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Monday, January 28, 2013

Homemade Playdough



This playdough used by my son's preschool.  It works really well....not too dry, too wet, too sticky, etc.  A keeper!  :)



1/2 C salt
1 C flour
1 TBSP cream of tartar
1 TBSP oil
1 C water
food coloring



Combine ingredients in a saucepan.  Heat gently, stirring constantly.  When the dough has a good consistency, take it off the heat and allow to cool.  If you want to make different colors of dough, divide the dough and add a few drops of food coloring to each dough ball; knead until color is distributed.

*I added the food coloring to the water portion and made several batches of different colors.

**Also, if the dough is too sticky, keep it on the heat and keep stirring!  You did not measure wrong, just keep stirring on the heat.  I also took the pot off the heat and kneaded with my hands (after it cooled a touch).   I made the mistake of adding more flour because I thought the measurements were off.  After reading reviews online, I realized I had just had to keep it on the heat a bit longer!

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