Homemade Play Dough

I'm really excited to share my new play dough recipe with all of you! After several play dough recipes, and much tweeking, I'm finally satisfied with the final product! This version is non toxic, and won't harm your child if consumed. However, I don't recommend eating it. Lol! This play dough will keep for several weeks, even months, in the refrigerator. I do recommend putting it in an air tight container, and placing it in the fridge after each use. We use old PlayDoh containers to store ours! 

• What you'll need:

Small Bowls for "Each Color"

Fork for "Each Color"

Measuring Spoons

Measuring Cups

Pastry Board

Air Tight Containers

• Dough Recipe for "Each Bowl (Color)":

1/2 TBSP Vegetable Oil

Food Coloring Gel

1/2 C Hot Water

1 C Flour

1/4 C Table Salt

1 TBSP Cream of Tartar

Additional Flour for kneading

Directions:

If you would like to go with standard colors, as shown above, place 4 small bowls onto a flat surface. Warm up 2 Cups of Water in the microwave for approximately 2 minutes. Put 1/2 TBSP of vegetable oil into each bowl. Squirt approximately 6-10 drops of gel food coloring into each bowl. You may use liquid food coloring if that's all you have. We used colors Green, Yellow, Red, & Blue. Refer to the back of your food coloring box on how to mix food coloring for more colors. The more food coloring, the brighter your colors will be. Pour 1/2 C of the hot water into each bowl. Wisk with a fork until color dissolves. I use a different fork for each color, so our colors don't mix. Pour 1/2 C Flour, 1/4 C Table Salt, & 1 TBSP of Cream of Tartar into each bowl. Mix with fork until smooth. Add an additional 1/2 C Flour to each bowl, and mix until smooth. Sprinkle flour onto Pastry Board or flat surface. Get ready to knead your dough! This is the fun part. Start with one color at a time. Smother your dough ball with flour. *Knead your dough, adding more flour until your dough ball is to your liking. The dough should not be sticky, and not too dry. Slam your dough ball onto your pastry board a few times until it's just right. My kid loves this part. Throwing dough is lots of fun! Set your perfectly perfect dough ball aside. Scrape off your pastry board each time as to not mix the colors. Repeat kneading process with each dough ball. 

*Tip: Add more flour if your dough ball is too moist. If your dough ball is too dry, wet your hand with water, and knead the dough until it's smooth again. 

Enjoy!!