When our children were small I used this homemade play dough recipe all the time. It was easy and you could play with the end result and our children got a cooking lesson at the same time. It’s been a while since I’ve used my old recipe. My daughter and her two children are visiting us this week and I figured it was a perfect time to make it once again.
I also found a website with numerous play dough recipes. Playdoughrecipe.com has recipes using oatmeal and even non-cook recipes. I will have to check out their other recipes, but in the meantime I used my old standby, which I also found on the website.
Play Dough Recipe
Ingredients:
½ cup salt
1 cup water
2 Tbsp cream of tartat
1 cup flour
1 Tbsp of oil
Food coloring
Directions:
In a large frying pan mix the flour, salt, cream of tartar and the oil. Mix the food coloring with the water. I was out of food coloring so we just made white playdough. Add the water and food coloring to the other ingredients and mix well. Cook on medium heat for 4-5 minutes, stirring constantly. We decided to make our mixture white so we did not add any food coloring.
When the mixture becomes doughy remove the pan from the heat.
Take the mass of playdough and knead on the counter. Be careful as it is hot!
When it feels just right to you it is finished.
Have fun!
And when finished playing, store in an airtight container.
Nancy on the Home Front 