Homemade Play Dough - Cincinnati,OH

Hi D.! I see you have recieved many recipes for play dough, but I would highly recommend adding the kool-aid to give it a cool smell! The kids love it!! It won't stain their hands either (believe it or not)! Have fun!

Way cheaper and you can make it smell nice with a couple drops of essential or food oils ;)

I don't have a recipe, but you can find one on line if no one sends one.

Hi D..

My son loves to make playdough. This recipe makes plenty for him and his friends to play with.

PLAYDOUGH

3 c flour
1 1/2 c salt
3 c water
1 tbs. cream of tartar
2 tbs. vegetable oil
food coloring (as desired)

Mix all ingredients over medium heat. Stir until thick. Remove from heat and knead.

I recently learned of this "edible" recipe for those who like to eat their art.

EDIBLE PEANUT BUTTER PLAYDOUGH

1 c. powdered milk
1 c. peanut butter
1/2 c. honey
Raisins (optional)
Nuts (optional)

Mix and shape. Use raisins and nuts for decoration.

Have fun!
B.

It is very cheap and you aren't purchasing all of that ridiculous packaging that comes along with the play dough from the store, that just ends up in a land fill.
For my kids - making it is half the fun!

This is our favorite recipe - it is a no bake and the kids do it all - I just help them measure.

Make sure the ingredients go in in the order given - stirring after each is added.

No Bake play dough:

1 tsp oil
1/2 tsp food color (optional)
4 Tbsp water
1/3 cup salt
1 cup flour

I always have to add about another 1/4 cup of water after all of this to get it to the correct consistency.
Sometimes I will add a drop of lavender or lavendin to it to make the experiece a calming one.

When they are done You can store it in a tupperware container - an old margarine container? Old take out containers tht have been washed work great. It lasts a while. SOmetimes when I bring it back out we have to add some more flour - but this is also fun again!

Good Luck!

C.

Hi!

My daughter just made homemade scented play dough for a school project. It turned out pretty well and was easy to make.
Measure and mix together in a bowl:
2 1/2 cups of flour
1/2 cup salt
1 Tbsp. alum (available in the spice section)
2 pkgs. unsweetened Kool-aid

Boil: 2 cups of water, then add to the dry ingredients with 3 Tbsp. of cooking oil. Knead together until well mixed and let cool. Store in a covered container in the refrigerator when not in use. Different colors of play dough can be made by varying the flavor/color of the Kool-aid.

Have fun!

Here is one given to me by my girls Sunday school teacher years ago. I have used it numerous times & love it, & don't have to worry about them eating it!! As far as coloring I blend in organic fruit juice, you can use food coloring.
Also another fun thing we love to do. I bought a cheap flimsy table cloth preferably a solid color, you can go to a party store & get them or any birthday party supply isle in the store. I buy cheap cans of shaving cream, spray a nice mound of it in front of each kid & let them play. Easy clean up, wipe them off or throw them in the tub & hang the table cloth on the line & spray it off with the hose!! Hope this helps!!

Playdough
1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1 cup water
2 tablespoons oil
2 tablespoons cream of tartar
beet, spinach, and carrot juice

Mix flour, salt and oil, and slowly add the water. Cook over medium heat, stirring until dough becomes stiff. Turn out onto wax paper and let cool. Knead the playdough with your hands until of proper consistency. Use as is, or divide into balls and add a few drops of the vegetable juices to make green, pink, and orange.

There are a ton of recipes and ideas on www.perpetualpreschool.com

Hello, I don't really know if this is cheaper than store bought play dough, it depends on where you shop. I like the homemade better and it seems to last longer for me. This is a recipe handed down from my great-grandmother.
2 1/2 Cups Flour
1/2 Cup Salt
1 Tbls cream of tarter
3 Pkgs unsweetend kool-aid
3 Tbls Oil
2 Cups boiling water
mix it all together let it cool and play, warning you may want to wear rubber gloves or use a spoon to mix it while it's warm, the kool-aid will discolor your hands only while its warm though.
hope this helps

Here are 2 recipes given to me by my local parents group:

Edible:

1- 3 oz box Instant Vanilla Pudding
1 cup of (dry) Powdered Milk
1 cup Whole Milk
1/2 cup Creamy Peanut Butter

In bowl, mix pudding and powdered milk. Stir in the whole milk. Add the peanut butter and mix until the playdough is smooth and creamy. You can add a little more powdered milk if the dough is too sticky. Store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.

