The Best DIY Playdough Recipe

Play dough is the perfect rainy day activity, and we love making it in our kitchen.

WHY MAKE HOMEMADE PLAYDOUGH?

When you make your own playdough with the best playdough recipe ever, you get way more dough for your money than when you go out and buy it.

DIY PLAYDOUGH INGREDIENTS AND SUPPLIES

2 Cups of Flour 2 Tbsp of Oil 1/2 Cup of Salt 2 Tbsp Cream of Tartar 1 1/2 Cup Boiling Water Gel Food Coloring (Optional)

How To Make Playdough Colors Super Bright

The secret to brilliant colors in your playdough is using gel food coloring. You can find it in the baking aisle at the grocery store.

How To Make Your Own Playdough

Let’s start with the dry ingredients. Pour 2 cups of  flour into a large bowl.

Add 1/2 cup of salt. Mix in 2 tbsp Cream of Tartar. (You can find this in the spice section of just about any grocery store.)

Add 2 tbsp of oil. For this recipe I used vegetable oil, but you can use any oil, and as long as it’s a kitchen oil.

Pour in the boiling hot water. Be VERY careful because this makes the dough HOT! You can immediately start stirring once you've done this.

Mix all the ingredients together until they form the dough. At this point, if you don’t want to add any drops of food dye to your playdough, you’re finished!

After it’s cooled, to make several different colors of playdough, separate the dough into equal parts and roll it up into balls.

Now, punch out the middle of the ball to leave a little bowl for you to pour your gel food dye into. Drip your gel dye into the bowls. This is a great time to mix dye colors.

Knead the dough until the dye is thoroughly mixed. This is VERY messy, so be careful! Add your favorite playdough smells: extracts and essential oils that fit the colors you chose.

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