PLAY WITH PLAYTARIUM- DIY Playdough

At PLAYtarium, we love to run activities where kids can get messy and allow their imaginations to run wild. Kids love to squeeze, squish and mold playdough into anything they choose! DIY playdough is inexpensive and the children love the creation process! Playdough is a great sensory activity. It allows the child to focus their attention, relieve stress and anxiety and stimulate your child's senses! So lets get down to the recipe!


Recipe

• 2 cups of plain flour
• 2 tablespoons cream of tartar
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 to 1.5 cups of warm water
• 1/2 cup salt
• Small amount of food colouring
• Glitter for some extra sparkle

Equipment

• Mixing bowl
• Cup
• Tablespoon
• Any kind of mixing utensil

Now we have our recipe and equipment, lets get to making the playdough!

Method

1. Mix together the flour, salt, and cream of tartar and a small amount of vegetable oil into the mixing bowl.
2. Add ½ cup of warm water with a few drops of food coloring to the mixture.
3. Slowly pour the water into the flour mixture, stirring as you pour. Stir until combined,    then knead with your hands until the flour is completely absorbed. If the dough is too sticky, add more flour until it moulds together smoothly.
4. Add some glitter for some extra sparkle! Let your hands get messy. It's part of the fun!
5. Repeat process for whichever colours you want to make.
6. Have fun!

The dough can be stored in airtight containers and ziplock bags, which will allow it to last for months! The children at PLAYtarium thoroughly enjoyed making the playdough themselves and had endless fun sculpting and moulding it for hours!