Lavender Play-Doh
Materials
- 1 cup of Flour
- ½ cup of Salt
- 2 Tbsp. of Cream of Tartar
- 1 Tbsp of Oil
- 1 Cup of Boiling Water
- Food Coloring
- Lavender Oil
How To
- In a bowl, combine the flour, salt, cream of tartar and mix with a whisk.
- Add the cooking oil.
- Add the color dye, water, and essential oil into a separate bowl and mix. Make the color a little darker than you want because you are adding it to a white dry base, which will dilute the color. Then add the wet ingredients to the bowl of dry ingredients.
- Mix with a metal spoon.
- Remove the play-doh and knead the dough with your hands until it is no longer sticky.
Tips with Miss Charlotte
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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