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How to make playdough

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make fun colors of playdough easily with common household items

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • 7 drops food coloring (more or less depending on deepness of color desired)
  • 5 cups flour
  • 2 cups salt
  • 2 cups warm water
  • paint
  1. Step 1

    Mix dry ingredients together and set aside

  2. Step 2

    Place drops of food coloring in water and slowly add colored water to dry mixture until dough forms a ball.

  3. Step 3

    Knead dough on floured surface until its easy to handle.

  4. Step 4

    You can shape, mold and bake your playdough. After baking your creation, you can paint it after it has cooled.

Tips & Warnings
  • Try using different colors.
  • This is a fun, easy and low cost way to keep the kids busy for hours.
  • Try placing your play dough into a preformed pan such a teddy bear pan. Then bake and cool. When complete the kids can paint the bear, glue googly eyes, and add decorations.

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cyndi13 said

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on 11/5/2007 kool. ill check it out!

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