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DIY:The best homemade playdough

05/15/14 | Grow

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As most of you beside being a mother to four and a part time blogger I am also an early child care provider.

With 4 children in my care under the ages of 4 one of our staple activities is the play-dough center.

It won’t come as a big surprise when I share that we go thru a lot of it.

I have tried dozens of home made play dough recipes and this by far is my favorite.

It’s super fast to make.
Easy on the budget and clean up is quick and easy.

This recipe produces super soft dough!

Play Dough Recipe:

1 cup white flour
1/2 cup salt
2 tablespoon cream of tartar
1 tablespoon oil
1 cup water
food coloring

Mix first 4 ingredients in a pan. Add food coloring to the water then add to the remaining ingredients and mix well.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for 3 – 5 minutes. Dough will become difficult to stir and form a “clump”.  Remove from stove and knead for 5 minutes. Play dough will keep for a long time stored in a covered plastic container or plastic sandwich bag.

This amount of play dough this recipe produced was perfect.  Each of my 4 kids received a huge clump of play dough, so there was lots to share

What’s your favorite play dough recipe?

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  1. Twisted Cinderella says

    June 10, 2014 at 9:08 am

    definitely something I am going to try with our four!

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  2. Michelle Rattan says

    May 18, 2014 at 5:30 pm

    We love Play dough in our house. This is such an easy recipe thanks for sharing.

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  3. organizedisland says

    May 18, 2014 at 3:21 pm

    Oh we loved play dough, and your recipe looks like a good one. The best dough was always soft. We would create stuff for hours with it (without any electronics around)!

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  4. Janeane Davis (@janeanedavis) says

    May 16, 2014 at 7:36 pm

    I don’t have a favorite play dough recipe. I am going to try yours though and see how it will work out.

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  5. Aly Mashrah says

    May 16, 2014 at 1:43 pm

    I’ve been meaning to try to make play dough for my son soon. This looks like a great recipe!

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  6. Michelle says

    May 16, 2014 at 8:47 am

    Thanks for this recipe! I’ve never tried making our own and will have to now!!

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    • sweetmomma says

      May 16, 2014 at 9:19 am

      I would love to know how it turned out!

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  7. Robin {Mom Foodie} says

    May 16, 2014 at 8:23 am

    My daughter is tired of regular playdough… maybe making some would appeal to her (then we can add a bunch of glitter too…lol

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    • sweetmomma says

      May 16, 2014 at 9:19 am

      Glitter is so much fun! We add different scents too sometimes as well.

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  8. Trisha Haas says

    May 16, 2014 at 12:52 pm

    We make playdough a lot here too and its so fun! You can make really unique colors and textures and smells! Storing it is the one thing that i have not figured out as well.

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  9. Tiffany Nielson Snedaker says

    May 16, 2014 at 7:42 am

    I have so many memories of my mom making playdoh when we were kids, but I’ve never made it with my kids. It’s definitely something I need to do!

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  10. jai says

    May 15, 2014 at 11:59 pm

    I like this recipe more than the peanut butter ones I’ve tried. I’ll try it out next time.

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    • sweetmomma says

      May 16, 2014 at 6:59 am

      Me too, peanut butter recipe reminded me of making cookies!

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  11. Rachel Young says

    May 15, 2014 at 9:59 pm

    how fun! We used to love making play dough when I was a kid!

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  12. Laura (Lauras Little House Tips) says

    May 15, 2014 at 9:30 pm

    Great fun post. I wish my house some little ones but will definitely passing this recipe on. I loved the hot pink. It’s so true girls rule boys drool 🙂

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    • sweetmomma says

      May 15, 2014 at 9:40 pm

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  13. mamatomanyblessings says

    May 15, 2014 at 8:36 pm

    We make this too,my kids love to help make it, so hands on!

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    • sweetmomma says

      May 15, 2014 at 9:02 pm

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    • sweetmomma says

      May 16, 2014 at 7:01 am

      We have found that when they help “make it”they will help take care of it too!

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  14. lisa galuna (@LisaGaluna) says

    May 15, 2014 at 8:20 pm

    Yippee For Homemade Pay Dough My Kids Are Going To Love This!!

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  15. Toni says

    May 15, 2014 at 8:18 pm

    I really need to make home made playdough sometime. My kids loved the stuff we bought when they were little.

