My Favorite Easy Homemade Play Dough
If you’re looking for a perfect recipe, this is it! My favorite homemade play dough is easy to make, and it will stay soft for up to a year.
This is hands-down my favorite play dough recipe—super easy to make and so much fun! Once it’s ready, I like to store it in cute jars for easy access and a bit of extra charm. It’s the perfect addition to any sensory kit: just grab a few toys from around the house, mix in some fun extras, and add this play dough for a hands-on activity that can keep little ones entertained for hours.
This play dough is extremely customizable. You can add glitter to it!
Make it tie dyed, marbled, or a fun color! The sky’s the limit with this recipe. It’s the perfect base for sensory play!
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My Favorite Homemade Play Dough Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1/4 cup salt
1 tablespoon oil
1 cup water
Food coloring
Directions:
- Put dry ingredients in a medium saucepan and mix together
- Add wet ingredients and whisk together until it is clump free.
- Put food coloring in and mix until it’s fully combined.
- Cook on medium heat stirring constantly until it becomes a dough.
- Once it has become dough, take it out and knead until it’s cooled. Be careful because it will be very hot!
FAQs
How do I make homemade play dough?
Put 1 cup flour, 1/4 cup salt, 2 teaspoons cream of tartar, 1 tablespoon oil, 1 cup water, and food coloring to a bowl and mix it together, and then add food coloring. Put it in a pan and continuously stir until it becomes a dough. Knead it together until it’s cooled.
How do I make homemade play dough with 4 ingredients?
1 cup of flour, 1 tablespoon of cream of tartar, ¼ cup of salt, ½ cup of warm water, and food coloring (optional). Mix together until it forms dough.
How do I store homemade play dough?
You can store in it any airtight container for up to a year.
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Final Thoughts on My Favorite Homemade Play Dough:
I hope you like this recipe as much as I do! Let me know what you think in the comments.
