Home Made Play Doh

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Play doh is such a great tool to use to work on fine motor skills, so I decided to make some from scratch. Since the best recipe involves cooking, I anticipated it being difficult, but it was surprisingly easy.

I made three small batches of 3 different colors.

The recipe is:

• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup salt
• 1/2 tbs oil
• 1tsp cream of tartar (I did not use this, and it turned out great)
• food coloring

I mixed all of the dry ingredients in the pan, then mixed in the wet ingredients, and then added the food coloring until it was the shade that I wanted. When it was mixed I turned on the heat, and stirred until it was thick and balling up in the middle of the pot.

It cooks really fast and is ready to play with in a couple of minutes. If you want to make more per batch, you can double the recipe.  You can also add an extra sensory experience by adding a drop of essential oils to each batch to give it a nice scent.  I love to use play dough as a multi-sensory experience.

Now you can use your play doh to play with and create fun designs.

Materials:

• flour
• water
• salt
• oil
• food coloring
• essential oils (optional)

Skills:

• Fine motor