Homemade Recipe for Play Dough

Here is a simple recipe for making play dough.  It is simple, fun and a great indoor activity for your kids.

Ingredients:

  1 -1/2 cup salt

  3 cups flour

  3 tbsp. vegetable oil

   food coloring - add to desired color

  6 tsp cream of tartar

  3 cups hot water

Steps:

  1)  Mix all the ingredients together in a pot until thoroughly blended

  2)  Place pot on stove on a medium heat, stirring constantly until a dough ball forms and it pulls away from the sides of the pot

  3)  Take pot off heat and let it cool down

  4)  Knead with hands until it becomes the texture of play dough

  5)  Store unused dough in a sealed plastic bag or container

Have fun!