NO - COOK PLAYDOUGH 
1 c. water
3 c. flour
1 1/2 c. salt
1/4 c. oil
Food coloring

Combine ingredients in bowl and mix. Add more flour if mixture is too sticky. Store in a plastic zip-lock bag.

recipe reviews
No - Cook Playdough
 #16568
 sarah says:
NOT a fan of this recipe, hard to blend, tends to be dry and hard to play with.
 #188553
 Kitty (California) replies:
Is that not what regular play doh with toxins does? :'D
 #37298
 PlayDough-Fun! (Pennsylvania) says:
Easy and fun play dough recipe. It's nice that it's non-toxic if the kids eat it. I'll make this one again!
 #45644
 Huey Tsao (Virginia) says:
Fun project! I would add that I didn't add that much salt -- 1/2 cup is enough to this recipe. Also, if you want a concentrated color, better to mix in the food coloring with the liquid then add the flour last. If you want the kids to see the raw color of the dough then you can add the food coloring last (but you will need to knead the color into the dough and work it in or end up with a marble-like dough).
 #46118
 Sylvia (Kentucky) says:
I use Kool-aid to add color and a mix it up in my bread machine!
   #47378
 Angie (Utah) says:
Thanks for the bread machine idea!! Way fun!!!
   #47941
 Raquel (Washington) says:
I also use koolaid, that way you can talk about the smell and its a sensory activity as well =)
   #55583
 Kaylee (Wisconsin) says:
Easy and fun for my kids to make. And I don't have to worry about them getting burned while making it.
   #58736
 Ashaby (Arizona) says:
This is a good at-home project. I'm working in a preschool with 20 children and I found out really fast that this recipe can become incredibly expensive and hard to manage.

If you have the same issue, test out the recipe first and cut down the ingredient portions. Trust me, it could save about $20 and a huge mess. (The comments talking about using less salt and kool-aid instead really help! They're cheaper and prevent stained fingers while playing; thanks!)

   #60499
 Katie (Massachusetts) says:
I love this recipe. way to much salt you can just use 1/2-3/4 a cup of salt. To get a better color mix it in smallre groups until you get the right color in each one of them then add the same colors together.
   #60741
 A (New Jersey) says:
This recipe is great - only I needed to use 2 cups of water instead of 1.
   #65603
 Mary (Massachusetts) says:
Love it! easy and no tartar needed!
   #66361
 Justine (Florida) says:
I put in cinnamon, ginger and allspice to make it smell like a gingerbread man!
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 Kristen Luckey (Ohio) says:
Woooot Woooot! This is great! My 7 yr old and I made this today and we also used Kool-Aid to make it smell good! We also added some food coloring for brighter colors. She loves it!
   #72796
 Jocelyn (South Dakota) says:
Wow! This helped a lot. I am going to make this again
 #77690
 Guelph (Ontario) says:
I added less salt and used multi coloured sprinkles for the colouring.

 

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