Playdough

We love playdough. It’s great for days when it’s not all-that-sunny outside - you can just sit down at a table, play some music and spend hours upon hours creating all kinds of creatures and shapes. And according to Becoming Domestic it’s really easy to make at home!

Our kids play with their playdough almost every day making little pretend dinners, worm families or faces on the table. They have a tub full of playdough tools which their 93 year old great grandmother bought for them.

1 Minute Playdough recipe:

Your will need:

• 1/2 cup of salt
• 1 cup of flour
• 1 tablespoon of cream of tartar (Cream of Tartar is a natural powdered raising agent for use in scones, drop scones, soda bread and a wide range of other recipes)
• 1 tablespoon of oil
• I cup of boiling water (from the kettle) mixed with
  some food colouring (OR a the contents of three blackcurrant dazzler fruit tea bags for lovely fruity rich purple)

What to do:

Put all the dry ingredients in a bowl and then mix vigorously with the hot water.

Makes wonderful playdough which lasts for ages in little plastic sandwich bags.

Do you like playdough as much as we do? What are your top shapes and things to make? Feel free to share your favourite creations!

[Image courtesy of wickenden]

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  play dough is an absolute saviour in our house! i could not be without it!

  Comment by Elsie Button — July 26, 2009 @ 9:30 pm

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