We made play dough and panda helped add food coloring, which was much more fun than the boring old plain kind I usually make. The colors inspired a landscape that included volcanoes, lily pads, trees, ponds, a barn, and even jabba the hutt. I used a basic cooked flour play dough recipe.
3 cups flour
1.5 cups salt
6 tsp. cream of tarter
3 Tbs. oil
3 cups water
Pour all ingredients into a large pot and stir constantly over medium heat until a ball forms. Knead the play dough until texture matches conventional play dough (1-2 min) Add food coloring if you want colored play dough.
Store in plastic container (should last for at least 3 months)
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ReplyDeleteAnd your post about play dough is especially funny/timely because Wednesday night we were starting to press our homemade pizza dough in the pan when G said, "I want to play with that dough!" I gave him a small piece and he pointed to the remaining mound and said, "No, I want the big piece!" I looked at D and said, "What do you think?" and he said, "It's fine with me." We ended up eating pita pizzas and G is still playing with that mound of dough! Thanks for the recipe - we'll try it! And please stay in touch!
Have you ever used a no-cook recipe? That's what I always use, and I was wondering if there's a difference.
ReplyDeleteLooks like your little one's really enjoyed the fun stuff.
If you've never made the stuff in the link below. You definitely should. We had a blast with it as kids.
http://blissfullydomestic.com/blissful-kids/making-glurch-or-oobleck/
What a fun use for playdough--I bet my daughter would love this!
ReplyDeleteThat looks great. I had the play-dough recipe forever and even found cream of tartar a long time ago, just forgot to make it. Madeline's link looks great too. Going have to try that too.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to respond to Madeline's question...I've found that the cooked version is a bit longer-lasting and more visually and tactilely pleasing. And thanks for posting the glurch recipe!
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