Softest Homemade Playdough
If you have never made playdough at home, YOU NEED TOO! It is so simple, so much softer and lasts longer than the little cans you buy at the store and the kids love to make their own playdough. This recipe for playdough is the the softest homemade playdough. We have tried a couple different recipes and this one is our favorite.
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Softest Homemade Playdough
We made homemade playdough once and never looked back again!
This is a great activity to do with your kids, perfect lesson for homeschooling or just having some fun. Kids get to measure everything, help make the playdough, and feel accomplished after they made their own playdough. They can even pick their own colors. How cool is that?
Softest Homemade Playdough Recipe
Playdough Ingredients
- 2 cups Flour
- 1 cup Salt
- 4 tsp Cream of tartar
- 4 T Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Food coloring, if you have sensitivities to dye, like us, try Watkins dye free food coloring
- 2 cups water
How to Make The Softest Playdough
Mix together the first 3 ingredients (flour, salt and cream of tartar) in a large pot, in a separate bowl mix together the wet ingredients (olive oil and food coloring),
Then mix all together.
Cook over medium heat until balls form.
Remove from pot and knead it on a flour coated surface.
Let cool. AND THAT’S IT!
How simple is that!
Homemade Playdough Storage
You can store it in a zip lock bag or in a nice container with a lid for months!
If you wanted to make this for multiple kids, you can use individual containers with lids.
Softest Homemade Playdough
I will never buy store bought playdough again!
This recipe make so much playdough, kids can decide their own colors and we always have so much fun making it.
Let me know in the comments below, did you make this softest homemade playdough recipe?
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If I made this with my preschool class, could nine play with it? Or should I double it?
I would make double just to be safe. That way they all have enough. Let me know how they like it! 🙂
We have made play doh so many times! This is a sign we need to do it again!
Play dough can get expensive! It’s nice being able to make your own.
I’ve always wanted to make my own play dough. Thanks for the recipe!
I’m so glad I found this! I literally woke up this morning telling my toddler we’d make playdoh today! So excited to try your recipe and make our own, fun colors!
I’m so glad you tried this out!
So cool! Thanks for sharing and giving me an awesome activity to share with my son.
I can’t wait to test this one out!