Best and easiest recipe ever.
(And no messy saucepan)
1/2 Cup Salt
1 Cup Plain Flour
2 Tablespoons Cream of Tartar
1 Cup Water
1 Tablespoon Oil
Colouring
Mix dry ingredients together.
Add oil, water and colouring
Microwave on medium for 2 minutes
Remove and stir
Cook a further 2 minutes on medium.
Remove and stir.
Mircrowave 1 more minute more if required. (Until mixture congeals)
Allow to cool sligtly and knead until smooth.
When cold, store in an airtight container.
I would probably recommend doubling the ingredients to make more playdough perhaps even for one child. I usually seperate mine into balls when it is a dough and then add the food colouring into 3 seperate fistfull sized balls - although this means you may get some dye on your hands. Also, to make chocolate playdough just add 2 Tablespoons of cocoa (more if required) to the recipe above and take the same amount out of the flour. It smells amazing but be aware it can be even more tempting to eat for little ones. :) For more sensory experiences you can add essential oils such as peppermint or eucalyptus, or something to change the texture such as sand or use wholemeal flour. My girls love glitter added too.
(This is yesterday's playdough pictured - already jumbled together.)
Hey thanks for this recipe. I will try this as an intergenerational activity, the Nursing Home I work at, my colleague's are encouraged to bring their children in and I have fun organising games with them and our Elders.
ReplyDeleteThey will have fun making the dough and then making other things with them too. Even if the elders just sit and watch, they love this type of interaction.
Love Jessie