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Homemade Play Dough

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This is my favorite basic  homemade play dough recipe and it’s really easy.

Homemade Play Dough
This recipe makes a fairly small batch of dough so you may want to make a few batches in different colours.
Ingredients:
  • ½ cup AP flour (plain flour)
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 tbs salt
  • 1 tsp cream of tartar
  • 2-3 drops food colouring
In a saucepan (preferably nonstick), mix the first four ingredients together so the mixture is as smooth as possible. It is OK if a few little lumps remain. Add the food colouring and stir to mix thoroughly. Add more colouring if required.

Homemade Play Dough

Heat slowly, stirring regularly. As the mixture starts to thicken, stir constantly. Soon it will begin to start to pull away from the sides of the saucepan and form one lump. This takes about five minutes.
Homemade Play Dough
Remove from the heat and place the play dough ball on some parchment paper. Let cool and then knead for a minute or so.
If you want to make several colours then I would recommend doing the heating and stirring part one colour at a time – as each dough needs your full attention!

Here’s a video of how I made homemade play dough!

I store this play dough wrapped in parchment paper in a resealable zipper bag. I’ve had some in the fridge and some in a drawer for well over and a month, and they both seem fine. So far the only difference is that the dough from the fridge is colder, but it soon warms up.
Homemade Play Dough

 

Note: This dough could be eaten, although it doesn’t taste that nice so I wouldn’t recommend it! But if your child likes to experiment by putting everything in their mouth – this dough would at least be safe for them.
Update: Since making our first homemade play dough we have experimented so much! We have added glitter and fruit extracts, plus made versions from jelly beans, jello and herbs and spices!

Homemade Play Dough

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January 22, 2013
by craftulate
Category Play Recipes
This is my favorite basic  homemade play dough recipe and it's really easy. DO NOT EAT.
Homemade Play Dough

Ingredients

  • ½ cup AP flour (plain flour)
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 tbs salt
  • 1 tsp cream of tartar
  • 2-3 drops food dye

Instructions

  1. Add the first four ingredients to a saucepan and mix well to get it as smooth as possible.
  2. Add food dye until the desired color has been reached.
  3. Place over a low-medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture forms into one ball.
  4. Place the dough on wax paper and let cool, then knead until smooth.

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