During the holidays, as many parents know, kids expect you to entertain them from morning till dawn. Unless the day is action packed, it’s a “boring” day and “I don’t have anything to do” day.
On one of those days, we made a batch of homemade playdough (play dough). In summer, we tend to spend more time outside and kids didn’t play with it for a while. Not only did the playdough keep them occupied for hours – to mum and dad’s delight, but also there is an educational element to it: development of fine motor skills, blending colours, exploring senses like touch and feel, to name a few.
Instructions on how to make playdough:
This is a simple no cook playdough recipe which you can make within minutes.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup flour
- ½ cup salt
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 cup boiling water
- natural or food colouring (eg. beetroot, turmeric powder), optional
Note: Increase the above amounts two or three times for more playdough which can be divided and coloured differently.
In a bowl mix all dry ingredients.
Add oil, liquid colouring and boiling water (warn kids if they are helping!) and stir until it all comes together.
This is a proper way. As you can see above, I usually put dry and wet ingredients all at once and then stir. Here I added a bit of beetroot juice, but, oops, forgot to add oil. Still it came good.
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Thanks Vesna,
You had me inspired…I just made a fresh blue playdough ( turned out just perfect ), baked some Apple Oatmeal muffins….and I’m ready for a playdate (bunch of two-year olds and six-year olds).
It’s a rainy morning so I hope the kids have fun…
Ana
P.S I will try your buttermilk pancakes this weekend!
Have fun!
I’d love one of your apple oatmeal muffins with my coffee 🙂
Wow!I was so bored and this recipe made my day!!!!
Thanks!
WOW It worked very well and i could make it all my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I wish i had envented this way of making playdough. Its very awesome!!!!!
We’ve made this before and it’s really easy. We also make a recipe with hand lotion that’s easy and also smells fabulous.
I love that you recommend natural dyes like turmeric and beet powder!
This recipe worked awesome!!! My kids are having a blast! 🙂
Going to try your play dough with my school kids,having holiday school,any other recipe they could do and eat made of food. They 1 to 2 year olds.love play dough.wish me luck today
Hi faaiza,
You can make any biscuit or bread dough and let kids make some shapes. Once baked, they can eat their creations.
Okay, I noticed that you have a big box filled with cream of tartar. Please tell me where did you get that
Any supermarket will stock it, baking and cooking section.