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Playdough Recipe

Make playdough at home with this quick and easy recipe.

Material

2 cups Plain Flour
2 cups Water
1 cup Salt
1 tablespoon Cream of tartar
1 tablespoon Oil
Food colouring (optional)

Method

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat.
Continue stirring until the mixture thickens and pulls away from the sides of the saucepan
Remove from saucepan and allow to cool before use.

Notes

Store in an airtight container

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- 13 Feb 2014
  7:17 pm

126 Comments
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- - meedee said
  - 17 May 2022
    10:50 am
Instead of food colouring you can add powdered paint which allows you to have some really amazing colours.

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- - mom19782016 said
  - 16 Oct 2020
    5:07 pm
A good one to have on file

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- - ThisIsMe said
  - 09 May 2020
    3:55 pm
I always use to make this for my girls when younger

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- - Mummyofone77 said
  - 19 Jan 2020
    6:28 am
LAsts so much longer than store bought. I wrap in cling wrap

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- - mom81879 said
  - 29 Oct 2019
    10:19 am
I always made play doh for my kids. So much better, easier and cheaper then shop bought stuff.

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- - MrsA said
  - 13 Mar 2019
    1:13 pm
I haven’t been able to find my play dough recipe so always happy to try a new one.

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- - kjgarner said
  - 22 Jun 2018
    9:51 pm
Loving all the different types of recipe for play dough
- kjgarner replied
  
  28 Jun 2018 , 8:56 pm
  Yes it does look quick and easy thanks
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- - mom111059 said
  - 21 Oct 2017
    9:38 pm
Great to keep the kids entertained. Thanks for quick and easy recipe.

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- - mom266216 said
  - 20 Oct 2017
    12:27 pm
Yeah let’s give it a try . Thanks mum

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- - ella12 said
  - 27 Jun 2017
    12:32 pm
This sounds fantastic, thanks so much.

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- - mom110650 said
  - 24 Mar 2017
    2:12 pm
I’ve done playdough with and without cream of tartar, and it definitely has a nicer feel when it’s added. Not that the kids really care.

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- - mom112217 said
  - 29 Oct 2016
    4:52 pm
It seems so easy to make,thanks so much!

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- - mom19782016 said
  - 26 Oct 2016
    7:00 am
I love fresh playdough to play with!

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- - mom111059 said
  - 13 Aug 2016
    4:48 pm
Playdough can be quite expensive to buy so thank you for the recipe.

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- - mom113055 said
  - 20 Oct 2015
    4:06 am
how to make playdough at home

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- - mom113055 said
  - 06 Oct 2015
    12:07 am
playdough receipee so fun to play
- mom94125 replied
  
  07 Oct 2015 , 9:54 pm
  yeah sure. kids of all ages can love playdough lol
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- - dixigirl said
  - 11 Sep 2015
    10:08 am
What a great idea Thankyou

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- - mom152736 said
  - 31 Aug 2015
    11:21 pm
this is art and craft making me feels good

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- - mom152736 said
  - 20 Aug 2015
    10:37 am
time to get doughyyyy …yeyyyy

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- - BellaB said
  - 02 Aug 2015
    7:09 pm
Thank you – one of the classics!

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