Traditional Play Dough
Ingredients
1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1 T alum powder
1 cup water
1 T oil
2 T vanilla
a dash or two of food coloring
In a big bowl combine flour, salt and alum. Gradually add the oil and water.
Cook over low to medium heat, stirring constantly. When it reaches the consistency of
mashed potatoes remove from heat. Add vanilla and food coloring. Divide into balls and
kneed in color.
Tasty Play Dough
2 1/2 cups peanut butter (smooth>
1 cup powdered milk
1 cup honey
1 cup oatmeal
Mix together then mold a little and munch a little.
Fragrant Play Dough
2 1/2 cups flour
1 T alum powder
1/2 cup salt
3 T oil
2 cups boiling water
dash or two food coloring
1 package unsweetened Kool Aid
Combine flour, alum powder and salt. Stir in oil and boiling water. Add food coloring
and Kool Aid.
Plain Old Play Dough
2 cups flour
2 T alum
2 T salt
2 T cooking oil
1 cup boiling water
Mix dry ingredients. Add water and oil. Kneed until mixed. Add water if too stiff.
Add flour if too sticky.
Nature's Own Play Dough
1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1 cup water
2 T oil
2 T cream of tartar
beet, carrot and or spinach juice
Mix dry ingredients. Slowly add oil and water. Cook over low to medium heat stirring
constantly. When dough is still take off stove. Let cool. Knead dough until it feels
like play dough. Knead in spinach juice for green, carrot juice for orange and/or beet
juice for pink.
Please use these recipes responsibly.
Many of them require using the stove. Some require using ingredients that might be dangerous
if ingested in quantity. Parents or Caretakers supervise your children.
Thanks for being responsible.
