That doesn't look like chocolates.... :)

how much playdough can an enthusiastic toddler eat before he/she throws up? I try to keep my playdough looking as little like food as possible LOL!

Yuck. Things for play shouldn't be encouraged to be eaten, esp this.

What RECYCLEG said.

What could possibly go wrong with this idea...

I think you all underestimate your kids! After all, mine didn't eat the play doh when it oozed out of the plastic ice cream "factory" set... Just tell them not to eat it and keep them supervised....

gross

I'd confuse it for cookie dough. Don't even want to think about what my little nephew would do.

@cm
The stuff that oozed out of the toy ice cream maker was probably purple and chartreuse and didn't look and smell like chocolate. You're right about not underestimating your kids...to discover ways to use things that you never would have imagined. Among other things, ("Here, baby brother, have some chocolate candy!") I can see a little trickster creating things for the toilet bowl out of this stuff despite supervision. I love how diabolical children are! Happy Plunger!

Blue ribbon STUPID IDEA award winner.

My gosh you guys are HARSH! This would be great for some kids, not so much for others. Seems to me that play-dough is best with a bit of supervision no matter what the color or aroma, as it has a way of traveling and adhering.

considering that homemade playdough recipes are generally made of edible items (eg, flour/glycerin/salt), I wouldn't worry about sickening your child if they eat some. However, I agree that it would be confusing to children to have their toys be edible (and delicious if you add cocoa powder) as well................I mean, it can be enough of a challenge to keep kids from eating non-edibles too! When I was 5 I remember having a friend who ate chapstick, another who ate actual play-dough.....and I recall having a nibble on a crayon b/c a crayon factory was featured on Sesame Street and the vats of paint looked really delicious for some reason....

If anything I would add something bitter-tasting (like the bitter apple stuff you get to discourage kids from biting their nails) to the dough so the kid WON'T eat it.

I was a good kid and loved all things dough. Even play.
Ugh.

other than eating it
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i'd this think would really dry it out faster.

This is such a fabulous idea! The Imagination Tree has so many great play dough recipes and ideas.

Please readers remember - the blogger who took the time to lovingly make their children a fun project is probably very proud to be featured on Apartment Therapy and takes your comments to heart.

I'm sure most kids, who are old enough to understand the difference between play food and real food, would love to play with this.

I have tried The Imagination Tree's play dough recipes, and it is THE BEST play dough recipe ever. It doesn't dry out faster. In fact, it keeps for much longer than store bought play dough. The texture is amazingly pliable and smooth - much better than store bought. I haven't tried the chocolate play dough bc we don't have cocoa in the house, but I bet my daughter would love making pretend candies.

I am appalled at many of these comments.

The Imagination Tree is a wonderful resource for many fabulous ideas and this is no exception. The added scent is a fabulous bonus to this sensory experience. And homemade play dough is pretty much the best stuff ever.

Doesn't look like candy....ewwwwwww.