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Make your own Playdough

Handmade play-doh models of two neurons on a wooden surface.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tarter
  • 1/3 cup salt
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • Gel food coloring

Instructions (Stovetop):

  1. Mix together all the ingredients, except the food coloring, in a medium saucepan.
  2. Cook over low/medium heat, stirring. Once it begins to thicken, add the food coloring.
  3. Continue stirring until the mixture is much thicker and begins to gather around the spoon
  4. Once the dough is not wet, remove and put onto wax paper or a plate to cool.
  5. After cooling (30 minutes) knead playdough for a few seconds. PLAY!
  6. Store in an airtight container in the fridge

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