How to Make Playdough at Home
Once you learn How to Make Playdough at Home then you'll never have to worry about dried out playdough ever again. You probably already have the ingredients you need to make DIY playdough already in your home. Homemade playdough is the best thing to make when the kids are stuck inside on a rainy or wintry day. If you're babysitting or having a play date, then you can make a bunch of playdough for each kid and not have to worry about them fighting over a specific color.
Kids love to squish playdough between their fingers and build elaborate sculptures if only for the joy of knocking them down again. Don't let the fun stop just because the dough has dried out or fallen on the dusty floor. Make your very own playdough and you'll never have to buy it again.
If you're throwing a party, then you can make a bunch of different colors and give it away as a favor for your guests. You can easily make some DIY playdough for a class gift for a holiday party. If you're a teacher on a tight budget, then making playdough for your class will be a lot cheaper than buying it. Now that you know how to make playdough at home, your children will never be bored!
Estimated Cost$11-$20
Time to CompleteUnder an hour
Age GroupToddlers, Preschool & Kindergarten, Elementary School
Materials List
- 4 cups of flour
- 1 1/2 cups of salt
- 2 tbsp of vegetable oil
- 1 cup of water
- Food coloring of your choice
How to Make Playdough
Recipe for Playdough - Yields 4 Balls
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You're going to be making four different colors of playdough with this recipe, so to begin, take your 1 cup of water and separate it evenly into four bowls. Pour 1/4 cup of water into each bowl.
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Add a few drops of food coloring to each bowl of water, making sure that you only add one color to each bowl.
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Add 1/2 tablespoon of vegetable oil to each bowl (2 tablespoons in total).
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In a separate mixing bowl, add your dry ingredients.
Pour your 4 cups of flour and 1 1/2 cups of salt and stir together. -
Now you're going to add 1 cup of your flour and salt mixture to each of the bowls with water and food coloring.
Stir together. -
Dust your cutting board with flour.
Take one of the playdough mixtures and knead it on the floured surface until it's smooth.
Repeat with the other three colors. -
To store your playdough:
Place in sandwich bags or plastic wrap and keep it in the refrigerator.
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