Edible Fall Playdough Recipe (No Cook Recipe!)

Make this soft, fluffy, and completely edible Fall Playdough Recipe! Perfect for cozy fall sensory play with just 2 simple ingredients—frosting and powdered sugar! No cooking required!

If you’re looking for a fall sensory play activity that’s easy, fun, and totally safe for little ones to taste, this festive fall playdough recipe is perfect! With only two ingredients, frosting and powdered sugar, you can whip up batches of soft, colorful play dough in warm autumn colors like red, orange, yellow, and green that’s ready for squishing, shaping, and even nibbling.

The best part? The dough is not super sticky or messy! This is our favorite fall playdough recipe. Whether you’re staying cozy indoors on a crisp autumn afternoon or looking for a quick and festive activity, this edible fall playdough recipe is a total win.

Why Fall-Themed Activities Rock for Kids

Fall sensory activities like this edible fall playdough recipe is a fantastic sensory play activity for kids! With its soft, squishy texture, this homemade edible playdough invites children to explore their senses in a safe and engaging way.

Plus, this edible fall playdough recipe are perfect for sparking creativity. Your kids can roll it into pumpkins, press it into leaf molds, or create their own colorful autumn scenes using leaf cookie cutters, gems, and pom poms.

And when it’s chilly outside and you want to keep little hands busy, this edible fall playdough is the perfect indoor activity to keep imaginations flowing. Because it’s completely edible (although not meant for snacking), even curious toddlers who like to taste everything can join the fun.

Love edible playdough? You’ve got to try our edible “mud” playdough for even more squishy, messy fun!

The Best Edible Fall Playdough Recipe

This fall playdough recipe is a twist on our edible play dough recipe, which is a hit all year long! Here’s what you’ll need:

What You’ll Need

• 1 cup of store-bought frosting: We used Funfetti Vanilla Frosting
• 2-2 ½ cups of Powdered Sugar
• Food coloring
• Mixing bowl and spoon
• Optional: playdough tools, letter stamps, cookie cutters, autumn-themed gems, pom-pom balls, sprinkles, and Fall trinkets

Instructions

1. Scoop frosting into a large mixing bowl

Start with adding 1 cup of frosting into your mixing bowl.

2. Gradually add powdered sugar

Slowly add in 2 cups of powdered sugar. Mix it in with a spoon. The dough will look sticky at first, but that’s okay! Keep adding powdered sugar about ½ cup at a time until the dough starts to come together and feels soft and smooth. You’ll use about 2–2 ½ cups of powdered sugar in total, depending on the frosting’s consistency.

3. Knead the dough by hand

Once the dough becomes too thick to stir, it’s time to get your hands in there. Knead the dough with your fingers, gradually adding more powdered sugar if it feels sticky. You’ll know it’s ready when it feels like soft playdough. Smooth, moldable, and not too sticky.

4. Add food coloring

To make different fall colors, divide the dough into small balls and add a few drops of food coloring to each. Knead the color in until it’s evenly distributed. We make red, orange, yellow, green, and brown playdough to match fall leaves!

Pro tip: Wearing gloves will save you from having colored hands!

5. Play and enjoy!

That’s it! Your festive fall edible playdough is ready for rolling, squishing, sculpting, and leaf-decorating fun.

How to Set Up a Fall Playdough Tray

Turn your fall playdough recipe into a colorful autumn leaf decorating station!

What You’ll Need

• Your colorful edible fall playdough
• Leaf-shaped cookie cutters
• Pom pom balls in fall colors (red, orange, yellow, green, brown)
• Autumn-themed plastic gems
• Mini rolling pins or play tools

Instructions

• Set everything out on a tray or in a divided container so kids can easily see all their options.

• Encourage them to roll out their fall playdough and use the leaf cookie cutters to create leaf shapes.

• Then, they can decorate each leaf using pom poms, gems, or even press textures into the dough using nature items like acorns or sticks.

This is an open-ended fall sensory activity that invites imaginative play and keeps little hands busy for hours!

Why We Love This Edible Fall Playdough Recipe

This edible fall playdough recipe is a seasonal favorite! It’s quick, budget-friendly, and keeps kids engaged with minimal mess. With just two ingredients, frosting and powdered sugar, you can turn a simple autumn afternoon into a magical sensory experience full of creative leaf decorating fun.

Give this fall playdough recipe a try and let me know how your autumn creations turned out in the comments!