We made some homemade play dough today! It was super easy, and really fun!We used this recipe from Musings From A SAHM.
In a non-stick pot
Medium Heat
MIX
1 C. Flour
< 1/3 C. Salt
2 t. Cream of Tartar
ADD
1 c. Water
1 T. Vegetable Oil
STIR
COLOR
STIR
until done.
At first I used a regular metal pot and it got way too hot before I even started. When I added my dry and wets, it hardened SO FAST I didn't have time to mix in the color while it was still in the wet stage! That is SO important! The blue was our first batch, and you can clearly see the white chunks. not cool!
Reminder #1- It's easier to use a NON-Stick pot!
Reminder #2- Watch the temp, it will heat up fast while you go so make sure its a low- med temp so you can keep it on track!
Reminder #3- Once you've mixed the dry with the wet, add the color!! It comes out richer that way!
My green batch turned out the best! When I poured it out on the table where my wax paper was it was still kind of gooey. I was afraid it was under-done. It turned out to be the softest and easiest to play with!
Reminder #4- Don't over cook!
The only ick I have about this, and maybe it is all homemade play dough, is while playing my hand get covered in uncomfortable SALT! For sure next time we make this we are going to down size the salt. I know it is necessarily but I think there was so much. Maybe soaking the salt in the water before adding it to heat will help but for us it didn't work out quiet right there!
Reminder #5- Control your Salt! reduce Salt.
Finally, storage. We use these shoe boxes to store tons of your textural play, so it worked for us.. but I love the baby food jars for on the go play! If it does dry out- water should help, maybe that will help my salt problem too!!
reminder #6- Keep in tight storage, if it dries out, add water or play with wet hands!
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