I know, I know, this homemade play dough isn’t a food recipe. But it is such a great idea that I had to share it anyway. Not only is the end result hours of fun, but putting it together is a fun activity for kids. My four year old and I made this yesterday and he loved it! I had him dump in all the ingredients, then I cooked it. After it cooled a bit, he helped me knead in the food coloring. He was thrilled!
This play-doh is much softer than the store bought variety, so it is much easier for small children to work with. It will keep a really, really long time if you store it in an air-tight container. Kids love it. My son actually choose playing with play-doh over playing on the computer, and that is a small miracle!
I think it would be a great Christmas gift for a child, grandchild, or friend. You could divide it and make several colors. One fun way to give it is to place it in those colored Tupperware cups with lids. You know-red cup/red play-doh, blue cup/blue play-doh, etc. Then they have something to store it in. Perfect!
1 cup salt
1 Tbsp oil
2 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
2 cups cold water
Food coloring
Combine first 5 ingredients in large non-stick pan. Cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Mixture will appear lumpy at first. Don’t panic! Just keep stirring till it all clumps together to form a ball. Dump out on countertop and knead in several drops of food coloring. I used about 10 drops.
WANT TO SAVE THIS RECIPE?
Just enter your email and get it sent right to your inbox! Plus you’ll get new recipes from me every week!
Leave a Reply