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a simple craft :: no-cook homemade play dough

Posted on August 23, 2014August 30, 2014 by Robyn

I don’t know about you, but we have officially reached the part of the summer in which my kids have completely and utterly run out of things to do. They are sick of being home and ask me every day how many days are left until school starts. Even on the sunniest of days, they get bored of playing hide and seek and jumping on the trampoline and running in circles around our house. So we decided to make some play dough. image

This recipe is so easy and the kids love playing with it because they helped make it! Now one thing I will say is that you kind of have to get your hands dirty to mix the food coloring in and it doesn’t blend as well as it would if you baked it. The other thing that we noticed was that the salt gives the play dough a kind of grainy feel but it also made it look a little bit sparkly which my daughter loved. But this was a fun little craft that we enjoyed doing together!
imageIngredients ::

1 cup salt
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup water
2 Tablespoons oil
A few drops of food coloring

Directions ::

Mix all ingredients very well (you will probably have to use your hands and smush it all together to blend it all the way). Store in plastic bag or covered jar.

6 thoughts on “a simple craft :: no-cook homemade play dough”

  1. Marti Tabora says:
    August 25, 2014 at 5:47 am

    I love this idea. I can see hours of fun with it.

  2. Sarah Penney says:
    August 24, 2014 at 9:27 pm

    A great recipe to try with my son. Thanks!

  3. Allison Downes says:
    August 24, 2014 at 12:30 pm

    What a fun and easy craft! Play dough is always fun to play with.

    Thanks for sharing!

  4. Sindy Murray says:
    August 24, 2014 at 8:32 am

    thanks for the recipe, my kids will surely have fun making some play dough.

  5. Dandi D says:
    August 23, 2014 at 3:47 pm

    We just love making play dough at our house. It’s my son’s favorite activity.

  6. Betsy Barnes says:
    August 23, 2014 at 1:44 pm

    I used to make this when my son was little. We would have the best times making things! I always cooked mine, never realized there was a no cook version, like it better!! 🙂

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