It worked! We had fun when we were mixing it all up! We loved touching the clay. We even practiced making the vowels. The oil looked different than the other stuff.
Second Grade Class - Florida
Nov 18, 11:45 PM
kayla said:
Hey everyone, my cousin made this for science class, and loves it!
Nov 19, 2:55 PM
Melissa said:
Perfect!
Nov 20, 10:20 PM
Megan S. said:
Great Recipe! Make sure to keep it moving after you flip it out of the pan onto the wax paper. And keep it in a ziploc baggy to insure freshness!
Nov 24, 9:49 AM
Minda said:
Just wonderful. Thanks for this great recipe. My kids just love it!
Dec 9, 3:36 PM
mia said:
This is awesome, my kids love it.
Dec 21, 10:24 AM
Corie said:
This playdough is long-lived and way better than store bought.
Dec 30, 5:26 PM
Fatema (United States) said:
This recipe is really great. Instead of food coloring, I like to use 2 packets of kool-aid or unsweetened drink mix. It has great color and amazing smell.
Aug 6, 5:37 PM
Angel Mann (Missouri) said:
I made this for my 2 yr niece and she loves it. We used kool-aid orange and it was great!!
Aug 11, 4:56 PM
Mixxx (New York) said:
This recipe is completely AMAZING!!!!!!
Oct 4, 12:34 AM
Jayashree Chava (California) said:
Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is a must for all teachers: even in 1st grade children learn states of matter and how they change. Last year I used the crayon maker. But you had to use crayons to make crayons. This one! Abs. fabulous. My first graders can make the playdoh and my kinders can make letters with the playdoh! How wonderful!
Jan 2, 9:08 PM
Lindsay (California) said:
Great recipe and super easy to do, but don't forget the cream of tartar! I started making it and realized I didn't have any. The 1st day it was fine, but the next day it turned into a mushy mess.
Feb 27, 6:33 PM
Josh (Wisconsin) said:
I am an RA at UW-Parkside. I made this dough for a program in the Residence Hall. It turned out pretty ok. We didn't have any cream of tartar so it didn't stretch very well (about 6 inches was the max before it broke).
We used Hawaiian Punch single serves (dollar store, 8 for a dollar) and Kool-Aid mix (2 quart). The yellow didn't work very well. Purple was bluish and red was pinkish. The orange Kool-Aid packet really turned the dough orange. It was awesome!
Decent recipe, too bad I couldn't comment on the cream of tartar.
Mar 2, 2:27 PM
Jendiva (North Carolina) said:
I had high hopes for this recipe. I was looking for something easier than the stove-top directions. This was definitely easier, and due ease of use I would probably make it again. However the consistency was not nearly as elastic and smooth as when the ingredients have actually been cooked together.
Mar 9, 10:38 AM
Allyson Gehring (Colorado) said:
This is a great, non-cook recipe. Quick to mix up and works well!
Mar 29, 12:20 PM
Carolee (New York) said:
I have made this recipe for years with no problem, I tried it 3 times today and it is very sticky all 3 times... anyone have any idea of what happened?
May 4, 7:23 PM
Mandi (Pennsylvania) said:
Super easy for toddlers when you just don't have enough time! :) I used baby oil gel for the oil, and it turned out so well. It smells awesome and makes your hands smooth. Lol were having a blast with it as we speak. I have to say tho, when we have more time, i'm going to try a cooked recipe for comparison, but as it is now... I LOVE this one! thanks so much!
May 11, 12:36 PM
Noelani (Utah) said:
A good basic recipe that is easy to double. If you don't have cream of tartar, you can substitute a teaspoon of alum. Or, if you have neither, you can use about a tablespoonful of vinegar, although your playdoh will smell kind of like vinegar. I also tried using sugar-free raspberry drink mix, both for the acid and the color, but it came out a real ugly color, kind of like raw beefsteak. My granddaughter still played with it, but I would have rather had a pretty color, so I won't be using that again!
May 26, 5:26 PM
Joan Anderson (New Hampshire) said:
I have a rough time boiling water, which coincidentally made my first batch way too runny. For the second batch I made sure the water was boiling and achieved perfection. I was looking for how much gel food coloring to put in and about four or five drops gave me decent color. Great quick recipe to make with young ones.
May 29, 6:30 PM
Jennifer (Illinois) said:
Tried several recipes...this is by far the BEST!
Jul 14, 5:14 PM
Christy G (Missouri) said:
SOOO easy! Love love it!! Made it with my 3yr old and 6yr old in about 5 minutes and they thought it was the best thing ever. Thanks for sharing this recipe. :)
Aug 4, 11:59 AM
Heather (North Dakota) said:
i love this play-doh way better the the store kind
Sep 20, 7:46 AM
Kim (Michigan) said:
Great recipe, only issue I had was that I had to add more flour because ours turned out too sticky. After a little additional flour, it worked out great!
Oct 17, 5:56 PM
Gwen (Texas) said:
This is the best play dough recipe EVER!!! LOVE this recipe. My 10 year old has a blast and it never gets hard. Made it 3 months ago and its still soft. THANK YOU!!!!
Second Grade Class - Florida
We used Hawaiian Punch single serves (dollar store, 8 for a dollar) and Kool-Aid mix (2 quart). The yellow didn't work very well. Purple was bluish and red was pinkish. The orange Kool-Aid packet really turned the dough orange. It was awesome!
Decent recipe, too bad I couldn't comment on the cream of tartar.