Play dough recipes
On-Cloud-9-Dough
What you need:
1 cup water
food colouring
6 cups flour
1 cup vegetable oil
measuring cups
mixing bowl
wooden spoon
Directions:
Mix water and food colouring in bowl
Add flour and oil
Stir
Knead until smooth
Variation:
For the first step, children can drop the food colouring in the water and watch the colour spread.
Note:
Dough can be reused; store in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
Bouncy Play dough
What you need:
2 cups baking soda
1½ cups water
1 cup cornstarch
measuring cups
medium mixing bowl
fork
medium saucepan
wooden spoon
Directions:
Place ingredients in bowl
Mix with fork
Place mixture in saucepan
Bring to boil on medium heat
Cook, stirring constantly with spoon, until thick
Let cool
Note:
Only the supervising adult should test the dough’s temperature. Dough can be reused; store on shelf in an airtight container.