Oatmeal Playdough

• 1 part flour
• 1 part water
• 2 parts oatmeal

Mix all ingredients until smooth. Knead. Non-edible but not toxic if eaten by mistake.

Uncooked Playdough

• 1 cup cold water
• 1 cup salt
• 2 tsp. vegetable oil
• 3 cups flour
• 2 tbsps. cornstarch
• Tempera paint or food coloring

Mix water, salt, oil and enough paint to make bright colors. Gradually work flour and cornstarch to consistency of bread dough.

Koolaid Playdough

• 1/2 cup salt
• 2 cups water
• 2 tbsps. salad oil
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tbsps. alum
• Koolaid for color

Boil salt in water until salt is dissolved. Add Koolaid for color. Add salad oil, flour and alum. Knead or process until smooth. Keeps for two months or longer.

Colored Playdough

• 1 cup flour
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup salt
• 2 tsp. cream of tartar
• Food coloring

Mix all ingredients in saucepan. Heat, stirring constantly until ball forms. Knead until smooth.

Salt Playdough

• 1 cup salt
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup flour

Mix ingredients and cook over medium heat. Remove from heat when thick and rubbery. As mixturecools, knead in enough flour to make a workable dough.

Peanut Butter Playdough

• 18 oz. peanut butter
• 6 tbsps. honey
• Non-fat dry milk
• Cocoa for flavor

Mix all ingredients, adding enough dry milk to give make dough pliable. Shape, decorate with edible treats, and eat!

Simple Playdough

• 3 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups salt
• 6 tsp. cream of tartar
• 3 cups cool water
• 3 Tbsp oil
• Food coloring

Mix dry ingredients in a big cooking pot. Blend liquids together in a bowl. Combine with dry ingredients and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat when dough pulls away from the sides of the pot and can be pinched without sticking (about 5 min.) Turn onto board or counter and knead until smooth play dough consistency. Store in an airtight container.

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Potato Dough

• 4 or 5 potatoes
• 1 - 1 1/2 cups flour

Bake 4 or 5 potatoes, in the skin, until soft inside. Peel, and disgard peel. Mash potatoes, I use a potato ricer, so I get a nice fine, even texture. Combine 1 - 1 1/2 cups of flour to every 2 cups of mashed potato and form a dough. My son loves playing with this dough, just so he can eat the scrapes. It has no raw egg in it, and leaving it out for a bit, there is nothing in it to spoil.
The color will grey after a while, but if you add food coloring, when you make it, you won't even notice. If you have extra, roll it is balls and press your thumb in one side, and roll it across the back side of a fork. Cook in boiling water for 1 min. and serve either with tomato sauce or butter or even brown gravy. They taste great.
 

Creative Dough

• 1 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoon slat
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla, optional
• about 15 drops of food coloring, color of your choice