The good news is you don’t have to buy the book to get the recipe because I’m sharing all the secrets of this no-fail play dough recipe here with you today. Why this is the best homemade playdough recipe? You may find the step-by-step video and recipe on how to make homemade play dough here! It is hands down my favorite play dough recipe to make. I’ve done homemade play dough so many times I can for sure tell you I have perfected it! If you don’t trust me, try it! It’s the best way to make play dough at home! It’s interesting to think that a product that started off as a popular wallpaper cleaner has become one of history’s most iconic toys. My three-year-old niece was recently introduced to Play-Doh and is now realizing all of the good, clean fun she can have with some wonderful smelling, colorful and soft, salty dough. How to make Salt Dough with just salt, flour, and water. What Else Can you do with Liquid Watercolors? Food coloring or liquid watercolors. I’m a fan Sax Concentrated Liquid Watercolors and Wilton Icing Colors, which make gorgeous shades of play dough to match any occasion, mood, or toddler request.

The oil in the dough can stain untreated wood, so be sure to place play dough on a plate, tray, piece of wax paper, or playdough mats to keep surfaces oil-free. What Does Playdough Feel Like? Place all the ingredients but the food coloring together in a large pot and stir until somewhat smooth. It will be lumpy. Not to worry, the dough will get smoother as it cooks. You can of course make your own rainbow playdough, just follow a normal playdough recipe like our one for lavender playdough but change the ingredients slightly so that instead of adding lavender you add a few drops of food coloring instead.There’s a great article on Parenting Chaos about the benefits of playdough in early childhood especially around fine motor skills and how it can help strengthen hand muscles if it’s something you’re interested in learning more about. Once you have done all your different colored play dough, you can make rainbow play dough! And here’s how. MATERIALS:

My plan was to make a simple batch of play dough to replace the sparkly dried out purple stuff that happily fueled our cookie-making, glitter infusing, practice cutting, snowman-making needs over the past two months. Similarly, get out the cookie / ice cream scoop and a muffin tin for a cupcake shop. Don’t forget the candles!Add a cup of new or used coffee grounds into the dough for texture and smell. This dough also has the look of dirt and it’s fun to add diggers and other construction toys to this dough. Place the dough on a counter top, baking sheet, or large cutting board that can withstand a little food coloring.