Craftfully Made

This recipe makes great playdough and it is easy for the kids to help make.

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1/2 cup salt

1 cup flour

Food coloring

Kool-Aid (optional for color and smell)

1 tablespoon of salad oil (veg oil fine)

1 cup water

Large plastic bag

Combine all the dry ingredients and food coloring in a large plastic storage bag.  Allow children to mix up all the ingredients.  Empty the dry ingredients into a sauce pan.  Add water and oil.  Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until the mixture becomes thick and pulls away from the edges of the pan, about 2-3 minutes).  Knead on countertop until smooth.  Once cool, allow the kids to knead the dough.  Store in an air-tight container.  Use cookie cutter to make shapes.  If you have no artistic juices try making worms, snakes, or caterpillars.