How to make PlayDoh

How to make PlayDoh

What you will need:

1.      Permission and help from an adult who loves you

2.      Ingredients:

·         1 cup of water

·         ½ cup of salt

·         1 tablespoon of vegetable oil

·         1 tablespoon of cream of tartar

·         Food coloring

·         1 cup of flour

3.      1 saucepan

4.      1 wooden spoon or heat-resistant spatula

5.      Plastic gloves

6.      Zip-lock freezer bags or airtight container(s)

Directions:

Measure water, salt, vegetable oil, and cream of tartar.  Add these ingredients to a saucepan. Add as much food coloring as you need to get a color that you like. Stir everything together and heat the mixture.  Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the flour. Continue stirring until it is well-mixed. Turn out onto a flat surface and knead the mixture until it is smooth. Put on plastic gloves if you want to add more coloring, and just knead the extra coloring into the dough. The dough will cool as you knead it. Once cooled, store in an airtight container.  Resist the urge to omit the cream of tartar, as the cream of tartar will extend the storage life up to six months.

One storage idea is to use the leftover plastic containers that frosting comes in (washed out and dried). The colored lids can indicate the playdoh color stored inside.