This recipe is easy to follow, lasts forever and most of the ingredients are common in the kitchen. By making your own play dough, you know exactly what your child is playing with and know that it is not toxic.
To colour the dough, you can use food colouring. There are plenty of natural options around as well.
Your play dough is now ready to be played with. Play dough is an excellent mental, emotional and physical stimulant for children.
By making your own dough, you know exactly what's in it. Flour and water are the bulk of your dough, oil keeps it moist but not sticky, salt is the preservative and Cream of tartar (acid potassium tartrate) makes your dough stronger and stiffer. The commercial Play-Doh recipe has never been made public, and so it's impossible to know what actual colourants and preservatives have been used. It's patent says it contains:
Store the play dough in an air-tight container. This will ensure that it does not dry out. Reuse an old jam jar, coffee jar or something similar. This way you don’t have to buy a new container. You can also buy beautiful play dough from traders like Happy Hands Happy Heart.