It has been too long since I did a DIY. So lets end that drought, and make some homemade playdough for the toddler in the house!

This turned out to be not as messy as I feared. It was pretty simple; you just combine the ingredients and cook on low over the stove.

The ingredients are things you most likely have in your pantry. All we needed was the food dye and cream of tartar. That equaled to about $5 total to make!!! That’s a deal! You get a lot more playdough for your buck, and it was a lot of fun to make 🙂

Ingredients

2 cups of flour

2 cups of water

1 cup of salt

2 tbsp of cream of tartar (for elasticity)

2 tbsp of canola oil

Neon food coloring

*Scented oil is optional. I used lavender. It smells much better with, then without!

Directions

Combine ingredients except for the food coloring; unless you want to make a ton of green playdough for example. That would be cool too!!! Cook in a large pot over low heat. Stir and stir some more, until it thickens to the playdough you know and love.

I then scooped out some dough; measuring almost a cup – while warm. Placed it into the measuring cup, poked a hole with my finger and dropped in some food dye. How much is up to you. I eyeballed it a few drops at a time. I then mixed it together with a spoon. …Then I got my hands dirty and just mushed it all together, lol. I repeated this step for each color; making sure my hands, cup and spoon were washed each time to prevent bleeding the colors.

The Final Result = SO MUCH FUN!

This one above is my favorite. Made by accident when Zoë stepped on it with her shoe – pretty cool!

*Store in Ziploc bags or tupperware.

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