Uncooked Play Dough 2 cups flour 1 cup salt 1 cup water 1 Tablespoon oil Food coloring
Does not keep as long as cooked recipe, but fun and easy!
Mix flour and salt
Add oil and water and mix well
Remove the play dough from the bowl and knead until an even consistency
Divide into balls for coloring. Make a hole in the center of the ball and drop in some food coloring. Work dough until color is evenly distributed.
Cooked Play Dough 1 cup flour 1/2 cup salt 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 cup water 1 Tablespoon oil Food coloring This cooked play dough will last much longer than the uncooked version
Mix dry ingredients in a sauce pan
Add water and oil and stir
Cook over low-medium heat. Stir constantly to prevent scorching, until mixture forms into a ball, usually less than 5 minutes. If still sticky, cook longer. Keep stirring until dough is dry and feels like play dough. Cool long enough to handle.
Knead until smooth
Divide into balls for coloring. Make a hole in the center of the ball and drop in some food coloring. Work dough until color is evenly distributed.
Tips
You may want to double the above recipes
Consider using disposable rubber gloves for mixing the food coloring, although it does eventually wash off
Store in sealed plastic containers, Ziploc bags, or old play dough cannisters
Cut each color you make in half and save half for later
Add fun glitter or sparkles!
Add fun scents: cinnamon, vanilla, cocoa powder, a package of unsweetened Kool-Aid powder, package of sugar-free Jello mix!
Kitchen Utensils as Play Dough Toys
Rolling pins
Cookie cutters
Garlic press
Butter knives
Potato masher/ricer
Ice cream scoop
Melon ballers
Spatula
Egg slicer
Icing bags and cake decorating tips
"Gak" Slime Recipe 2/3 cup Elmer’s glue 1 cup warm water 1/2 Tablespoon Borax (found in the laundry department) Food coloring
Mix 2/3 cup of Elmer’s Glue and 1/2 cup of warm water in a bowl
Add food coloring, stir well
In a separate bowl, mix 1/2 Tablespoon of Borax with 1/3 cup of warm water
Combine the two bowls, stir well. Watch the slime form! Let it sit for 30 seconds.
Knead the mixture until all of the water is gone
Tips
Store in an airtight container, ziplock bags are best
Warning: Gak can ruin clothes, rugs and furniture!
What is Gak? Gak is a "Polymer." It has qualities of both a solid and a liquid. Like a liquid, it takes the shape of its container. Like a solid, you can pick it up and hold it in your hand. Solid molecules are tight together, liquid molecules are spread out and break apart into drops. "Polymer" molecules chain themselves together, and can stretch and bend like chains. Jell-O, rubber bands, sneaker soles, and even gum are polymers.
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