Homemade Play Dough

Sam came home frustrated the other day. During Art Club she finally got to work with her favorite medium...clay and they only gave the children about 30 minutes. She was so sad. (She loves sculpting things.)

So, with the girls having today off, I made some homemade play dough for her to make things as long as she wanted too!

They loved that the dough comes off the stove warm. (I love that their isn't any color in the dough...and I won't find pieces of orange and red all over the place.) :)


You just put it in some containers and it keeps for up to three months!

I've included the recipe for others who might like to try this with their children. :D Enjoy!

Homemade Play Dough

3 cups of flour

1 1/2 cups of salt

6 tsp. cream of tartar

3 tbsp. of oil

3 cups of water

Dissolve the salt in the water and then dump the rest of the ingredients in the pot. Stir quickly as it will turn into dough really fast. (I had the ingredients already measured out in seperate little cups ready to pour in when it was ready.)

Knead the dough for 1-2 minutes until it is play dough consistancy. Viola! Play Dough! (If you want colors, seperate the dough and add food coloring. I've done this step before...only to wind up with a mess...so...we stick to plain and let them paint it once it dries. Two crafts in one.)

PS...although not toxic...it could make a child or animal sick to their stomach to eat this...there is a lot of salt in it!!!!! Just a warning!