Ingredients
2 cups plain flour
½ cup salt
2 Tb vegetable oil
2 Tb cream of tartar
a few drops of food colouring
1 to 1 ½ cups boiling water
Steps
Mix all dry ingredients, oil and food colouring together in a bowl.
Gradually add hot water until the dough comes together.
Sprinkle with extra flour and knead until smooth.
Here are a few playdough play ideas:
- Use with natural materials e.g. leaves, pine cones, shells, sticks
- Use for ‘cooking’ with rolling pins, muffin tins, bowls, cookie cutter, cutlery
- Have a playdough tea party with friends or dolls
- Set up a playdough factory where you make lots of…..
- Make characters or props from a favourite story or song
- Make imprints with whatever you have at hand


