I have taken to making our own play dough. It's great fun to mix up a batch and then let the kids mix in the colors. I give them a scoop of dough, they add a few drops of food coloring (first they make an indentation with their finger to put the drops in). Lastly, the go to town kneading it until the color has been incorporated. It's also a great way to talk about how to mix primary colors to make secondary colors.
The recipe is very simple:
2 C boiling water
1 C salt
2 C flour
2 tsp cream of tartar
food coloring of choice
Dissolve the salt in the boiling water. Then mix in the flour and cream of tartar. Allow the mixture to cool. Have your kids knead in the food coloring.
Note: If you prefer, mix the food coloring in with the water.
2 comments:
we have used koolaid to get some fun and funky colors as well.
Every Grandma needs this recipe in her repertoire!!!
Thanks so much!
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