This is a quick and easy recipe for 4 different colours without heating or using cream of tartare. The cream of tartare is generally used as a preservative, but the extra salt in this recipe will make the play dough last a bit longer.
Ingredients -
4 cups plain flour
1 1/2 cups salt
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
1 cup of warm water
4 colours - natural plant based food colouring
100% Pure Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils
NOTE: If you would like to make a gluten free alternative, use a gluten free flour mix or half cornstarch and rice flour.
You could also add dried herbs for extra texture and scent.
Essential oil suggestions would be lavender , sweet orange, grapefruit, lemon or a specialised blend designed to calm or keep children happy such as peace & calming , twinkle star etc.
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Method-
- Take 4 separate bowls.
- Pour 1/4 cup of warm water into each separate bowl.
- Add 4-5 drops of natural food colouring to the water in each bowl.
- Add 1/2 tablespoon of oil now to each bowl.
- In a separate large mixing bowl add the 4 cups of flour and 1 1/2 cups of salt.
- Stir the salt and the flour together.
- Put one cup of each of the flour and salt mixture into each of the separate bowls with the colours.
- Add approx 3 drops of essential oil to each separate mixture.
- Stir each bowl until the coloured flour mixture and liquid are well mixed.
- Dust a cutting board with remaining flour & salt mixture.
- Knead each coloured clay ball separately on the cutting board until it's nice and smooth.
- Store in air tight containers or zip lock plastic bags in the fridge to make the play dough preserve for longer.
4 cups plain flour
1 1/2 cups salt
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
1 cup of warm water
4 colours - natural plant based food colouring
100% Pure Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils
NOTE: If you would like to make a gluten free alternative, use a gluten free flour mix or half cornstarch and rice flour.
You could also add dried herbs for extra texture and scent.
Essential oil suggestions would be lavender , sweet orange, grapefruit, lemon or a specialised blend designed to calm or keep children happy such as peace & calming , twinkle star etc.
Shop for Essential Oils >
Method-
- Take 4 separate bowls.
- Pour 1/4 cup of warm water into each separate bowl.
- Add 4-5 drops of natural food colouring to the water in each bowl.
- Add 1/2 tablespoon of oil now to each bowl.
- In a separate large mixing bowl add the 4 cups of flour and 1 1/2 cups of salt.
- Stir the salt and the flour together.
- Put one cup of each of the flour and salt mixture into each of the separate bowls with the colours.
- Add approx 3 drops of essential oil to each separate mixture.
- Stir each bowl until the coloured flour mixture and liquid are well mixed.
- Dust a cutting board with remaining flour & salt mixture.
- Knead each coloured clay ball separately on the cutting board until it's nice and smooth.
- Store in air tight containers or zip lock plastic bags in the fridge to make the play dough preserve for longer.
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