Playdough

I found this awesome website below with tons of different dough recipes.  Really impressed with the website  So,  Take out the cookie cutters, rollers,  and have fun experimenting with the kids!
http://www.kidactivities.net/category/Art-40-Play-Dough-Recipes.aspx

1-2-3 PLAY DOUGHOne-cup cold water
One-cup salt
Two-teaspoons vegetable oil
Two tablespoons cornstarch
Three cups flour
Tempera paint or food coloring (adjust amount for color desired)
Mix the water, salt, oil and paint together.
Gradually work in the flour and cornstarch until you get the consistency of bread dough.

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 NO COOK KOOL AID PLAY DOUGH  #1
This is my favorite play dough because--it's fast--no cooking--easy ingredients and smells good---tastes bad...
The original recipe calls for 1 cup of flour--however just having made it--we added  another two or three cups of flour. When making play dough, you can always add more flour if it is too wet and a little more hot water if it's too dry! My 4.5 and 6 year old grand-daughters thought it was the greatest thing ever! (Barb 10/3/10)Need:
2 1/2 c flour, sifted
1/2 c salt
3 T cooking oil
1 pkg Kool-aid (unsweetened)
1 c very hot water
Mix together flour, salt, oil, and Kool-aid.
Add the cup of almost boiling water. Mix well.
Knead the mixture until it forms a soft dough.
Have fun!
Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
Your play dough will be the scent and color of the Kool-Aid!
*Any other unsweetened, powdered drink mix may be substituted.
*There may be colored hands but it washes off. (My own experiences have never produced colored hands--hower some have said theirs did.)
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KOOL AID PLAY DOUGH #2 1 cup flour
1 cup water
1/2 cup salt
3 teaspoons Cream of Tartar
1 package Kool-Aid Mix (any flavor of unsweetened)
1 tablespoon cooking oil
Mix dry ingredients together in a large sauce pan. Slowly add water mixed with oil and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens to dough. Turn out onto a heatproof bread board or counter top and knead until cool enough for children to handle. Dough will be the color of the Kool-Aid mix and will smell like the Kool-Aid mix. (Can be stored in a tightly covered container for up to six months)
_____________________ KOOL AID SCENTED PLAY DOUGH #3 2 1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. salt
2 c. boiling water
1 tbsp. alum
3 tbsp. cooking oil
1-2 pkg. Kool-Aid (# of pkg. will determine color)
Mix dry ingredients.
Add boiling water and stir quickly.
Add cooking oil and mix well.
When cool enough, use hands.
Keeps well in airtight container in refrigerator.
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MICRO-WAVE PLAY DOUGH 1 c. flour
3/4 c. water
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 pkg. unsweetened kool aid
1/2 c. salt
1 tbsp. cooking oil
1 tsp. powdered alum
Combine ingredients.
Heat in microwave and stir until mixture forms a soft ball.
Stir about every 10 seconds.
Put mixture on tray or wax paper and knead until cool.
Store in an airtight container. Source: Cooks.com
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BABY OIL PLAY DOUGHMix together:
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
4 teaspoons cream of tartar
2 cups water plus food coloring
2 tablespoons baby oil (other oil can work, too)
Place over low heat and stir often until playdough is consistency of mashed potatoes. Knead when cool.
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MASHED POTATO PLAY DOUGH Need: Five potatoes, Flour
Bake potatoes in their skins until they are 'eating consistency' soft. Peel and then mash the potatoes. Combine three cups flour to every four cups of mashed potato and roll until you form a good dough.
You can also make mashed potato mountains using INSTANT POTATO FLAKES  with a little less water than potato directions give. (You want a thicker consistency) When potatoes are cool, it is ready to use.
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JELL-O PLAY DOUGH 1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1 cup water
1 tablespoon oil
2 teaspoons Cream of Tartar
1 (3-1/2 oz.) package "unsweetened" Jell-O
Mix all ingredients together and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until consistency of mashed potatoes.
Let cool and knead with floured hands until dry.
*Storage: This recipe needs to cool completely "before" storing it in an airtight container!
*Note: The items made from this play dough recipe can be painted when they are dry.
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BIRD SEED PLAY DOUGH
Birdseed
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
Water
Mix flour, salt & birdseed with sufficient water to make play dough texture. When done playing, place outside (with the children) in a sheltered area or tree for the birds!
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THREE SAND DOUGH RECIPES
 SAND PLAY DOUGH #1
½ cup sand
½ cup cornstarch
½ cup boiling water
Mix ingredients together and knead.
SAND PLAY RECIPE #2 • 1 part white glue
• 2 parts flour
• 2 parts sand
• 2 parts water
Mix together to create a dough. You may need to add water or flour depending on the consistency.
SAND PLAY RECIPE #3 Add sand to quick set cement and follow the instructions for mixing the cement. Use this recipe when you have a mold or have created a pattern in the sand.
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PLAY DOUGH that LOOKS LIKE MUD! Bring 3 cups water and 3 tablespoons vegetable oil to a boil.
While the mixture is heating, put 3 cups all purpose flour, 2 tablespoons cream of tarter, and 1 1/2 cups salt into a large bowl.

• Carefully mix the wet and dry together and knead until smooth.
•  For the SPRING time and MUD additions, add brown tempera paint (either dry or liquid) and 2 or 3 Tablespoons of coffee grounds. It really looks like dirt!

