Making Playdough – without Salt
7 Apr
Every two weeks or so, the kids and I make a fresh batch of homemade playdough. I have a recipe I love, that comes out soft and smooth, but it only makes a small amount, a scant 2 cups. (And I have had awful luck with trying to double or triple it for parties – it always comes out lumpy!) It does keep very well though – for months – so by making a new batch every few weeks I add a new color / texture / scent to the choices.
We usually make playdough on Monday mornings. It gets the week off to a peaceful start – I love the tactile experience of playing with warm dough – and it gives me a fresh go-to art supply for the week.
This morning, I pepped JediBoy up for a playdough date right after breakfast. When I opened the cupboard, though, I saw the salt was gone! I drew a blank – did DestructoGirl dump it? Did we use it up last time? Did I put it away in a strange place? I couldn’t think what happened to it or where it was. The kids were ready for dough, though, so I pulled out Mudworks by MaryAnn Kohl and started flipping through the book to find a dough without salt.
We made Glue Dough, from page 44, which uses 1 c. flour, 1 c. cornstarch, 1/2 c. white glue and about 1/2 c. water.
JediBoy was able to read the ingredients list and instructions, find and measure the ingredients and basically make the dough himself, although I helped with the final stirring when the dough was stiff, and the initial kneading when it was super-sticky.
It’s a sticky, stretchy dough, more for just abstract playing than for modeling. BabyGirl liked to poke it with one finger or to squeeze small ropes of dough I gave her. JediBoy liked rolling it into snakes / candy canes / letters or balling it up into snowmen. He also found that it was fun to squeeze two handfuls of dough and let it slowly ooze out of his fingers and down onto the table. It does leave a crusty residue on your hands and the table, though, so be prepared!
That’s DISGUSTING!!!! Looks like great fun…at YOUR HOUSE.
His face is precious. I’d make a similar face, I think, if forced to touch that stuff.
Also, can you email me your regular salt playdough recipe? I’ve tried a few but am not in love with any of them. I’d love your tried-and-true recipe.
~L
hey can you email me that salt recipe plaz and can you email me the playdo recipse that felles like it is from the store !!!!!!!
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thank you so much have a grate weekend