Don’t buy it, make it. Or don’t use it at all. Am I the only mom who HATES play dough? I know, such a strong word, but I do. I hate how it gets in the carpet, the cracks of the wood floor, under my finger nails, and on the bottom of shoes, but I am going to give you a recipe for it just in case you are one of those awesome moms, unlike me.
There is really no point to buying play dough if you can make it sooo much cheaper. Yes, really, A LOT cheaper.
3 cups flour
1/2 cup salt
1 tablespoon cream of tartar or angel cream (the cheaper version)
2 tablespoons or 2 packets koolaid mix or cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups boiling water
2 tablespoons oil
Mix the dry ingredients in your mixer.
Add the water and oil and mix well. If it is too wet, add 1/2-1 cup more flour.
Pull out of the mixer, give it a quick knead with your hands and let sit to cool. After it cools a bit package it in something air tight.
If you want colors you could skip the kool aid and knead food coloring into sections of the dough for different colors.
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