Playdough recipe

You will need:

  • Mixing bowl
  • Big spoon
  • Cup

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups of flour
  • 1 cup of salt
  • 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
  • 1 -2 cups of boiling water
  • 1 tablespoon of 1 sachet of cream of tartar (not essential but helps it to last longer).

Optional ingredients:

  • Food colouring
  • Essence
  • Glitter
  • Herbs
  • Cocoa powder

Instructions:

  1. Mix all the dry ingredients into your bowl – flour, salt and cream of tartar (optional).
  2. Then add any of your optional dry ingredients such as glitter, herbs and cocoa powder.
  3. Add two tablespoons of oil to your mix
  4. Then fill your cup of warm water and add any wet optional ingredients such as food colouring to your water.
  5. Slowly pour the water into your bowl, small amounts at a time, mixing well with your spoon as you go. If it is sticky, add some flour. If it is dry add a little more oil and water and mix well.
  6. You can then put a small amount of flour on your workplace and knead your playdough to make it the perfect consistency.

Store your playdough in an airtight container or a zip lock food bag in the fridge and it will last.