Comments on: Homemade Play Dough

By: Pewari

Pewari — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:11:22 +0000

Glad you found it useful, Charlotte!

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:37:02 +0000

Thank you for putting this recipie online my friend gave me it aout 2 years ago and that play dough has just come to an end so today I made a double batch and its perfect I added the food colouring at the end once it was cooled as could split it into smaller lumps and do different colours!

By: Sally Johnston

Sally Johnston — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:24:13 +0000

You can give playdough a better smell by adding clear fruit tea to the water (remove bags before adding water to pan, obviously). Alternatively, use several strong coloured bags to dye the dough too (tends to only make pinks and purples but it is great)

By: Nicky

Nicky — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:46:25 +0000

P.s. just found this if anyone wants it (for older kids perhaps)
http://www.koolaiduk.com/

By: Nicky

Nicky — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:43:45 +0000

Koolaid is an American powdered fruit drink see reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool-Aid
Not sure I’d want to use it myself in case it tastes too good for toddlers to resist. This playdough is fantastic and I’ve been making it for years, but I know kids can die from too much salt and i don’t know how much it would be safe to ingest… so better to leave the overwhelming taste of salt which is unpalatable, rather than disguise it with the fruity taste?

By: Dana

Dana — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:08:45 +0000

Just discovered a recipe for ‘Pumpkin Pie Playdough.’ To make it smell great like pumpkin pie, just add pumpkin pie spice. (I made a bulk quantity, so I used a whole container of McCormick’s (1.12 oz.) I also used 2 parts yellow : 1 part red food coloring to give it that orangey/brown color. Hope you like this variation!

By: Pewari

Pewari — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 08:07:29 +0000

Thanks for that, Luisa!

Not sure we can get Koolaid here in the UK. Anyone know what an equivalent might be?

By: Luisa

Luisa — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:48:27 +0000

Although the above recipe may be good, I have one that smells fantastic, lasts a VERY long time, is very soft AND easy to make. I make Koolaid Playdough with my preschoolers all the time, it’s so easy that they can help with it without too much worry of making a mistake!

KOOLAID PLAYDOUGH
-2 cups flour
-1 cup salt
-2 pkgs Kool-Aid (your color choice)
-5 tbsp oil
-2 cups boiling water

1. In a bowl mix salt & koolaid together
2. Add boiling water & stir
3. Add oil & stir
4. Add flour ONE cup at a time
5. If still sticky, add a little more flour, putting only a little bit at a time
6. ENJOY!

Make sure to store it in a air-tight container with a lid to ensure a long shelf-life!

By: Pewari

Pewari — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 07:04:55 +0000

Oh yes, good advice Denis! Li’l Bhaji is always trying to eat ours whether shop bought or home made, and does need proper supervision.

By: Denis shiel

Denis shiel — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:13:48 +0000

valb and Blue Witch I must admit to a love the smell of “proper” Playdoh too! I thought I was alone in this ‘addiction!!’;-)

However I must add an obvious warning: SOME kids do have a tendancy to find such plesent smells as EDIBLE so care must be taken!

The recipe featured is an ideal & worthwhile treat for younger children & older kids can appreciate witnessing you making it too!

By: Pewari

Pewari — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:05:38 +0000

Surprisingly, nermal, it doesn’t seem to colour their hands (fortunately!) and yes, vanilla makes a great addition for scent!

By: nermal

nermal — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 06:47:05 +0000

Looks like a great recipe, ill give it a try. I wonder does the food coloring color there hands when they play with it. Also can you use vanilla (the stuff you bake with) to add for scent? Thanks again!!!!:)

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 13:11:13 +0000

I don’t use food coloring. I use Kool-Aid to color my playdoh. Not only can you get a wide range of colors (one packet per lump), but it smells wonderful. Your hands will too for the rest of the day.

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Organic Mutant - » le secret love letter to google — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 07:56:33 +0000

[...] A few days ago inspired by my friend Regina� , I decided that we would make Play Dough. DIY. Interactive experience. So I opened a new tab and googled (yes, it’s a verb now) ‘play dough recipes homemade’.� I explored about the first 50 hits or so and noticed a common theme and then copied this wonderful recipe into my Jill Bliss journal and went on my way. [...]

By: Pewari

Pewari — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 12:52:27 +0000

Kathy: I was just thinking that I needed to get in a better range of food dyes ;)

Kal: it does sound fun, I may just do that!