Homemade Playdough

Kool-Aid Playdough

 

1/2 cup salt
2 cups water
Saucepan
Food coloring, tempera powder, or Kool-Aid powder for color
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cups sifted flour
2 tablespoons alum


Combine salt and water in saucepan and boil until salt dissolves.  Remove from heat and tint with food coloring, tempera powder, or Kool-Aid. Add oil, flour, and alum. Knead until smooth. This dough will last 2 months or longer



Salt Playdough

 1 cup salt
 1 cup water
1/2 cup flour plus additional flour
Saucepan

Mix salt, water, and flour in saucepan and cook over medium heat. Remove from heat when mixture is thick and rubbery. As the mixture cools, knead in enough flour to make the dough workable

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