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Play Dough
2 cups flour
3 tablespoons of cream of tartar
1/2 cup salt
4 tablespoons of oil
1/2 cup boiling water
food coloring
Mix dry ingredients together. Mix oil, food coloring and boiling water inside a separate container. Stir liquid mixture until awesome enough to knead. Knead until smooth. If play-dough is simply too dry, increase the water, just a little at any given time. If play-dough is simply too crumbly, knead in a tiny bit of oil. Store within an airtight container.
No-Prepare Play Dough
4 cups flour
1 cup salt
4 tablespoons of oil
1 and 1/2 cup water
Mix oil and food color together before contributing to dry mixture. Mix until pliable. Retain in container or plastic bag.
Kool-Aid Play Dough
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 package of Kool-Aid
1 cup warm water
Combine ingredients and blend.
Gingerbread Play Dough
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 tablespoons of. ground ginger root
1 tablespoons of. ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons of. vegetable oil
1 cup water
Mix together and knead until smooth.
Chocolate-Scented Play Dough (Non-Edible)
1 and 1/4 cups flour
1/2 cup cacao powder
1/2 cup salt
1/2 tablespoon cream of tartar
1 and 1/two tablespoons oil
1 cup boiling water
Mix the dry ingredients. Add some oil and boiling water. Stir rapidly, mixing well. When awesome, mix together with your hands.
Peanut Butter Play Dough (Edible)
Combine all equal areas of peanut butter and powdered milk. Give a little honey, until it's the consistency of clay.
Nutty Putty (Edible)
3 1/2 cups peanut butter
4 cups powdered sugar
3 1/2 cups corn syrup or honey
4 cups powdered milk
choc chips (optional)
Mix all ingredients except choc chips. Divide mixture into 15-20 portions, put into plastic bags and refrigerate. Children mold dough, add choc chips for adornments, and eat.
Coffee Play Dough
2 cups used coffee grounds
1 and 1/2 cups cornmeal
1/2 cup salt
water
flour
Mix all ingredients until pliable. Add water, flour when needed to attain a functional consistency.
Tooth paste Putty
1/2 teaspoon tooth paste (cream not gel)
1 teaspoon white-colored glue
2 teaspoon corn starch
1/2 teaspoon water
Mix tooth paste, glue and corn starch. Add water til you have a lump of putty. Putty should clean dish. Wash and dry hands. Squeeze and roll putty right into a ball, the greater it's folded and pulled the greater it will get. Will start to dry in twenty minutes. Just add a small amount of water to melt. Will dry rock solid in 24 hrs.
Oatmeal Play Dough
1 part flour
1 part water
2 parts oatmeal
Mix well and knead.
Cloud Play Dough
1 cup corn starch
2 cups sodium bicarbonate
1 and 1/2 cups water
Combine all ingredients in pan. Provide a boil, then pour onto plate and canopy having a moist cloth. Devote refrigerator for 1/2 hour then knead for several-4 minutes.
Sand Play Dough
1/2 cup sand
1/2 cup corn starch
1/2 cup boiling water
Mix ingredients together and knead.
Sawdust Play Dough
1 cup sawdust
1/2 cup wall paper paste
water
Mix sawdust and paste together adding enough water to create a soft putty like mixture.
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