One thing all homes with children need is homemade playdough. The store kind is filled with chemicals, is expensive and doesn’t last! We’ve had this kind last well over 6 months. It is so fun for children to measure and help make it, it takes only 15 minutes from start to finish, I cant rave enough! Go make some today!!!
Playdough
2 cups flour
3/4 cup salt
4 teaspoons cream of tartar
2 cups water (add in coloring)
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
Cook stirring continuously on medium heat until mixture is lumpy and play dough consistency.
(don’t burn it, but it will pull together into a ball)
You can also add 1 tablespoon of essential oil if you like, or even vanilla or peppermint extract. I also had a friend use a packet of KoolAid as the coloring/scent and she said it was great!
I have found that toothpicks, popsicle sticks, a rolling pin and a plastic knife will beat out expensive toys any day!
This also makes a WONDERFUL homemade birthday or CHRISTmas gift for the children in your life.
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Homemade playdough makes a wonderful gift! I need to make some with my kids again!
ReplyDeleteYou have a very pretty blog. I was reading your about me and thought it was cool that you have a Peter, Andrew and Abigail. My oldest brother is Peter and then the next child would have been named Andrew had she been a boy (but was named Anna as she wasn't a boy!) and then I am next and I am Abbigail. My parents had 3 more after me- Martha, Luke and Keren. I just thought it was neat to see somebody else liking the same names as my parents.
Thanks for linking up to Have a Handmade Christmas on my blog!
Thank you so much for your wonderful ideas! Can you tell me how much your Play Dough Recipe will make? Thank you again and God Bless!
ReplyDeleteBarb, it makes 2 of the plastic containers, or 2 gifts worth.
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