Traditional Play Dough
1 cup warm water
2 teaspoons cream of
tartar
1 teaspoon oil
1/4 cup salt
food coloring
Mix all ingredients,
adding food coloring last. Stir over medium heat until
smooth.
Remove from pan and knead until blended smooth. Place in plastic
bag or airtight container
when cooled. Will last for a long time.
Kool-Aid Play Dough
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tablespoon
vegetable oil
- 1 package
unsweetened Kool-Aid
- 1/4 cup salt
- 2 tablespoons
cream of tartar
- 1 cup water
Mix flour, salt,
cream of tartar and Kool-AidŽ in a medium pot. Add water and
oil.
Stir over medium
heat 3 to 5 minutes. When mixture forms a ball in pot, remove.
Knead until
smooth. Put in a plastic bag and refrigerate.
Cornstarch Clay
- 1 cup
cornstarch
- 2 cups
salt
- 1 1/3 cups
cold water
Put salt and
2/3 cup water in pan and bring to a boil. Mix cornstarch with
2/3 cup water
and mix well. Blend 2 mixtures together and knead into clay.
The dough has
to be heated as it is combined to set. Makes about 3 cups.
This clay can
be air dried and then painted. Store unused clay in airtight
container in
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