Homemade Playdough Ingredients. 1 2 cups flour. 2 1/2 cup salt. 3 2 tablespoons cream of tartar. 4 1 1/2 tablespoons of oil ( canola or coconut) 5 1 1/4 cup water (hot or boiling) 6 Food coloring. 7 zip-lock bags.
After you have the main recipe down, you can choose to add essential oils, paints (not for eating!), k itchen oils like orange and lemon, food dust, and even glitter (as seen below). To make non-toxic play dough, first add your flour, salt, cream of tartar, oil and water. Stir each bowl until the ingredients are well mixed.
Please make sure a parent or guardian is present when making either of these recipes. Your kids can be very involved in the playdough-making process, helping you mix ingredients before a parent or guardian boils the water. Here's what Rothman recommends: Combine the flour, kosher salt, vegetable oil and cream of tartar together in a large bowl.
The proteins (gluten) found in the most common flours interact with the water and heat to become a stretchy mass that creates the bulk in the playdough Salt acts as a preservative for long-lasting fun. The no-cook playdough does still use hot water but it doesn’t require the heat of a cooktop.