**Let a preschooler (4-5 years old) help you mix the ingredients to share the fun!

Inedible Playdough:

1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
2 tsp cream of tartar (located in the spice aisle)
1 cup of water
1 Tbsp of cooking oil

In a medium-sized saucepan, combine the dry ingredients: flour, salt and cream of tartar. Add the water and oil. Over medium heat, stir ingredients until they make a large ball. Let cool and store in an air-tight container.

If you want brightly colored playdough, add a package of unsweetened Kool-aid to the dry ingredients. You can find red, blue, green and yellow.

I don't know if it is cheaper than store bought but it is fun to make with kids. I used these recipes with my daughter's preschool class.

You can make your own cool colors, too. We have the most gorgeous color of PURPLE.

2 c flour
1/2 c cornstarch
1 T powdered alum
2 c water
1 c salt
1 T canola oil

Place all ingredients in saucepan. Stir constantly over low heat until mixture thickens into consistency of dough.

Remove from heat and let cool until it can be handled.
Knead like bread dough until smooth.
Add food coloring if you like.
Store in airtight container or ziploc.

I'd suggest NOT making more than 1-2 batches at a time.

Have fun.

1 C flour
1/2 C salt
3 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 Tbsp. cream of tartar
1 C boiling water
1 pkg unsweetened Kool-aid

Stir ingredients together (may need more flour) Store in airtight container. Double if you use 2 packages of Kool-Aid. Adult Supervision until cool.

This one smells good too because of the kool-aid!

I would think making it at home would be cheaper, but I haven't bought playdough in a really long time. I'm not sure why we haven't bought our little on playdoough. I think I'll put it on the list! :D Here is a link that lists tons of playdough recipes. If your kids like to taste everything, it may be best to make your own. They can eat it and you don't have to worry about it being toxic or anything. I made the peanut butter playdough with kids I used to sit for and I've made the salt playdough too. Not as good to eat :P

http://fun.familyeducation.com/sculpting/recipes/37040.html

Another good one is Flub. One box of cornstarch and one cup of water. It's hard to mix but once it's wet it's ok. It appears to be hard but will run through your fingers. Clean up is great. Once dry it wipes right up. Or vacuum up. If you want to add color just add a couple drops of food coloring. If you get too much it will stain your hands. This is great for teaching kids how to measure. I used it in my day care with a variety of containers and spoons.
mddhf

Here's one that our preschool uses:

1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1 cup water
1 T vegetable oil
2 tsp cream of tartar
food coloring

Heat on low, stirring continuously until dough forms into a ball then add food coloring.

I tend to make this batch plain, let it cool a little then split the dough into a couple of balls. That way you can have each kid pick which color they want theirs. Simply squeeze a couple drops of food coloring on each ball and have them mush the dough around with their hands until it's all blended.

I have the best recipe for play doh! I was a pre-school teacher for 13 years and now own a daycare, and have used this recipe for years. 3 C. flour; 1-1/2 C. salt; 1 Tablespoon Cream of Tarter; 3 C. cold water; 6 Tablespoons veg. oil. Mix all together and heat on medium heat in a pan. Stir. Add food coloring. Keep stirring until doh pulls away from pan. Drop on counter top and knead dough until soft. I keep this in a tight fitting container, and it lasts for months. Does not compare with store bought! Enjoy

1 1/2 c flour
1/2 c. salt
1/2 c. water & food coloring
1/4 c. vegetable oil

Directions:

1. Mix flour and salt together
2. add a few drops of ood coloring to water
3. slowly add water and oil to flour mixture
add stir well.
4. Knead dough by hand until smooth

Left over dough can be refrigerated
in sealed plastic bag for 1 -2 weeks.

I hope you enjoy this recipe it is cheaper.

P.

Hey D.,
Here are a few different kinds of homemade playdohs you can try..some last longer than others

Oatmeal Playdough

Materials

* 1 part flour
* 1 part water
* 2 parts oatmeal
* Bowl

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl; mix well and knead until smooth.
2. This playdough is not intended to be eaten, but it will not hurt a child who decides to taste it.
3. Store covered in refrigerator.
4. Your child can make this playdough without help; however, it doesn't last as long as cooked playdough.

Uncooked Playdough

Materials

* Bowl
* 1 cup cold water
* 1 cup salt
* 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
* Tempera paint or food coloring
* 3 cups flour
* 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Directions

1. In bowl, mix water, salt, oil, and enough tempera paint or food coloring to make a bright color.
2. Gradually add flour and cornstarch until the mixture reaches the consistency of bread dough.
3. Store covered.

