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Playdough, something most of us played with as kids.
We rolled it, flatten it, pinched it and formed it into many shapes and imaginative creatures.
Today I would love to share a Playdough Recipe or two.
Playdough is most definitely one of my favorite activities to do with the boys and I hope soon our newest edition, just as soon as she stops eating EVERY thing in sight! We do so love to use our own playdough recipe.
The first is for a rather large batch, great for a large party activity or play date. You can always split the dough up and make multiple colors. It also depends on your preference for texture.
Homemade Playdough Recipe 1
Play dough with oil
- 4 cups flour
- 1 cup salt
- 3 tablespoons cream of tartar
- 4 table spoons oil ( I use vegetable oil)
- 1 and half cups water (warm / hot)
- food coloring
Mix all the dry ingredients in a saucepan
Add water, oil and food coloring
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the dough forms a ball
Allow it to cool before playing.
Uncooked Playdough Recipe 2
- 1/4 cup salt
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tablespoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 cup warm water
- food coloring
Mix up the liquids and add the dry.
I have been told using a few drops glycerine adds a shine.
I also know my mother in law adds some essential oils to her play dough, I will ask her for the recipes next time I see her and post scented playdough recipes soon!
Update: Check out my new favorite homemade playdough recipe!
My 2 and half year old is fascinated by flour, rice and pasta, basically anything he can sift his hands through or carry off in large masses.
For the making of this Playdough Recipe I mixed up a batch, minus a bit of flour, so the food coloring wouldn’t stain, then took it to the craft table for kids to help me kneed the dough and add more flour until we got the texture ready to play with. The 2 year old had the flour handled and the 4 year old had the kneading down.
Once ready and firm, it was play time! We did the classic rolling, cutting with shapes, more rolling. 🙂
What all have we made with play dough?
- A very hungry caterpillar activity: Caterpillar to Butterfly with play dough
- Play dough = occupied – sticking all sorts of things in play dough
Jo... says
Love this, my daycare kids will have fun and learn at the same time…I add cream of tarter to my play dough, seems to keep it longer..thanks for sharing
Nicolette Roux says
That will make it last longer for sure! Mine gets so messed and full of various things it only needs to last a week or 2.. lol
Natasha says
Thanks for linking this up on Serenity Saturday Link party!
wow!!!love this so much!! my kids are always playing with playdoh and mixing all the colours up together so all we end up with is like a browny multi coloured mess. So making our own will definitely save me a bit of money!
Cathy says
Awesome post!
I would love for you to share this and link up to my TGIF Link Party! Who knows, you just might be featured next week!
http://apeekintomyparadise.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-peek-into-my-paradise-tgif-link-party.html
Cathy
Pary Moppins says
What a neat activity!