Skip the store bought playdough and make your own! Making this homemade playdough recipe is so easy with just 6 ingredients and much cheaper than the store bought stuff!
Homemade Playdough
All kids love Playdough and it is even more fun when you get to make Homemade Playdough and then play with it! My kids have always loved making Homemade Playdough and getting to make the colors that they want to! This Homemade Playdoh recipe gives you the best, soft, not sticky, and squishy playdough ever that is perfect for hands on play. This Homemade Playdough recipe is easy to customize the colors to be any color you want it to be!
This playdough recipe is one that we have made for years. I love making it with my kids and then they get to enjoy it for months after we make it. Plus if you have kids like mine that like to mix all the playdough colors together and drive you crazy, you can easily make some more!
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What ingredients do you need to make homemade playdough?
You only need 6 ingredients to make this Homemade Playdough recipe and you probably already have them in your pantry.
- All purpose flour
- Salt
- Vegetable Oil
- cream of tartar
- Water
- Food Coloring
Do I need to use Cream of Tartar when making playdough?
Yes. The cream of tartar is important in making the homemade playdough soft.
How to Store Homemade Playdough
Storing homemade playdough is simple. You can use airtight containers, like plastic Rubbermaid containers or you can store them in plastic ziplock bags. Just make sure if you are using ziplock bags you squeeze as much of the air out of the bag as you can when you close them.
How long does homemade playdough last?
Homemade playdough will last up to 3 months as long as it is stored properly in an air tight container or ziplock bag.
How to Make homemade Playdough less sticky
If your playdough is a little sticky you can add a SMALL amount of flour to it when you are kneading it.
How do you color homemade playdough?
Homemade playdoh is easily colored with food coloring. You will need 10-12 drops of whatever color you are wanting to make. I prefer to use liquid food coloring over gel food coloring. You can add more or less food coloring depending on how bright you want the playdoh to be.
Tips for Making Homemade Playdough
If you have little kids then you can stick the playdough into a ziplock bag and have them knead it that way, but I have always found they take it out of the bag anyway so I don’t bother with them.
Once you are done kneading your playdough, you can play with it immediately or store it in an airtight container or ziplock bags.
Homemade Playdough Recipe Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup salt
- 2 tablespoons cream of tartar
- 2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
- 2 cups water
- Food coloring – you need 10-12 drops of what ever color you are wanting to make. I prefer to use liquid food coloring over gel food coloring.
How to Make homemade playdough
In a pot, add vegetable oil, water and then add the food coloring. Stir until they are mixed well.
Then add in the dry ingredients. Add the salt and cream of tartar and mix until they are both dissolved in the liquid.
Slowly add in the flour and mix well (it will be runny and gooey).
Now turn the heat up to medium heat on the stove and continue to stir the mixture until it is thick. It will start to stick to your spoon or spatula, whichever you are using to mix it.
Once the dough starts to form a ball as you mix it, remove it from the heat.
“Plop” the mixture into a large mixing bowl and allow it to cool.
Once it is cool to the touch, knead the playdough to get it nice and soft. You will want to knead the playdough for about 10 minutes.
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Homemade Playdough
Materials
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup salt
- 2 tablespoons cream of tartar
- 2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
- 2 cups water
- Food coloring
Instructions
- In a pot on the stove over medium heat, add vegetable oil, water and then add the food coloring. Stir until they are mixed well.
- Then add in the dry ingredients. Add the salt and cream of tartar and mix until they are both dissolved in the liquid.
- Slowly add in the flour and mix well (it will be runny and gooey).
- Now turn the heat up to medium heat on the stove and continue to stir the mixture until it is thick. It will start to stick to your spoon or spatula, whichever you are using to mix it.
- Once the dough starts to form a ball as you mix it, remove it from the heat.
- “Plop” the mixture into a large mixing bowl and allow it to cool.
- Once it is cool to the touch, knead the playdough to get it nice and soft. You will want to knead the playdough for about 10 minutes.
- If you have little kids then you can stick the playdough into a ziplock bag and have them knead it that way, but I have always found they take it out of the bag anyway so I don’t bother with them.
- Once you are done kneading your playdough, you can play with it immediately or store it in an airtight container or ziplock bags.
