My little Miss, who turned 5, requested that for one of her party favors we make play dough for her friends. She loves play dough and will spend hours molding and making up stories. I am pretty picky with home made play dough; I don't like it to feel course, or sticky, or have it leave a salty residue on your hands. I know, tall order. I finally found a recipe I love, and was telling my lovely friend, Deanne, about it when she said, "That sounds like the one I use, only I do this instead." So, I am sharing what we came up with.
Here is the recipe:
1 Cup Flour
1/2 cup salt
2 tbsp oil
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 cup water
1 packet of Kool-Aid
Put them all into a saucepan and heat on med-low heat. Stir until it has formed a nice firm ball. Remove from heat, and spread out on something to cool. I used tinfoil, but wax paper, or even a cookie sheet would work too. After I let one side cool, I flip it over and let the other side cool as well. It speeds up the process, and also makes sure one side doesn't dry out while the other side gets soggy from condensation. The play dough will be whatever color Kool-Aid you choose, AND it smells good enough to eat! I was a little worried that some of the kids would actually try eating it, but then I figured even if they did, there's nothing in it that can harm them, it just won't taste very good! Oh, and one other thing, I'm not sure if it matters to the texture, but I use finely ground sea salt. I would be curious to see if it still has a really smooth texture when used with regular table salt, so if you try it, let me know!
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