After being home all week without a car last week I was going VERY stir crazy. I realized i didn't really have that much around the house for the kids to keep them entertained. I found myself wishing i had bought some playdoh or could find the box of crayons we have somewhere in the abyss of boxes in the garage. Really, there are just so many bubbles you can blow outside. Anyway, I came across a recipe for homemade playdoh which I thoought would be fun to do with the kids and would keep them entertained. So, I picked up all of the ingredients, but really didn't think it would work! Much to my surprise it turned out great! I was able to make the colors we wanted and the consistency is actually better than store bought playdoh. Yay! (You have to really know me to know that I am not the crafty type!) Anyway, I am storing my new creation in small tupperware containers. I thought I would share this recipe in case you wanted to try it too!
Homemade Playdoh
1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
2 tbsp cream of tartar
1 tbsp oil
1 cup boiling water
Food Coloring
All you do is mix all the dry ingredients and then add the boiling water. Obviously it is hot, but I found it really started to set up after it started to cool. Make sure it is the right consistency, not too sticky and not too dry. You can remedy both of those situations by adding more water or flour. Then just knead your desired food coloring colors. (I put gloves on my hands so they wouldn't dye to the colors I was using)
Have fun!
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