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Posted by cassie on Thursday, 6 March, 2008 @ 8:44 pm

I recently made play-doh with Jody for the kids and used the recipe below (#1) but this one caught my eye as I was browsing a magazine so I thought I would post both.

One of my mommy’s groups is doing an Easter Egg hunt for the kids and each of us will be bringing eggs, so maybe I’ll try out the *new* version and let you guys in on the differences.

Storage tips: Small butter containers; plastic containers that Stage #2 and #3 baby food comes in; Take and Toss snack containers; and other smaller tupperware-ish products. You could also store the dough in a larger container altogether if you prefer. I just find it easiest to dole (or not) out the colors as Anthony requests them instead of giving them all out at once as you would with a single larger container.

Playdoh Recipe #1

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups warm water
• 1 cup salt
• 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil (canola works well)
• 1 Tablespoon cream of tartar (optional for improved elasticity)
• food coloring (liquid, powder, or unflavored drink mix) about 6-10 drops of liquid if you want it to be vibrant colors

Mix all of the ingredients together, and stir over low heat. The dough will begin to thicken until it resembles mashed potatoes. If you have a really thin-bottomed sauce pan it cuts the stirring time down significantly.

When the dough pulls away from the sides and clumps in the center remove the pan from heat and allow the dough to cool enough to handle.

Sprinkle flour on the counter or other surface and knead dough. To make different colors separate dough into desired amounts and work food coloring in. We found it easiest to cut the batch into 4 colors (conveniently the same amount in the food coloring boxes), flatten the dough out, add the coloring drops and fold dough over onto itself. The initial squishes of the dough can cause the food coloring to squirt out so wear an old shirt or something you don’t care about.

Playdoh Recipe #2 (New)

• 3 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups salt
• 6 tsp. cream of tarter
• 3 cups water
• 3 Tbsp. vegetable oil
• Food coloring (optional)

Combine flour, salt and cream of tarter in a pot. Add in water and vegetable oil. Stir over medium heat until a ball forms. Let cool and knead until smooth.