Play Dough

What to play with, Play Dough!

Today we made play dough. We have never bought any but Eva has played with it at friend's houses. The recipe was totally easy but I had to add quite a bit more flour. Also, without a mixer I am not sure how long it was have taken to mix in the color.

The mixer did a lot of the work but my hands finished up. Eva requested blue, green, and purple for the colors. I love glass jars and have been saving jelly jars. These are the fit and active jelly jars from Aldi, I think they are cute.

Now with the play dough ready I choose a few cookie cutters, I have over 100! I picked ones that were totally open without crevices. A few essentials from Eva's kitchen like a rolling pin and spatula and she was set.

I was really jazzed when she grabbed the cookie cutter and knew right what to do with it. All in all a huge success.

Recipe from make-baby-stuff.com

1 c table salt

1 1/2 c flour, I needed a lot more

4 T oil, veg or olive

4 t cream of tartar

1 c water

food coloring

I dumped everything in my stand mixer. Turned it on and once it was all mixed together I just kept testing it to see if it was sticky and firm. I just kept adding flour until it was moldable. Don't worry, if you get a bit crazy with the flour, if it gets dry just add a little water. Once it was together I divided into 3 and added color to each, about 6 drops total. If you divid into 6 they fit into baby food jars. Store in air tight containers. Over time if they start to get dry just add a few drops of water. Have fun!