* * ~ PLAYDOUGH recipes ! ! ~ * *

Playdough is clean to use and cheap and easy to make!

* * Uncooked playdough:
1 cup plain flour
1/4 cup salt
1 tablespoon cooking oil
a few drops of food colouring
1/2 cup water

MIX the flour and salt together. ADD the oil. ADD the food colouring to the water, then add the coloured liquid, a little at a time, to the flour mixture. KNEAD until the mixture is smooth and has the consistency of scone dough. MULTIPLY the quantity by the number of children using the dough. CHILDREN can mix this themselves.

* * Cooked playdough:
4 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 small packet cream of tartar
1 tablespoon oil
4 cups water
food colouring, if required

MIX flour, salt and cream of tartar. ADD oil and water, stirring, COOK slowly until mixture thickens, stirring continuously. STORE in an airtight container. THIS playdough will keep for about three (3) months. IT has a smoother consistency than the uncooked dough!

* PLAYDOUGH can be used for:
Rolling
Cutting
Making shapes
Pounding
Kneading
Mixing
Sharing, baking, modelling