Make Your Own Playdough

Activity: Make Your Own Playdough

• Yes, you can make your own playdough! 
• It's easy and it's better quality. It lasts longer. It's softer. 

• And, if you add spices like cinnamon or nutmeg, it also smells delightful!

• Our teachers swear by this recipe.

• Once the dough has cooled a bit, your children can help you knead it.

Materials

• Flour

• Salt

• Cream of tartar

• Water

• Oil

• Cook pot and spatula

• Food coloring (optional)

• Spices (optional, but highly recommended)

• Cookie cutters, rolling pins, etc

• Ziploc bags

Questions

• What color do you want to make? We only have red, yellow, and blue food color. How can we make purple? Or green? Or orange? Can we make a rainbow of colors?

• It's Friday! Would you like to make playdough challah for the table?

Time

• 10-15 minutes to gather and mix the ingredients

• Playdough should last for weeks and weeks if stored properly

Skills Learned and Practiced

• Social-Emotional - cooperation and collaboration

• Language - following directions (reading a recipe)

• Cognitive - counting, measuring (following the recipe)

• Physical - large muscle work to knead, small muscle work to play (both essential for holding a pencil down the road!)