Homemade play dough is one of the few places that I still use white flour. No whole wheat play dough around here!
Anyway, we love this recipe. I can whip up a batch in a few minutes and my kids will sit at the counter and play happily for a few minutes while I work on dinner. I used to keep the play dough in the We keep it in a bag with the play dough toys and it
And don’t let the cream of tartar stop you from making this recipe. The cream of tarter helps give a nice smooth consistency and also helps a bit with shelf life. But if you don’t have any cream of tartar around, you can skip the cream of tartar.
Homemade Play Dough
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Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup of warm water
- 1/3 cup of salt
- 1 T oil
- 2 t cream of tarter
- food coloring
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a medium sized saucepan over medium low heat.
- Stir constantly with a wooden spoon until it forms a ball around the spoon.
- Take off of heat and place dough on the counter.
- When dough is cool enough to handle knead the dough a few times until it is smooth.