Making non-toxic fun playdough at home that will last for ages. See recipe at the bottom of the post. Basic ingredients are flour, salt, oil, cream of tarter, water, and food colouring. Lots of links to variations are also at the bottom of the post.
Mix all the ingredients according to the recipe in a saucepan.
Add food colouring and mix till smooth.
Cook on the stove on low heat until it comes together - about 2 minutes. It will thicken and become a bit lumpy at first.
Form into a ball in your hands and give it a bit of a knead.
Its all ready to use. Give kids a few basic tools such as block for a rolling pin, and some cookie cutters and plastic scissors and knife etc. and leave them to it. Lots of creativity here.
Playdough links:
canadian parents - microwave playdough, basic playdough but made in microwave instead of on top of the stove.
stretcher.com - basic playdough with variations, such as adding cool aid for a nice smell and different colouring agents.
creative kids at home - playdough with heaps of variations such as using cornstarch (corn flour) and oatmeal.
babyparenting.about - basic playdough with natural food colouring options.
allrecipes - peanut butter playdough, play and eat at the same time.
home school zone - lots of playdough recipes and ideas.
canteach - more good playdough ideas - variations on the basic recipe.
rubyglen - making a playdough kit.
activity village - playdough - using vanilla essence for a nice smell.
cooks.com - heaps and heaps of playdough recipes + yummy edible playdough recipes.
easy fun school - playdough variations - using coffee grounds to add a different tactile element.
Playschool - basic playdough recipe that I use.
Cooked Playdough
Ingredients
4 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 small packet cream of tartar
1 tbspn oil
4 cups water
food colouring if required
Directions
• Mix flour, salt and cream of tartar.
• Add oil and water, stirring.
• Cook slowly until mixture thickens, stirring continuously.
• Store in an airtight container. This playdough will keep for about 3 months. It has a smoother consistency than the uncooked playdough.
10 comments:
very cool. thanks for the great links.
Hey there!! You've got a great blog too! We need to make some playdough one of these days! I think Kaia might eat it, though :-) Hope you don't mind if I link back to you on my blog!
cool! I need to make some for my churches nursery...thanks for the tutorial!
This is so great!! Thank you very much!!
i love playdough, i made some with my boyfriend's niece and after a while the whole household was joining in...
thanks, this is neat!
my little brothers loved it! and the best part is, if they accidently eat it its edible. thanks.
I found this really cool website that has chocolate art supplies inckuding chocolate playdough. It taste and smells liike chocolate. reall fun stuff check it out at www.bellamentechocolate.com
What is the cream of tarter for? Just wondering if it would come out right without it. Thanks
Hi Kath
when you say a small pckt of cream of tartar, i reckon you'd be meaning 125g?
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