making play dough

the best play dough recipe adapted from Natural Family Crafts  

you can easily double this recipe if you have more than two little hands.. ours has lasted almost 6 weeks now, make sure to store in an airtight container. 

2 cups flour
1/2 cup salt
2 cups water
2 tablespoons oil (we used canola oil)
2 tablespoons cream of tartar (you can find this in the spice section of most grocery stores)
natural lavender oil or other essential oils (optional)

Mix all ingredients in a sauce pan
Cook over low/med heat while stirring every few minutes.

It's done when it all stops being goopy and starts being doughy. Allow to cool and then knead to get it completely smooth. We added food coloring, you can also use  kool-aid to give the same effect. 

For making your dough smell sweet.. try adding natural oil extract such as lemon, grapefruit or even lavender for your cranky toddler. I purchased our oils from iherb.com

 

Comments

[urbanhen]

Just made some for ourselves, doubling the recipe to accommodate two sets of hands. I also tried the boiling water method and it seemed to work great. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

[deena]

Thanks Jack! I'll have to try that next time

[Jack Sprat]

if you use boiling water you don't need to cook it. It works just as well. :-)

[pendant lighting]

This is such a cute idea I can't wait to try it

[Cole]

my mom always made our play dough growing up! It always lasted a lot longer than the regular play dough, stayed super fresh and soft.