I love fun times with the granddaughter! Play-doh is one of our favorite activities. Miss H can be incredibly creative- as I have said repeatedly. This recipe is one I have made many times for my children as they grew up and also for my pre-k class I taught for 2 years. Not only is this colorful - but it smells good too. Kool-aid Play Dough.
1 c. flour
1T. oil - I use vegetable oil
1 pkg. of unsweetened Kool-aid (for color and scent)
1/4 c. salt
2T. cream of tartar (optional, but I prefer it)
1 c. water
Mix dry ingredients then add water and oil. Stir 3 to 5 minutes on medium heat. When mixture forms a ball in pan, remove from heat and knead on table top until smooth. The dough will be pretty hot at first, so adult hands are necessary to knead until it cools a bit. Make sure to store this in an airtight container and in the fridge keeps a longer shelf life. It has the same consistency as store bought Play-doh.
We have had many rainy days this spring and this has been played with for countless hours in hopes that summer will soon arrive.
Happy rolling and shaping.
~jan
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I just made some of this recently :) I used a pack of Cherry, but I've got a lot more packets in the pantry to use next!
ReplyDeletewhat a fun idea:) love it!! thanks for sharing
ReplyDeletehow fun! I can't wait to make this for my little girl! she will just LOVE this! Play Dough is the best! I found your blog through a link party and I LOVE it! I am your newest follower and would love it if you would check out my blog and follow me too! Thanks!
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Lilli
What an interesting way of colouring playdoh! I've always just used food coloring! how neat!
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Love this idea and will bookmark it for a summer project this summer. Stopping by from "The Girl Creative"
ReplyDeleteThey will have fun, for sure! :)
ReplyDeleteOoh! yum!
ReplyDeleteI guess I'd better not eat it, huh?
I would love if you would link it up to our Monday Playdate at: http://beneaththerowantree.blogspot.com/2011/06/playdate-link-party-everyone-welcome.html
Cheers,
Lori
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I would love for you to link it up to my party that is running now. Any linky goes.
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ReplyDeletejust made this with my kids and they love it!!! thank you for the idea. r the colors more dominate with bleached flour. our yellow didn't show up at all and our pink looks like rose. kids aren't complaining.... they love the smell, I was just curious. thanks!
ReplyDeleteThe pink has come pink food paste (like you add to frosting - by Wilton) to make it so vivid. Sorry I forgot to clarify that in the post. But it smells like pink lemonade.
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