Material from a previous blog:
I have written in several entries about my love of playdough. It’s hard to beat the stuff from the store because nowadays it is so cheap &, unlike when we were kids, soft right out of the can! However I absolutely LOVE homemade salt dough! We had not made any in 3 years so only my oldest even remembered doing it. It is one of those things that you need to do every once in a while if for no other reason than the wow factor! It is so easy & your children will be so impressed that you can make playdough yourself! I call it Mommy magic- you’ve got to always keep them a little amazed at the things you can do!
I have written in several entries about my love of playdough. It’s hard to beat the stuff from the store because nowadays it is so cheap &, unlike when we were kids, soft right out of the can! However I absolutely LOVE homemade salt dough! We had not made any in 3 years so only my oldest even remembered doing it. It is one of those things that you need to do every once in a while if for no other reason than the wow factor! It is so easy & your children will be so impressed that you can make playdough yourself! I call it Mommy magic- you’ve got to always keep them a little amazed at the things you can do! My absolutley favorite part of salt dough is playing with it right after you make it & it is still warm; it is really a delight to all the senses!
I had lost the recipe for the kind we made 3 years ago which we all loved but I found it recently in a wonderful book that I am really enjoying. It is Kids Create by Laurie Carlson. I highly recommend this book for basic craft recipes & fun simple ideas to do with your children- things like what you did as a child before every craft came from Oriental Trading!
This recipe calls for 1 cup flour, 1 tablespoon oil, 1 cup water, 1/2 cup salt, 2 teaspoons cream of tarter, & food coloring. You put all the ingredients in a large saucespan & stir contantly with a wooden spoon over medium heat. The soup will magically form a ball at which point you remove it from heat & turn out on a lightly floured surface to knead & cool.
Another thing I love about homemade dough is making your own colors! These are the 4 colors my boys & I made recently. To get these eye popping colors I recommend using bakers food coloring (for cake decorating.) Mine is in a gel form & although a little expensive I have used the same few bottles for years on everything from salt dough, to cakes, to mashed potatoes! We store our dough in recycled peanut butter jars & do not keep ours refrigerated (although that is what the recipes says to do.)
B1 & I played today. I can’t imagine anything better for finger dexterity & the imagination!
This was HH’s supper plate that we had waiting for him when he got home- strawberry, blueberry, pear, french fries, ham, cheese, & bread- yummy!
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