Make Your Own Play Dough

🎂 4 + years ⏱️ 20 min 📍 At home ⭐ easy

Have you ever made your own play dough? It's like a magical experiment! You transform ordinary kitchen ingredients into super cool dough that you can knead, shape, and play with. You can even choose the color! So, let's set up our lab and create your own homemade play dough! Safety notice: Avoid burns! Only an adult should handle the boiling water and ensure that the dough is completely cooled before children play with it.

What you'll need

600 g flour
210 g salt
1 packet of citric acid
6 tablespoons sunflower oil
430 ml boiling water
food coloring
kneading toys

How it works

First, gather all your ingredients. These are flour, salt, oil, 1 packet of citric acid, boiling water (adults need to help here), and food coloring of your choice!
Mix in a large bowl 600g flour, 210g salt and one packet of citric acid.
Now pour in 6 tablespoons of oil (Caution: risk of burns - adults, this is your part!). And add 430 ml of boiling water.
Now knead everything with a mixer until it looks like dough. Let the mixture cool a bit until it's safe to touch. Then knead it thoroughly until you have smooth dough.
Now it’s time to add color! Choose colors and add a few drops of your desired food coloring to each portion.
Knead the dough well until each color is evenly distributed. You might want to wear gloves so your hands don’t get stained.
Now it's playtime! Get creative! Don't forget to store the dough in an airtight container after playing so it doesn't dry out and you can enjoy it for a long time. Have fun kneading!