Hurricane Houser: Make your own playdoh! You will thank me later!

I made 3 quick batches of playdoh this morning for a fun play activity. This is so easy I literally made the playdoh while I was talking on the phone to a friend! You have everything in your house probably and once you have tried homemade playdoh you will never go back to store bought. First things first-

- 1 cup flour

- 1/4 cup salt

- 1TBSP oil

- 1 TBSP cream of tartar

- food coloring or a packet of koolaid

- 3/4 cup boiling water (put a glass measuring cup in microwave for 2.5 min)

Mix all your dry ingredients and then add the boiling water. Give the mixture a couple turns to combine and then let it cool. I pop mine in the fridge because I'm super patient like that! Once it's mostly cool dump it on the counter and knead it for several min. Initially it's sticky - that works it's way out as you knead.

This is the awesome blog where I got this recipe and she has some great pictures and tips

http://mamapapabubba.com/2012/09/21/the-best-scented-no-cook-play-dough/

*here is a tip of mine or an admission of my failure whatever - I cannot make double batches. I have had great success making single batches. The second I double a batch it doesn't turn out so take that or leave that.

Today we used koolaid and made grape, strawberry-kiwi, and very berry playdoh.

I put a ball of playdoh on placemats at the counter and initially only included these cool plastic picks that I found at (ahem- the liquor store). As they played I slowly put other loose parts in the middle for them to use.

H had been playing with the first batch while I made the others so she didn't last as long. She did have fun sticking things into the playdoh, patting it on the counter and attempting to eat it. W and SK got to work immediately creating. Sk made a very elaborate hermit crab habitat and family. If you look carefully her creations really do look like a hermit crab!