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Playdough Recipes
Playdough Recipes
Long-Life Playdough
Long-Life Playdough
This makes long lasting and pliable dough, which is great for modeling. Keeps best in the fridge 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil 2 cups of plain flour 2 teaspoons of cream of tartar 1 cup of salt Food colouring 2 cups of water
This makes long lasting and pliable dough, which is great for modeling. Keeps best in the fridge 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil 2 cups of plain flour 2 teaspoons of cream of tartar 1 cup of salt Food colouring 2 cups of water
Place all the ingredients in a saucepan and cook over a medium heat. To prevent sticking, you must keep stirring until it comes away from the sides of the pan. Allow to cool and knead well. .
Place all the ingredients in a saucepan and cook over a medium heat. To prevent sticking, you must keep stirring until it comes away from the sides of the pan. Allow to cool and knead well. .
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Salt Dough
Salt Dough This can be treated as normal playdough or special models can be baked in a cool oven for 2-3 hours before painting.
This can be treated as normal playdough or special models can be baked in a cool oven for 2-3 hours before painting.
3 cups of self-raising flour
3 cups of self-raising flour
Water for mixing
Water for mixing
3 cups of salt
3 cups of salt
Add enough water to the flour and salt mixture to make a stiff, non-sticky dough. Parts of a model can be stuck together by painting with water.
Add enough water to the flour and salt mixture to make a stiff, non-sticky dough. Parts of a model can be stuck together by painting with water.
Quick Dough
Quick Dough
This is ideal for young children as it feels lovely to squeeze, press and roll. Very easy to make but does not keep. Water - as much as is needed
3 cups of self-raising flour
Simply mix the water into the flour a little at a time until stretchy, spongy dough is achieved. Even small children will enjoy doing this themselves.
This is ideal for young children as it feels lovely to squeeze, press and roll. Very easy to make but does not keep.
Simply mix the water into the flour a little at a time until stretchy, spongy dough is achieved. Even small children will enjoy doing this themselves.
Glitter Dough
Glitter Dough This will make a glossy, glitter dough that will keep for about a month in the fridge. It makes a great change from normal playdough and is wonderful for futuristic modelling. You can change the colour combinations too.
Water - as much as is needed
3 cups of self-raising flour
This will make a glossy, glitter dough that will keep for about a month in the fridge. It makes a great change from normal playdough and is wonderful for futuristic modelling. You can change the colour combinations too.
3 cups of plain flour
tablespoon of black non-toxic paint
3 cups of plain flour
tablespoon of black non-toxic paint
1 cup of salt
water for mixing
1 cup of salt
water for mixing
silver glitter
1 tablespoon
1 tablespoon
of vegetable oil
Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl and add enough water and paint to make a stiff dough with a deep colour.
of vegetable oil
silver glitter
Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl and add enough water and paint to make a stiff dough with a deep colour.