Well not sure where to start typing…it has been a few years since I did some blogging. I guess right here so here goes….
My name is Becky and I am a mum to four wonderful children and I am a nursery assistant.
Today while at work I was checking my planning to see what I had set for todays activity. It was exploring words and sensory actions with playdough…now here’s the thing. Myself and playdough have this love hate relationship. I love the pleasure it brings children….it hates my pans. I always seem to either burn or create a thick layer of non cooperative dough at the bottom of my pan. I was chewing my lip at work thinking how best not to burn the pan seen as I was at work. Then my lovely life saver collegue told me what can only be described as gold news that there was a recipe and a no cooking one at that which takes little time and even the children can help with making! Jack pot. So now I have made two batches one tested with the nursery children which was a huge 2hr hit and one that will be tested by my own children in the morning.
The recipe is as follows:
2 cups plain flour
1 cup salt
1/2-1 cup water
1tbs oil
Few drops food colouring
Few drops flavouring for smell. (optional)
I used gloves so that my hands didn’t turn green! I used a bowl and put two cups of flour and one cup of salt in and gave it a quick mix with my hands I then added the oil, essence and food colouring followed by half of the water. I gave it a good mix round and added the rest of the water as needed. It turned out I need a little more flour to make it less sticky. This is why it says 1/2 to 1 cup of water. The trick is to really nead the dough. I stretched and neaded until the dough was just right. All in all it took around 10-15 minutes from finding ingredients to done. I then split the dough into three, wrapped in cling film. :Popped it on the table with cutters for morning and done!
I Hope you try it too and come back to tell me of your variations!
I think this is perfect when you have small children and it’s a rainy day. You can add different flavours for sensory play. Glitter is good too to make it shiny.
So there you have it..no cook *yay* playdough.
**EDITED**
I have since found a better recipe which lasts even longer...It takes about 5-10 minutes to make and is fantastic.
2 cups plain flour
1 cup salt
1/2-1 cup water
1tbs oil
Few drops food colouring
Few drops flavouring for smell. (optional)
I used gloves so that my hands didn’t turn green! I used a bowl and put two cups of flour and one cup of salt in and gave it a quick mix with my hands I then added the oil, essence and food colouring followed by half of the water. I gave it a good mix round and added the rest of the water as needed. It turned out I need a little more flour to make it less sticky. This is why it says 1/2 to 1 cup of water. The trick is to really nead the dough. I stretched and neaded until the dough was just right. All in all it took around 10-15 minutes from finding ingredients to done. I then split the dough into three, wrapped in cling film. :Popped it on the table with cutters for morning and done!
I Hope you try it too and come back to tell me of your variations!
I think this is perfect when you have small children and it’s a rainy day. You can add different flavours for sensory play. Glitter is good too to make it shiny.
So there you have it..no cook *yay* playdough.
**EDITED**
I have since found a better recipe which lasts even longer...It takes about 5-10 minutes to make and is fantastic.
- 2 cups of plain flour
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup salt
- 2 tablespoons of cream of tartar
- Up to 1.5 cups boiling water (add a little at a time until perfect)
- food colouring/colour gels (optional)
- You can add a few drops of glycerine if you want it shiny
- You can add a flavouring to make it smell nice too.
