Are you looking for some art projects for your children to do? Do your children want to play with play dough, but there’s none around the house? Would your children like to make presents for their friends? Are you trying to teach your children their colors? Would you like to hand out party favors for your child’s birthday party without spending a lot of money? Here’s an answer to these questions. Make your own home made play dough for the kids!

Children love cooking and creating projects with play dough. They will have so much fun and be so proud of their creations.

Here are a few of my favorite play dough recipes to make with my daughter. We hope you will enjoy them as much as we do.

Play Dough Cooked Recipe:

You will need:
Food coloring
2 Cups of Water
2 Cups of Flour
1 Cup of Salt
½ Cup of Cornstarch
2 T. Vegetable Oil
1 T. Powdered Alum
Here are the steps to follow to make the play dough:
1. Pour the water into a saucepan.
2. Add a few drops of food coloring
3. Mix in the rest of the ingredients.
4. Cook the play dough over medium heat until it is thick.
5. Remove the play dough from the pan, let it cool, and knead until smooth.
6. Store the play dough in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Play Dough Uncooked Recipe:

You will need:
Food Coloring
4 Cups of Flour
2 Cups of Salt
Water (enough to make the dough soft and workable)

Here are the steps to follow to make the dough:
1. Combine flour and salt in a bowl.
2. Add the water slowly to the flour and salt mixture. Just add the water until the dough is a little damp and you can work it by hand.
3. Add your favorite color food coloring to get the color you desire.
4. Knead the dough for 10 minutes.

Play dough makes a great party favor for a child’s birthday party. Just put the play dough in a small container for each child with their name on it. They will be so excited by this unusual present.

Enjoy your playdough!

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