Toddler Activities - Homemade Play dough

Let's make some homemade play dough! 

This recipe is super simple and way easy. We all love easy, right? Ok, so there is one part to this recipe that is hard....

Stirring.

Stirring? You ask. I know, it doesn't sound hard. And it's not, at first. But the thicker the play dough gets the harder it is to stir! You'll see.

Anyway, other than that tiny little detail, the rest is a piece of cake!

Recipe:

4 cups flour

1 cup salt

4 Tsp cream of tartar

2 Tbsp vegetable oil

4 cups water

Directions:

- Combine all the dry ingredients in a large pot. 

(Don't worry, the burner was NOT on in this picture. Kimbri just likes to mix the dry ingredients around before I turn the burner on.)

And yes, she was wearing her swimsuit around the house
 that day. She didn't want to take it off!

- Stir in the oil and water.

- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the dough starts to become dry and pulls away from the edges of the pot (dough should look more dry than wet).

- Divide dough into balls and add food coloring to them. Knead it really well. But be careful because it's really hot! You actually might want to let the dough cool for a little bit before doing this.  

Wear gloves or something if you don't want your hands
looking like this!