Play dough

Play dough is a lot of fun.

My boys love play dough, its always a hit in our house whether i get out little tools and shape cutters or do what i did today where i gave them coloured popsicle sticks, pipe cleaners and pom poms

They will usually sit for a while with play dough, its not only a great sensory activity but its great for fine motor skills practicing rolling the dough into little balls or worms.

I love to sit with them and make different things and talk about our creations.- snowmen are usually the favourite.

My middle talked about what he was making with his dough- a machine he told me! 

I make my play dough by cooking it and ive found it keeps a really long time in doing so.

To make i used:

3 cups of flour

1 cup of salt

6 teaspoons cream of tartar

3 cups water

3 tablespoons oil

few drops of colour 

I add it all to a pot and turn it on low, it pays to keep stirring as  after 5 or so minutes  it begins to clump together forming the dough. It eventually forms its own ball, before you take it out of the pot add a few drops of colour and knead the colour in. 

Keep in an airtight container and bring out whenever you have little ones who are bored. 

And dont forget its baby safe!