Homemade Playdough

We took a break from the "books" today and spent the morning making homemade playdough. It's so simple and they smell good too; well, with the exception of our first batch. Our first batch was supposed to be "Red Vanilla". Well, I decided it would be a good idea to add a bit of cinnamon too. NOTE TO SELF: vanilla extract and cinnamon do not go well together when making playdough. I coined this batch, "Raunchy Red". It smelled soooo gross. The rest of our dough turned out very well. Probably because we used jello as our coloring and scent. The recipe is as follows....

1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
2 tbs of cream of tarter
2 tbs of vegetable oil
1 cup warm water
1 box of jello

Mix ingredients together and cook on stove top for about 5 minutes on low heat or until the dough starts to pull away from the sides of  your pan. Then knead on counter top (warning, it will be very warm for little hands) and place in an air tight container or plastic bag.

Anthony had a blast with it. He liked "trying" the different playdoughs. They smell good, but they do not taste good. Looks can be deceiving! It's nice that they are completely edible, especially if you have very young ones or curious 5 year olds. We made, Raunchy Red, Berry Blue, Island Pineapple and Melon Fusion. I can't believe I haven't made homemade playdough until now!



Anthony kneading the Raunchy Red