My two-year-old daughter was unwell this week and I needed an easy activity that we could do together. I was hoping for one that would keep her entertained for a little while afterwards. So I dug out my trusty playdough recipe and we made it together. It brought back memories of my time working in the Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage One. There were far too many times when I couldn’t find my trustworthy easy play dough recipe when I needed it so whether you are a teacher needing it for your school, a homeschooling parent or someone after a weekend activity I thought I would share it with you.
I use cup measurements as I found younger children could more actively get involved in making the play-dough.
Ingredients:
2 cups of flour
1 cup of salt
2 cups of water
A few drops of food colouring
4 tbsp cream of tartar
2 tbsp vegetable oil
Equipment:
1 large saucepan
1 wooden spoon
1 large sealable container
Instructions:
You can download a handy FreeBee of the play-dough recipe to print out for when you need it here.
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