Peanut Butter Playdough

Materials

* 2 cups peanut butter
* 6 tablespoons honey
* Nonfat dry milk or milk plus flour
* Cocoa or carob for chocolate flavor (optional)
* Edible treats for decoration

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix, adding enough dry milk or milk plus flour to reach the consistency of bread dough.
2. Add cocoa or carob, if desired.
3. Shape, decorate with edible treats, and eat!

Salt Playdough

Materials

* 1 cup salt
* 1 cup water
* 1/2 cup flour plus additional flour
* Saucepan

Directions

1. Mix salt, water, and flour in saucepan and cook over medium heat.
2. Remove from heat when mixture is thick and rubbery.
3. As the mixture cools, knead in enough flour to make the dough workable.

Colored Playdough

Materials

* 1 cup water
* 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
* 1/2 cup salt
* 1 tablespoon cream of tartar
* Food coloring
* Saucepan
* 1 cup flour

Directions

1. Combine water, oil, salt, cream of tartar, and food coloring in a saucepan and heat until warm.
2. Remove from heat and add flour.
3. Stir, then knead until smooth. The cream of tartar makes this dough last 6 months or longer, so resist the temptation to omit this ingredient if you don't have it on hand.
4. Store this dough in an airtight container or a Ziploc freezer bag.

Kool-Aid Playdough

Materials

* 1/2 cup salt
* 2 cups water
* Saucepan
* Food coloring, tempera powder, or Kool-Aid powder for color
* 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
* 2 cups sifted flour
* 2 tablespoons alum

Directions

1. Combine salt and water in saucepan and boil until salt dissolves.
2. Remove from heat and tint with food coloring, tempera powder, or Kool-Aid.
3. Add oil, flour, and alum.
4. Knead until smooth.
5. This dough will last 2 months or longer.

I don't know any recipes & I'm not sure if you're much of a dollar store shopper, but you can get 3 or 4 packs of lay-doh at the dollar store for $1.00. That's my recipe lol!

heck, if you got everything for baking...than yeah, you don't have to buy anything at all!!
You just need flour, salt, you can use sugar (just in case they want to taste it), add color by using koolaid or even food coloring and water. Mix and you got yourself play dough for at least a week. Just make sure you put it in a air tight container. Also, you can go to about.com and check out the website, just type in the search engine as home made play dough, it has pretty much every thing. Good Luck & Have fun.

hi, i got a recipe for eatible playdough from kate(jon and kate plus 8) i havent tryed it yet but her kids sure had fun with it. it is equal parts honey, peanut butter and powderd milk. and a little flour to make it firm enough to play with.

Here's some fun receipes! It was easy and we could mash it up with out getting all messy

Playdough: 1 cup flour

1/2 cup salt

2 tsp cream of tarter

1 cup water

1 tsp cooking oil

Liquid food coloring of your choice.

Combine flour salt and cream of tarter in a pan. Add water and cooking oil. Mix and cook for about 5 min. until dough starts to pull away from pan. Remove from heat and place with a danp cloth covering the bowl. Add the food coloring (10-12 drops) and mix. We put ours in a ziplock bag and mixed it that way so it didn't stain our hands!

Deb,

I have a playdough recipe that I used when I was teaching preschool. It does last a long time and I think it is cheaper than buying the playdough in the store.

3 C flour
1 1/2 C Salt
3 C Water
3 Tbsp. Oil
1 Tbsp. Cream of tartar
color several drops of whatever color you want your playdough to be

Mix ingred. all together. Pour into a hot skillet and let cook 30 seconds than start to turn and continue turning until it looks pretty much done. Take it off the stove and let it sit for a few minutes and then work with it a little bit. Store in an airtight container.
I've also added a scented oil to it just for fun.

Enjoy,
K.

D.,
This is the recipe the kindergarten classes use at our school. The homemade kind seems to be much softer and lasts longer. Here it is:
3 C. flour
3 C. water
4 T. oil
1 1/2 C. salt
3 t. Cream of Tarter
few drops of food coloring

Mix the ingredients together. Heat on low until mixture lumps together, then stir the mixture into a dough consistency. (Once the dough is sticking together and forming a ball, I usually knead it on the counter like you would bread dough to finish it. Usually less than 5 min.)
T.