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Play Dough


Play Dough


Playing with play dough may look messy, but it is a lot of fun. You can make all kind of things, even your own play dough. If you are making your own play dough, try to make many different colors with food colorings.

Children love to play with play dough and mold pieces of dough into shapes. Finished shapes can be put into oven on 250º F (130º C) and baked for about one hour, depending on thickness. Thick shapes may take longer to bake.

When your play dough shapes are baked and cold, you and your kids can paint them with any water soluble paint.

Make Your Own Play Doug Recipe

You will Need:

1 cup of flour

1/2 cup of salt

1 cup of water

2 teaspoons of food coloring

1 tablespoon vegetable oil


Directions:

Combine the food coloring and the water and add them to the flour a little at a time until you have a thick dough Iit may take a little less or more water, depends on the flour).

Add the vegetable oil and mix it with your hands. You should end up with a mice lump of play dough that is easy to mould.

You can make different batches with different food colors. It you store it in an air tight container and refrigerate, you can keep it for weeks!



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