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    • sweetmomma says

      May 16, 2014 at 7:01 am

      I hope you do!
      Your kids will love it!

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  16. Pam W says

    May 15, 2014 at 6:56 pm

    We made playdough with my kids several times when they were younger. This recipe looks a bit better than the one we used though!

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    • sweetmomma says

      May 15, 2014 at 6:59 pm

      I’ve tried a few over the years and this is by far the quickest and easiest to make. My three year old helped me make this batch. Plus it’s the softest and pliable. Some of those recipes were awful!

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  17. busymommyblogEmily says

    May 15, 2014 at 6:39 pm

    Have you seen the edible play dough?!

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    • sweetmomma says

      May 15, 2014 at 6:48 pm

      We have! I’ve made a peanut butter one before but truth be told it grossed me out. Plus with toddlers it’s confusing because we don’t want them to play with their food but they can eat this.

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  18. Lois Alter Mark says

    May 15, 2014 at 6:35 pm

    I spent so much money on play dough when the kids were younger. Wish I’d had this recipe then!

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    • sweetmomma says

      May 15, 2014 at 7:00 pm

      We still buy play dough but only if it’s in sale because it’s super expensive.
      I’ve noticed they go on sale right after Christmas

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  19. Autumn Blues Reviews (@AutumnBlues) says

    May 15, 2014 at 5:45 pm

    Very cool idea, I wish I had known about that when my son was younger.

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  20. valerieremymilora says

    May 15, 2014 at 3:41 pm

    My 7 year old is going to LOVE this! She enjoys playing with playdough and we too go through a lot of it so I am going to try this recipe with her this weekend! We’re going to have to make a gorgeous pink like the one in your photo.. love it!

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  21. Mel Lockcuff (@MamaBuzz) says

    May 15, 2014 at 3:00 pm

    We have never tried making playdough, but this inspires me to make some. My youngest loves making things with playdough. So much fun.

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  22. Mellisa says

    May 15, 2014 at 2:37 pm

    I need to make this for my kids this summer. They would love it.

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    • sweetmomma says

      May 15, 2014 at 2:57 pm

      Perfect for “quiet”time with the older ones. Especially if they help make it first!

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  23. Debbie Denny says

    May 15, 2014 at 2:33 pm

    Tried to make this before and never turned out quite right., Will try your recipe.

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    • sweetmomma says

      May 15, 2014 at 7:01 pm

      Oh no!! What happened? I make this in two steps. Mix all the dry together and all the wet together. Stir the entire time with a wooden spoon makes it easier as well.

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  24. Victoria says

    May 15, 2014 at 2:32 pm

    I am definitely going to be trying this with my boys one weekend. I am sure they are going to have a ball.

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    • sweetmomma says

      May 15, 2014 at 7:02 pm

      I made “grey”play dough with my son and he spent hours driving his cars on it. Hope your boys have fun!

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  25. Sara P. (@SensiblySara) says

    May 15, 2014 at 1:41 pm

    My kids and I haven’t made playdough in a LONG time. I will have to save this for this summer!

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    • sweetmomma says

      May 15, 2014 at 2:26 pm

      We haven’t either! We made Some this morning as a perfect cold-weather activity.

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  26. Jennifer Brazil says

    May 15, 2014 at 1:03 pm

    I will be giving this a try! We usually just use the store bought dough but this would help me save money since my kids love it so much!

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    • sweetmomma says

      May 15, 2014 at 2:28 pm

      Such a quick and easy recipe. I recommend you use the gel food coloring because you can get so many different colors and it’s not as messy!

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  27. Wendy Cray Kaufman says

    May 15, 2014 at 6:46 pm

    We go through so much Play-Doh and I hate when it dries out and we have to toss it. I think next time we’ll be trying this recipe out! I love that it’s soft and pliable.

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    • sweetmomma says

      May 15, 2014 at 6:50 pm

      We have always been pleased with this recipe. Even the older ones enjoy using it. When it’s getting close to its “prime” we let the kids build sculptures and they get a chance to take them home.

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  28. Liz Mays says

    May 15, 2014 at 5:59 pm

    I think this would be fun even for parents. There’s something about playdough which is ageless and timeless.

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  29. Robin (Masshole Mommy) says

    May 15, 2014 at 11:28 am

    That is very similar to the recipe I use and my boys get so excited whenever I make it!

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