Rainbow Playdough Recipe
Play Dough is one of the best boredom buster activities for kids of ANY age to occupy them for hours. Our easy Play Dough recipe is not only fun to make but only requires 4 ingredients you likely already have in your pantry! Crafty mom win!
Ingredients
- 3 Cups Water
- 8 Tablespoons Cooking Oil
- 4 Cups Flour
- 8 Tablespoons Cream of Tartar
- Food Coloring 4 basic colors, blue, red, green, yellow
Instructions
- In a large pot, combine all ingredients except food coloring.
- Cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly, until a ball of dough forms.
- Remove from stove and let the dough cool for five minutes then shape into 6 fist size dough balls.
- Add food coloring to each dough ball: Red: 2 drops. Orange: 2 red, 2 yellow. Yellow: 2 drops. Blue: 2 drops. Green: 2 drops. Purple: 2 red, 2 blue. (For more vibrant colors, double the amount of drops/color.)
- Knead each ball with your hands until smooth.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge when not in use to preserve freshness!
Notes
Bust out cookie cutters to form shapes, so cute!
