Homemade Playdough recipe

When it is cold out, this will entertain the kids for hours - you can find all sorts of things around the house that they can use to cut and play with it - I love rolling playdough into balls and rolling them across the table to each other.

 Ingredients for this classic playdough recipe:

• plain white flour – 1 cup
• salt – 0.5 cups
• cream of tartar – 2 tsp (you can substitute 2 tbsp of baking soda)
• water – 1 cup
• cooking oil – 1 tsp (if you use baking soda, add 1 tbsp of oil instead of 1 tsp)
• food coloring

Directions for this classic playdough recipe:

• Mix all the ingredients together with a fork in a mixing bowl until the mixture is smooth and one solid color
• Pour the mixture into a pan and bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Stir until smooth and then until playdough bunches up to form a ball
• Take it out of the pan and allow the playdough to cool
• Knead for a few minutes and store in an airtight container

Caroline