Playdough Recipe

Note: this recipe contains a lot of salt, so please discourage children from eating the playdough.

Ingredients

1 cup of flour
1 cup of water
½  cup of salt
2 teaspoons of cream of tartar
1 teaspoon of cooking oil
a few drops of food colouring

Put all the ingredients together into a saucepan, and mix them. Heat them gently, stirring all the time for about 3 minutes, or until the mixture resembles mashed potatoes and starts to pull away from the sides of the pan. Turn off the heat and let it cool for a couple of minutes, then knead it on a floured surface until it is smooth. The playdough can be stored in an airtight container and will keep for a few weeks.

text © Alexandra Freeman 2005

About the Author:
Alex Freeman is a freelance writer specialising in parenting and family topics and can be contacted via eParenting.

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