Need recipe for play dough

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Originally Posted by dodge__driver11

Kool Aid Play Doh is great~~

1 c. flour
1/2 c. salt
1 tbsp. cooking oil
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 pkg. unsweetened Kool-Aid
1 c. boiling water

Mix dry ingredients. Add oil and water. Cook over medium heat until mixture forms a ball. Pour onto waxed paper or bread board and knead. Store in airtight container.
Mixing it with Kool-Aid gives the dough surprising scents: lemon, cherry, lime, orange, and will last for weeks in an airtight container.

NOTE: If child eats this, it is non-toxic.

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. Wow, that was super easy! I substituted cream of tartar for baking soda & did not have kool-aid so I used jello powder instead (I used neon colors...very cool results!). No more store bought play dough for me:)

Silly question; should this be stored in refridg.?

No the cooked playdough can be stored on the shelf in a sealed container. It needs to be returned to the container after use just like regular playdough. After you have made your own a few times you will wonder why you bothered with the commercial variety. You can also get liquid dyes from in the cake decorating section and combine them to make pretty much any colour desired.

I agree ... homemade play doh is way more 'versatile' and it is CHEAPER than store bought stuff!

You can have fun and add things like glitter or coffee or other scents to it to make it 'different' for the kiddies!

I keep mine in a tupperware container in the fridge for a couple of months. I set it out in the morning when we are going to be inside and use it and within a couple of hours it's warm enough to play with. Then after a few months I have the children use it up as a craft and we let it harden. One time we made it into volcanoes and another time we cut it into shapes and put a hole in the top to thread a yarn through so it could be a hanging decoration.

I can`t believe that I have not made home made playdough yet either!!! :ohmy:
What I like about it is that you can make a big batch of the stuff. Then, no fighting about what tiny little pot each kid is going to use!!