Play Dough

What a cool thing to be able to make your own play dough for the kids. As much as my kids play with play dough and then leave it out so it gets dried up this makes it easy on the pocketbook. At Kate's preschool a parent is in charge of making a new batch each month. We've signed up for February. Here's the recipe the preschool is having us use.

2 cups flour
2 cups warm water
1 cup salt
2TB of vegetable oil
1 TB cream of tarter

10-15 drops of food coloring

Mix all ingredients except the food coloring into a pan. Cook them on a low heat until the mixture thickens and pulls away from the sides of the pan. If it is too sticky let it cook longer. Remove from the pan and cool.

Divide into balls, make divots in the top and add coloring in the middle. Mix by kneading.

food coloring will stain your hands before it has mixed into the dough. You can use plastic wrap on hands or around dough to protect your hands.