My little guy and I just had a blast making playdough together. It’s a fun, easy activity that everybody can help with, is easy to clean up, and has an end result you can enjoy for a long time. And it’s cheap to make! You will probably have to experiment with colors a bit. My son wanted orange, and we had to add a lot of yellow before it didn’t look like a big spaghetti dinner followed by a stomach virus. I got my recipe from Discovery Toys a long time ago.

Homemade Playdough

1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1 cup water
3 dessert spoons cooking oil
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
Food coloring (optional)

Mix all ingredients together. Add a few drops of food coloring if you like. Keep mixing until all lumps have been blended (I use a whisk). Put the mix in a saucepan (or just mix it in the saucepan) and cook it very slowly over medium heat. Stir continuously, and when the dough starts to come away from the side of the pan, take it off the heat. Remove the playdough from the pan (ADULTS DO THIS- IT IS HOT!) Let it cool a bit on plastic wrap, then have fun!