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Make your own Playdough
This playdough that you can make in your own kitchen is absolutely safe with no weird chemicals, it feels great, it lasts long and you can decide the colors.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups warm water
- 1 cup salt
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp cream of tartar
- food coloring
Instructions
- 1
Mix all the ingredients except the food coloring into a small pot and stir over low heat, making sure to scrap the bottom and sides often.
- 2
Keep stirring. The dough will thicken until it resembles mashed potatoes.
- 3
When the dough pulls away from the sides of the pot and becomes one mass in the middle, remove from heat and let cool.
- 4
When cool enough to handle, separate into however many colors you want to make.
- 5
Press a well into center of each piece of dough. Add 6 drops of food coloring to each well, fold and knead until color incorporated.