home made play doh

Grumpysally

does anyone have a receipe / link for home made play doh? Also is this the same stuff you can bake to make christmas decorations etc.?
Thanks.

nelly_2

You must recreat the smell though thats my fave smell ever

hex2

Edible one is one cup of peanut butter, three tablespoons of honey, one cup dry skimmed milk. Aimed more at older children.
8oz plain flour,4oz salt, 2 tsp cream of tartar, 2 tbs oil, half pint water, food colouring, vanilla essnce (for smell!). Mix dry ingredients together, Put in a pan with water, colour and a few drops of the vanilla. Stir continously over a low heat until a dough forms. Let it cool a bit then add oil and knead well on a floured pastry board for 5-10 minutes. Add more water or flour till you get the required consistency.
Have tried this one, keeps well in airtight box.

Miss_Behaving

Hi, this is the recipe I use in nursery...

200g plain flour
100g salt
300ml water
2 tsp cream of tartar
2 tsp cooking oil
food colouring

Mix together in saucepan over a gentle heat until the dough comes together and leaves the sides of the pan. Leave to cool and play!

Glitter, lentils, sand, herbs, pepermint essence, cocoa powder etc can all be added to make the dough more interesting.

Dough keeps well in an airtight container or bag but needs to be replaced every two weeks or more often if it gets sneezed on, licked or looks dirty. Although this dough is not harmful if eaten, children should be discouraged from eating it as the salt content is high and it could lead to kidney damage.

HTH
Sharon

Bargain_Rzl

Miss_Behaving wrote:

Dough keeps well in an airtight container or bag but needs to be replaced every two weeks or more often if it gets sneezed on, licked or looks dirty. Although this dough is not harmful if eaten, children should be discouraged from eating it as the salt content is high and it could lead to kidney damage.

Yes, that's the recipe my mum used to make, both for home and for the playgroup I went to...

...I used to think it was delicious

Savvy_Sue

hex2 wrote:

Edible one is one cup of peanut butter,

I guess that would be smooth peanut butter? (We only ever have the crunchy stuff, but then my boys are a bit old for playdoh!)

hex2

Savvy_Sue wrote:

I guess that would be smooth peanut butter? (We only ever have the crunchy stuff, but then my boys are a bit old for playdoh!)

It doesn't say in my book but I guess so. Have enough problems with 16 month old eating play dough without encouraging him....

hex2

I forgot - I also found one that you can cook to make decorations.
8oz plain flour, 8oz salt, 1 tbsp wallpaper paste, 1 tbsp cooking oil, water to mix. Mix together to make a stiff mixture, knned well. leave in a polythene bag overnight to rest. Bake on baking parchment for 4-8 hours in a very low oven before painting with acrylic paints. When dry apply two coats of clear varnish.

Taken from 'Make it for Baby' P. Cream .

troll35

I use a version of Miss Behaving's recipe to make the basic playdough. Variations can be made by adding different things.

Smelly playdough - add a few drops of an essential oil, lavender is particularly good and has a calming effect. Food flavouring can be used but you tend to have to use quite a lot.
Chocolate playdough - add a tablespoon of cocoa powder
Coffee playdough - mix some instant coffee into the water before adding it to the flour.
Textured playdough - replace some of the flour with oatmeal or coarse polenta etc. Or crush some pot pourri and add (double bonus of texture and smell)
Stretchy playdough - use self raising flour instead of plain.

ooh I'm sure there's lots lots more...

Savvy_Sue

hex2 wrote:

1 tbsp wallpaper paste,

I might be being paranoid here, but are you advised to use wallpaper paste without fungicide unless your child is sensible enough not to eat the mixture?

hex2

Savvy_Sue wrote:

I might be being paranoid here, but are you advised to use wallpaper paste without fungicide unless your child is sensible enough not to eat the mixture?

Sorry, I should have said that this is not for play dough but for parents to use as modelling dough that is to be baked in the oven for Christmas decorations.