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Play dough is fun for children of all ages and can be very relaxing. Many adults also enjoy working with play dough. My children love when we make our own playdough, they love to make their very own colors. Here’s a simple recipe for play dough that uses ingredients you probably have right in your kitchen. This is a great arts and craft activity.

Play Dough Ingredients

For each ball of play dough you will need:

• Food coloring - assorted colors
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup salt
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 cup flour

Mix salt, cream of tartar and flour in a small pot. Into your cup of water add the vegetable oil and what ever color food coloring. Just a couple drops of food coloring, mix colors if desired. Slowly pour the water/oil/food coloring into the pot with the flour mix stirring as you pour. Mix until smooth. Now slowly heat the mix until it forms a ball. Remove from heat and let cool. Once it has cooled knead it until it is very soft. Your playdough is now ready!

Store the playdough in a small container. I like to reuse small deli containers. The play dough will keep about 3 months or so.