| When you think of kids recipes, you think of jam | | | | 2 teaspoons cream of tartarhalf a cup of table |
| tarts, cookies, chopped bananas and instant | | | | saltfood colouring of your choice |
| dessert mixes. But have you thought about | | | | Put all the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl |
| getting your kids in the kitchen to rustle up a | | | | and mix together with a wooden spoon. Add the |
| batch of play dough? | | | | vegetable oil, and a few drops of food colouring if |
| Children are curious by nature, so if you tell them | | | | you are using it, then pour in the boiling water and |
| that you are going to make something in the | | | | mix until all the ingredients are combined to make |
| kitchen using food ingredients, but you will not be | | | | a thick dough. |
| eating it, they will wonder what it could possibly | | | | Let the dough cool down before playing with it. |
| be. | | | | You can add a bit of sparkle to your dough by |
| Making your own play dough is simple and very | | | | adding a few shakes of glitter to the cooled |
| inexpensive to do, so why not spend some | | | | mixture and knead it in. |
| quality time with your kids weighing and mixing up | | | | Home made play dough can be kept in an airtight |
| the ingredients, choosing the food colourings, then | | | | container, or use an empty ice cream tub if you |
| creating endless creatures and characters from | | | | have one spare. |
| the resulting dough. | | | | All play dough goes off eventually whether it is |
| Here is my recipe for home made play dough: | | | | home made or shop purchased, so it is far more |
| 1 cup of plain flour | | | | cost-effective to make your own at home, plus it |
| 1 cup of boiling water | | | | is fun for the kids to get involved too. Think of it |
| 1 tablespoon vegetable oil | | | | as an extra science project! |