how to make play dough...

When I saw this post I instantly thought of my god-daughter...and how much fun we'd have making play dough! Who would have thought!

Ingredients:

2 cups flour

2 cups water

1 cup salt

2 Tablespoons canola oil

1 Tablespoon cream of tartar

food coloring or other desired color agents like carrot juice etc.

Steps:

1. Mix all of the ingredients together in a pot over low heat and stir until the dough pulls away from the pan and forms a ball.

2. Take warm dough out and place on counter and knead, then divide into balls for coloring.

3. Make a hole in the center of each ball and place desired color in each section and then knead each ball again to mix in the color. (You may want to use plastic wrap or gloves for this stage)

4. Voila! The play dough is ready to play with. Make sure to store in an air-tight container, temporarily we are just using plastic sandwich bags. Another tip I've heard, but not observed is to dispose of the play dough after a month or so it doesn't go bad.

Have you made play dough before? Any tips you would like to add?