play dough

by Leyla [Thisdayilove] - 23:37

Before I begin I want to say a huge thank you to the boy and me for recommending The Imagination tree to me. I wanted a make your own play dough recipe that was quick and simple to do and this was perfect.

We used the no cook play dough receipe which is:

1/2 cup of salt
2 cups of plain flour
2 tbsp oil

2 tbsp cream of tartar
1.5 to 2 cups boiling water

1 packet sugar free jelly crystals [optional]

I had run out of some of the ingredients so we began with a visit to the local supermarket,

My eldest was on look out duty for pirate treasure as I pushed the trolley [sorry pirate boat] round the shop.

Upon our return home we set to work making our play dough, very simply put everything into a bowl and mix. Then knead the dough until it is a smooth consistency.

We used strawberry Jelly Crystals which turned our play dough a lovely pink colour and give it a beautiful smell. I am thinking of using lime next time to make green play dough.

Both girls really enjoyed the texture of the dough, squeezing it through their fingers. My eldest made cakes and cut out lots of different shapes. We did some pretend play making different animals. I had some letter cutters so we cut out some letter shapes and did some letter recognition with play dough. I think my eldest favourite part though was making rings to put on our fingers.

I really love that both girls were involved at every stage from buying ingredients, to the mixing and finally to playing. We had so much fun with the play dough and it kept both girls entertained for some time.