Homemade Play Dough Recipe

Looking for a homemade play dough recipe? Here we have a couple for you to try, and further down the page you will find some homemade playdough added by visitors to this page!

The playdough we are about to make will keep for months in the fridge in air tight containers, baby food jars make perfect air tight containers for your playdough!

Playdough Recipe 1

As this recipe makes about twice the amount of dough that comes in an average sized tub, using half quantities and repeating the process several times you can make lots of play dough in a variety of colors.

The Ingredients

• 1 cup of water
• 1 cup of plain flour
• 1/2 cup of salt
• 2 tablespoons of oil
• 2 tablespoons of cream of tartar
• Food coloring

You can also use flavor oils for scent - peppermint, vanilla, almond, lemon, orange, cherry.

Choose the oils with no alcohol and choose flavor oils meant for eating, not essential oils. You can find these in your supermarket along the baking aisle.

Method

1. Mix together the ingredients.



2. Add the water then mix until smooth.



3. Add the food coloring followed by the oil ( add the flavor oil at this point if using ).



4. Cook on a medium heat, stirring constantly, until the dough leaves the side of the pan in a ball.



5. Allow to cool before use.

Tip

This homemade play dough recipe is particularly good for baking your sculptures in the oven at 180 until hard,then paint and varnish your little master pieces.

 

Playdough Recipe 2

This recipe is so easy it gives perfect results and keeps for months in the fridge in airtight containers.

And even better it doesn't need cooking! This fact alone makes it my favourite recipe for homemade play dough.

The Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup table salt
• 4 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup water
• Food coloring

Method

1. Measure out your ingredients and put them in to a large bowl.(no special order just throw it all in).



2. Mix it all together with your hands and if it feels to dry add a little water to and to sticky add flour.







3. Grab a ball of it and make an indent with your finger. Drip a fewdrops of food coloring in the indent, you'll need at least 5 drops for vibrant colors if you are using grocery store food coloring.



4. Now carefully fold the dough over and over until the color is well blended, taking care not to get the wet food coloring on your hands.

Tip

Consider dedicating a container of play dough tools to the cause. You can have fun again and again with pasta extruders, cookie cutters, rolling pins, and other items.

Many of these things can be purchased inexpensively at a local dollar store or thrift store.

Homemade Playdough Added By Visitors

• Homemade Chocolate Playdough
  This homemade chocolate playdough is quick to make and completely edible! Kids love the thought of a playable treat so this stuff always goes down well at my childrens birthday parties.



• Edible Playdough Recipe
  This homemade peanut butter playdough is a fun and tasty way to enjoy playing with dough.
  
  
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  Homemade Playdough Jewellery
  We often use this homemade playdough recipe. It works great as you can see in the photo, Kelly decided that Daniel needed some new homemade playdough jewellery!! :-)



• 
  Homemade Silly Putty
  What does homemade silly putty do? Pull it slowly and it will stretch, quicker and it breaks. It feels like a solid, yet it can drip though a hole when its left standing. It bounces, yet it can also form a puddle!.... Pretty cool stuff don't you think?

If you have play dough ideas that work well in your household please share them! You can Post your playdough ideas and photos here

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