This play doh recipe has been loved and used so many times in our home that my kids now know it by heart. It is such a soft and yummy smelling play doh, not to mention the easiest. We make it for playdates, gifts, and party favors. We have even been able to reuse the same play doh for months. I finally threw it out to make a new batch, thinking of all the germs it may contain because we've been able to reuse it for so long. The first thing my kids notice each time they open the bag, it still smells amazing and is soft. Most of the store-bought play doh that comes home with us is unfortunately discarded after one use because it dries out so quickly.
I'm letting go of my secret recipe to share with you all! Just be sure that each time you open your bag or gift it and receive all of the wonderful compliments, you think of me and pass along that you found it in your favorite e-newsletter, Macaroni Kid of course!
Here is the batch we made for party favors for our Winter Wonderland / Frozen Birthday Party. We kept the recipe and scent the same, just left out the food coloring.
Because nothing on the stove needs to boil, this has been a great way for my preschooler to practice stove and kitchen safety while learning cooking skills. Of course I never leave her alone and within arms reach at all times.
Supplies Needed (Most you probably already have on hand!):
Salt
Wax Paper
Cream of Tarter
Large Mixing Bowl
Pot & Spatula or Wooden Spoon
Measuring Cup
All-Purpose Flour
Glitter of Choice
Food Coloring of Choice
Peppermint Oil or Scent of Choice
Recipe:
Stir together over medium heat:
1 C Water
1 TBS Oil (We use Canola, can use Vegetable)
Few drops of scent of choice
2 TBS Cream of Tartar
1 C Flour
1/2 C Salt
Add in after dough is removed from stove, during cooling.
Food Coloring, drops to color desired
Step 1:
Pour flower, Cream of Tarter, Salt into mixing bowl and stir. This step can probably be skipped and all ingredients just poured directly into the pot on the stove. However, this is a great time to teach them measuring and mixing with the dry ingredients, so we always do the dry ingredients seperately then add them into the wet ingredients on the stove.
Step 2:
Pour mixture with water and oil into a pot over medium heat. I have the wet ingredients also combined so that it can be poured at one time into the dry ingredients, minimizing time at the stove.
Step 3:
Mix, Mix, Mix! If you supervise your child with this step, note that they will probably get tired of mixing very quickly as it gets thick.
Step 4:
This is what it will look like fully mixed/cooked.
Step 5:
Place dough onto wax paper. You might even want to have the wax paper on top of a cookie sheet to protect the table from the food coloring. We seperate the dough in half to make two seperate colors. Once we seperate, we dig 'valley's' in the middle of the dough to pour the food coloring and glitter in. I allow my kids to pour the food coloring and glitter, but I step in and mix as the food coloring will temporarily dye hands.
Each child makes a batch, giving us 4 colors at the end.
Step 6 (Optional):
Once kneeded, the dough will look like this! I allow them to put some extra glitter on top and mix so that they still feel a part of the process and gives them a tactile activity of mixing in the glitter.
Step 7:
Play and have fun!!
Step 8:
When done playing, we just store ours in simple zip lock baggies!
