Rainbow Play-doh

Materials

  • 1 cup of flour
  • ½ cup salt
  • 2 tbsp. cream of tarter
  • 1tbsp oil
  • One cup boiling water
  • Food coloring

How To

  • In a bowl combine the flour, salt, and cream of tarter. Mix with a whisk.
  • Add the oil.
  • Measure the water, add the colored dye into the water, and mix. Make the color a little darker than you want it to turn out, because you are adding it to a white dry base that will dilute the color. Then add the colored water to the bowl.
  • Mix with a metal spoon.
  • Remove the play-doh and knead the dough with your hands until it is no longer sticky.
Rainbow Play-doh - DIY - Playgarden Online
Rainbow Play-doh - DIY - Playgarden Online
Rainbow Play-doh - DIY - Playgarden Online
Rainbow Play-doh - DIY - Playgarden Online
Rainbow Play-doh - DIY - Playgarden Online
Rainbow Play-doh - DIY - Playgarden Online
Rainbow Play-doh - DIY - Playgarden Online
Rainbow Play-doh - DIY - Playgarden Online
Rainbow Play-doh - DIY - Playgarden Online
Rainbow Play-doh - DIY - Playgarden Online
Rainbow Play-doh - DIY - Playgarden Online
Rainbow Play-doh - DIY - Playgarden Online
Rainbow Play-doh - DIY - Playgarden Online
Rainbow Play-doh - DIY - Playgarden Online
Rainbow Play-doh - DIY - Playgarden Online

Tips with Miss Charlotte

Miss Charlotte - Teacher Playgarden

Troubleshooting: If the dough is too wet, add a dash of flour. If the dough is too dry, wet your hands and continue kneading the dough. If the dough is sticky, put a dime size amount of oil on your hands and mix it like lotion, and then knead the dough some more.

Tip: the water has to be hot for the chemical reactions to work. If it’s warm, it will not mix!

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