1 cup warm water

First, you want to blend the flour, salt, and dirt in an old bowl until the dirt is incorporated and it doesn't look so white anymore. 

Dirty D starts with the dirt 

Add the flour & salt

Then you stir in the water, starting with just a half cup and working up until you have a thick, mud like (not watery) consistency.

Adding the water so we can mix up some mud!

Turn it out onto your surface and knead it for a little bit.  Then it's ready for use.  Easy as (mud) pie!

A mudpie masterpiece!