Ingredients:
1 cup water
1cup flour
1/2 cup salt
2 tablespoons cream of tartar
1 tablespoon oil
Cook all of these together in a saucepan on the stove over med-high heat for a few minuets, until it forms a lump in the pan. Turn it out onto lightly floured surface counter, and knead.
Add food coloring if desired.
Keep in a Tupperware container to keep it soft.
Non-edible.
cooking:
Once it looks like this, it's ready to turn out and knead.
The kids helped.
This kept them busy for a few hours.
Okay, maybe it just felt like a few hours...
It was peaceful. :)
Time to think.
Time to sip a coffee.
Time to chill.
I love this recipe .My girls and I used to make play dough when they were younger.Your photos are great.
ReplyDeleteSo fun! My mom used to do this with us when we were kids and we loved it! I can't wait to try it with my son when he's old enough to know not to eat it :)
ReplyDeleteI have used a playdough recipe like this for some time, fab isn't it. You can also add the food colouring whilst 'cooking' it , less messy :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm going to try this one with grandchild too. I wonder though, could you use kool aid instead of food coloring? I've used it for making paint, it gives it a nice scent. Or would that be too tempting to a child? lol Do you have a recipe for home made paint? Preferably one that doesn't use flour.
ReplyDeleteThanks for popping by Bertie! I've only seen homemade paint with flour in the recipe, here is a link for homemade puffy paint: http://www.learnplayimagine.com/2013/08/homemade-paint-recipes.html // I think you could use kool aid as a colorant-but as an alternative there are edible play dough recipes out there as well, which might be a bit safer. Good luck! ;)
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