Best 5 Minute Homemade Playdough Recipe
The secret to my favorite play dough recipe from I heart nap time blog is to not boil the water or do it in a pan, but add the hot water after mixing the dry ingredients.
I ALWAYS ALWAYS use this recipe, it’s so easy, but my play dough always gets crunchy so fast. I’ll be honest, I’m a total idiot in the kitchen, so I know it’s a user error. But, when I learned this new trick of just microwaving the water — I was SO pleased with the result.
One of you amazing followers shared this tip with me and now our play dough isn’t over cooked. It’s so soft and lasts so much longer.
Ingredients you need
Cream of Tartar
Flour
Salt
Oil
Water
Food Coloring
Instructions
Mix Dry Ingredients together
2 c flour
3/4 c salt
4 tsp cream of tarter
Next, add:
2 T oil
2 cups boiling hot water (we use microwave + pour slowly)
Mix
Divide and add food coloring (+ optional essential oils)
On this batch, since it was around the holidays, I did holiday peace essential oil in the green and holiday joy essential oil in the red. It made me feel nostalgic for Christmas every time I played along. The yellow was of course lemon, and for blue I used lavender.
Stores for months in airtight container
Things to add to your play-dough play to mix it up each time
Magnets
Crayon/Resin letters
Cookie cutters
Play-dough toy sets
Baking tools
Sequins
Small world/animal play
Safari LTD animals
Sequins
Cars
Pipe cleaners
Beads
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