While store bought play-doh is perfectly safe for little toddlers and convenient for moms and dads, homemade playdough offers many more learning opportunities as well as great memories of time spent together. Even if it is only once, making playdough at home with your child is great way to introduce him to the practical life skills involving in cooking or baking without the stress of worrying about hot ovens or pans just yet. Young children can help pour ingredients, expand their vocabulary, and help mix them together. Older children can help measure the ingredients and talk about a specific sequence of events - measuring, pouring, mixing. If you do a search online, there are many different recipes for homemade playdough, but this recipe seems the simplest and has worked well for me. Thanks for reading and enjoy!
Homemade Playdough
1 cup of salt
2 cups of flour
3/4 to 1 cup of lukewarm water
food coloring (optional)
Combine the floor and salt and then add 3/4 cup of water while stirring. Gradually add in more water if needed. As the dough begins to form, use your hands to mix the dough. If the dough is crumbly add more water and if it becomes sticky add more flour. Knead food coloring into dough if you would like. The playdough will keep for about a week, longer if it is refrigerated. I like to coat the playdough in a little vegetable oil when storing it as it helps prevent it from getting too sticky.
Homemade Playdough
1 cup of salt
2 cups of flour
3/4 to 1 cup of lukewarm water
food coloring (optional)
Combine the floor and salt and then add 3/4 cup of water while stirring. Gradually add in more water if needed. As the dough begins to form, use your hands to mix the dough. If the dough is crumbly add more water and if it becomes sticky add more flour. Knead food coloring into dough if you would like. The playdough will keep for about a week, longer if it is refrigerated. I like to coat the playdough in a little vegetable oil when storing it as it helps prevent it from getting too sticky.
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