Kids can roll, sculpt and mold with playdough—and some homemade recipes are even consumable! We love that play dough allows children to use their imagination while strengthening the muscles in their fingers. Playing with playdough can be done independently, but it’s even better with friends.  When you make your own playdough with the best playdough recipe ever, you get more bang for your buck plus softer, easier to mold playdough. You can get more details on Kids Activities Blog. Here’s What You’ll Need to Make the Best Playdough Recipe:

2 cups of flour2 tbsp. of oil (any oil will do, coconut oil, vegetable oil, even olive oil)1/2 cup of salt2 tbsp. cream of tartar1 1/2 cup boiling water

Here are the ingredients you’ll need to make the playdough:

1 cup of flour1/4 cup of salt1 teaspoon of cream of tartar1 tablespoon of vegetable oil2 Kool-Aid  packets3/4 cup of water

Check out One CrazyHouse’s quick video for instructions on How to Make 5 Minute Play Dough.

 

You’ll need:

3 peeps1 tablespoon of coconut oil3 tablespoons of powdered sugar (and some more for dusting)

Video Instructions for making Candy Play Dough from Kids Activities. GLOP Playdough Ingredients

1/2 cup of coconut oil (in its liquid state)2 cups of corn starch

Learn to make GLOP, with Kids Activities. Ingredients for Peanut Butter Playdough:

3 marshmallows2 tablespoons (roughly) of peanut butter1 tablespoon of powdered sugar

Follow along with Kids Activities’ video tutorial for making edible peanut butter​ playdough.

glitterbeadssequinsdemerara sugar

Whether you like classic, super-soft, or shiny playdough, these playdough recipes are some of our favorites because they get kids having fun, using their imagination and being social.  It’s one of our favorite developmental activities.