Preschool

[mcs1984]

Ok so my 4 year old just went into a new class at his preschool. I am right there with him (down the hall) but his teacher is wanting to make things safe for him So here is my question, does anyone have a really good gluten-free/peanut free recipe for play-dough they can make. We do not know how sensitive he is. His test results all came back neg. but is doing better since we have went gluten-free. Also he is not a mouthier so how much should I worry about playing in noodles and using finger paints. We are into this for the 9th week and but my husband and I are getting over whelmed with everything we have to watch. Let alone our son is over whelmed. Hope some one can help.

Thanks

[happygirl]

A recipe from one of the Celiac groups for Gluten Free Play Doh:

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Ingredients:

[dandelionmom]

Hi! I have a 4 year old with celiac disease too. My daughter got sick twice from noodle crafts at school so I finally sent in a big box of assorted gluten-free noodles.

We bought a big tub of gluten-free playdoh to send in to preschool (the whole class uses it to avoid cross contamination).

Don't worry, the overwhelmed feeling gets better soon!

[rysmom]

Hi! Hang in there....the overwhelming feeling goes away with time. My son has been totally gluten-free for two years now and it gets easier all the time. Last year was difficult as pre-k was his first year in a classroom. I am nervous about this year b/c it is his first year in a public school (kindergarten)....but I feel more prepared with each year.

There is a great, EASY, recipe for playdough which uses corn starch and baking soda. It is very soft and the kids in my son's preschool liked it better than "regular" playdough. I made a new batch every couple weeks and just changed the color. The recipe is at www.argostarch.com I believe they call it playclay.

Good luck!!