tala life: DIY PLAYDOUGH for the kiddos in your life

Monday, January 27, 2014

DIY PLAYDOUGH for the kiddos in your life

Being a mom is awesome.

I get to relive my favorite childhood memories.

I get a do over at many amazing things that are for KIDS.

I get to make and create with my little ladies.

This past weekend, we took advantage of the snowy day and made Playdough! It was super fun and messy! I tried two recipes and from here and here. One thing I loved was using JELL-O for the scent/coloring!

The recipe we tweaked:

1 cup of flour

1 cup of water (reviews say to use warm water)

1/8 cup of salt

2 T. of Cream of Tartar

1 T. of cooking oil (I used canola oil)

1 box of JELL-O

food coloring for a extra punch of color

Glitter (my daughter is obsessed with all things sparkly)

and that is it……. we are totally going to be making a rainbow of colors this week! I am going to buy the neon food coloring!

Mix all of the ingredients in the pot! I let my daughter do all the dumping and stirring! She was soooo PROUD! It is amazing how excited kids get when we involve them on these projects!

For the glitter- you can use a lot! I let my daughter sprinkle as much as she wanted!

Once everything is mixed, you will stir the ingredients over medium heat for 5-10 minutes. Make sure that you keep stirring the whole time. It is ready for the next step when it turns into a big clump. You will know when this is happening! Mama needed to help the 3 year old-, it was too heavy to stir! :)

Here is the first batch after it turned into a ball. Transfer the play dough to a floured surface and allow to cool for a bit. We let it cool for 20 minutes!

While it was cooling, we started another batch!

Once the playdough is at a good temputure, you can start kneading the dough to your desired consistency. We added 1/8-1/4 c. of flour to the dough at this point. Use your judgement on what it needs!