Having a fun with Play Dough - Recipes included!

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Working with play-dough works the muscles in your hands and fingers. If you don’t have a can or two in your house, cook up a batch! The recipe is simple to make. Kids love to make play-dough at home. They can choose their own colors, or you can leave it colorless. Here are a couple of recipes: Play Clay - Baking Soda 2 cups Baking Soda 1 cup Cornstarch 1-1/4 cup Water In medium saucepan, stir together baking soda, cornstarch and water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it resembles mashed potatoes. Place in bowl and cover with damp cloth until cool. Store in sealed container. Cornstarch Play Clay 1 cup Salt 1/3 cup Water 1/2 cup Cornstarch 1/4 cup Cold Water Food Coloring In medium saucepan, mix salt and 1/3 cup water over medium heat, stirring occasionally (about 3-4 minutes.) Remove from head and add cornstarch and 1/4 cup cold water. Will resemble mashed potatoes. Stir till thickens, cool, then knead. If it's too sticky, add a little more cornstarch. Store in sealed container with piece of damp sponge up to two weeks. Cooked Play Clay I 1 cup All-Purpose Flour 1 cup Water 2 tsp Cream of Tartar 1/4 cup Salt 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil Food Coloring Waxed Paper In medium saucepan, mix all ingredients. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly. When dough becomes harder to stir and gathers on spoon (about 5 min.) dump onto waxed paper, cool until able to handle and knead 10-15 times until smooth. Store in sealed container, keeps up to two weeks.