Playdough Fun

Yesterday, we played with homemade playdough! This is the best recipe I've ever found for playdough, so I thought I'd share!

1 1/2 c. water
1 1/2 Tbsp Oil
1 1/2 c. flour
3/4 c. salt
1 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar

mix dry ingredients together. Place water and oil in saucepan, then add dry ingredients. Bring to a boil. Stir CONSTANTLY! It's done when it pulls away from the sides. (You'll know--it actually looks like playdough!) Knead until desired consistency.

It makes quite a bit, and it's super fast and easy! I pull it apart into a bunch of balls, and have the kids choose which color they want. Then I drop a drop or two of food coloring onto the ball and have them knead it until it's the color. We had a ball! We made castles and snakes and frogs and flowers...and the kids spent well over an hour playing! :) And if you keep it in an airtight container--maybe even in the fridge--it keeps for a long time! :)

Here is my castle and a little cottage:



Josh made a castle, too. He said it was Hogwarts. Claire made dozens of 'snakes' with her pink and purple playdough, and it turns out that most of them were 'wizards' so they all went to Hogwarts. (Harry Potter has been our bedtime stories now for awhile...we're on book 2!) He he he...



Josh also made a flower and a frog:



Claire with her pink and purple playdough (before the mountain of snakes):