I made some play dough rules with my 4 and 2 year olds and rehearsed them while making the play dough together. The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) is the world’s largest professional PR body.

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Thank you for sharing not only a great recipe but fantastic pictures!! It turned out well and I want to explore the food coloring you mentioned as your doughs were really bright! My mum used to make playdough for us as kids this same way however there was one difference. She always made the dough without any colour first. She would take it off the stove when it was ‘cooked’ and let it cool a little. Then she separated it into smaller batches, poked her finger in and dropped the food colouring in then. It was then our job to knead the dough so the colour spreads evenly. It was really fun but also made us a part of the cooking process too. Just thought I’d add this. Now make four long legs of the giraffe by rolling yellow Play-Doh between your palms. Make sure all four legs are of the same height and width. One batch makes just under 2 cups. A standard size container of store-bought Play Doh holds approximately 1/2 cup. I don’t have any vegetable oil and was thinking about using coconut oil too. Bridge, my guess is just substitute it for the same amount of vegetable oil.Although I will say, for those of us with extremely hot gas stoves, even the lowest setting was not low enough. I could tell my dough was going to explode if I left it on any longer. I made an awesome white person flesh color by using yellow onion skins. I cooked them in some water, strained and used it in the play dough. And how long does your playdough last before it gets rotten? Because this is from flour so it will get rotten somehow right.

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Cream of tartar helps make the playdough more elastic and stretchy. Best of all, it helps minimize crumbles and mess! I made this for my son. Very easy! I can’t wait to see what he says when I give it to him. He’s two and is just starting to get interested in play dough. I made my first batch last night. I used canola oil because I didn’t have any vegetable oil. It seems to work just fine. I’ll have to try it with veg oil when I have some and compare them.

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If you prefer knowing exactly what ingredients your children are playing with, this play dough is for you. The ingredients are simple, common household ingredients you probably already have around your house. This makes this playdough a perfect natural play option.