Mr. J has entered into a deep obsession with play dough. For the Christmas present for his class, I made three colors of play dough and sent them in containers with three cookie cutters. The holiday colored play dough lasted a good long while, BUT our crazy carb obsessed dog ate the last of it and barfed it on the rug. Fun times.
Anyway, homemade play dough is very easy to make. I usually add a few drops of an essential oil to the dough while I'm kneading in the color to make it smell better. I've also read that you can add in hand lotion to keep it from drying your hands out. Since the main ingredient is salt, it can be a little drying. All in all, it takes about 15 minutes to make and is much cheaper that buying it.
Playdough
Ingredients:
3 cups flour, sifted
1 1/2 cup salt
6 teaspoons cream of tartar
3 1/4 cup water
3 tablespoons oil
food coloring
Whisk all the dry ingredients together in a large pot until no lumps remain. Whisk in the wet ingredients (except for the food coloring) and stir until no lumps remain. Cook on high for 3-4 minutes until a dough forms. Separate into several portions and add food coloring, kneading until uniform in color. Store in airtight containers.
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