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MAKE MOON CRATERS Materials Needed:
Liquid Starch
Rock Salt,
Glue with food coloring
Procedure:
Mix 1/2 cup of liquid starch with 2 cups of rock salt and 1/2 cup of glue plus food coloring or tempera.
This makes a gooey, rocky mixture.
Let the children freely pile onto cardboard to create a three dimensional structure.
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2 cups smooth peanut butter
2 cups rolled oats
2 cups dried milk
2/3 cups honey
Mix all ingredients until thoroughly combined.
Storage: When not using, MUST be stored in an airtight container
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EDIBLE PEANUT BUTTER CLAY Recipe #2 1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 1/2 cups instant powdered milk
3 tablespoons honey
Stir together peanut butter, instant milk and honey. Knead dough until smooth. If dough is too moist, add more powdered milk. If dough is too dry, add more honey.
Store unused dough in the refrigerator
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#3 PEANUT BUTTER PLAY DOUGH (#3-similar to above) Eight oz. peanut butter
Six tablespoons honey
Nonfat dry milk
Mix all ingredients, adding enough dry milk to make dough pliable


EDIBLE SMOOTH PEANUT BUTTER PLAY DOUGH

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COFFEE PLAY DOUGH 2 cups used coffee grounds
1 ½ cups cornmeal
½ cup salt
water
flour
Mix all ingredients until pliable. Add water, flour as needed to achieve a working consistency.
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 OATMEAL PLAY DOUGH One part flour
One part water
Two parts oatmeal
Mix all ingredients well until smooth. Knead and play.
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CHOCOLATE SCENTED PLAY DOUGH
(Non-Edible)
1 ¼ cups flour
½ cup cocoa powder
½ cup salt
½ tablespoon cream of tartar
1 ½ tablespoons cooking oil
1 cup boiling water
Mix the dry ingredients. Add the oil and boiling water. Stir quickly, mixing well. When cool, mix with your hands.
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FROSTING PLAY DOUGH 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter
Mixing bowl
Spoon
Storage Container
Refrigerator
   • Gather all ingredients, spoon and mixing bowl.
   • Mix together with spoon and hands until it reaches desired consistency.
   • This can be stored in an airtight container and refrigerated. Next time you want to use it, let it come to room temperature.

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 COTTON BALL PUFF DOUGH1 cup flour
1 cup water
1 bag of white, cotton balls
Mix flour and water together to make a paste.
Roll cotton balls in the paste and carefully lift them out.
Excess paste will fall off.
Have  children form the dough into desired shapes on a baking sheet. Bake the shapes for one hour at 325 degrees.
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TOOTH PASTE PUTTY
½ tsp toothpaste (cream not gel)
1 tsp white glue
2 tsp cornstarch
½ tsp water
Mix toothpaste, glue and cornstarch. Add water until you have a lump of putty. Wash and dry hands. Squeeze and roll putty into a ball, the more it is rolled and pulled the better it gets. It will begin to dry in 20 minutes. Just add a drop of water to soften. Will dry rock hard in 24 hours.
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PAINTABLE PLAY DOUGH 1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup salt
3/4 cup boiling water
Mix the ingredients, knead once or twice.
Refrigerate until cold.
This recipe makes dough that is great for sculpting or molding.
Leave creation out until dry, then paint.
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#1 RECIPE 7 Pieces of White Bread
7 Tsp School Glue
1/2 Tsp Water
1/2 Tsp Dish soap
Instructions:
Need:
Stale white bread (Cut crusts off of bread)
White glue
Tablespoon
Plastic baggie

• Break the bread into small pieces and put in a medium sized bowl.
• Add glue -- mix thoroughly.
• Add water and dish soap and mix until it's a nice clay consistency.
• If the mixture is too dry, add a bit more water. You can make shapes and let air dry. Takes about 24 hours.

#2 Recipe

• Take a white piece of stale bread and mix one tablespoon of white glue in a plastic baggie and knead until bread absorbs the glue.
• Take the clay out of the bag and knead until soft.
• You can also add food coloring before you add the bread.

The clay will keep for several weeks in the refrigerator.

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BREAD CLAY Ingredients:
6 slices white bread
6 tbsps. white glue
1/2 tsp. detergent or 2 tsp. glycerin
Food coloring
Instructions:
1.  Remove crusts from bread and knead with glue. Add either detergent or glycerin.
2.  Knead until no longer sticky.
3.  Separate into portions and add food coloring if desired.
4.  Shape and brush with equal parts of glue and water for a glossy coat. Allow to dry overnight to harden.
5.  Paint with acrylic paint. Seal with clear nail polish.
     (This version from Sarah in Oakbrook)
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CORNMEAL DOUGH
2 cups cornmeal
1 cup salt
Tempera paint for color
Water
Mix cornmeal, salt and paint  with enough water to make a play dough texture.
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MAKE FOSSILS with this recipe, or MOLD IT LIKE ANY OTHER PLAY DOUGH.
Need:
1 cup Used coffee grounds
1/2 cup Cold coffee
 1 cup Flour
1/2 cup Salt
Wax paper
Mixing bowl
Objects to make impressions: Small plastic animals, shells, leaves, etc.
Empty can or butter knife
Toothpicks

• Stir the coffee grounds, cold coffee, flour and salt until well mixed. Knead the dough together and flatten it out onto the waxed paper.
• Use the can to cut circles or the knife to cut slabs.
• Press your objects firmly into the dough, when you take the object out, you have your fossil.
• Let dry....
• If you want to hang the fossil, poke holes into the edge to be able to hang.
• Let dry overnight and hang.
  From: kid.lifetips.com

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JEWELRY CLAY 3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1/2 cup cornstarch
Warm water
1.  Mix dry ingredients together.
2.  Gradually add warm water until the mixture can be kneaded into shapes.
3.  (Good idea to have an Adult supervise  with younger children so the mix doesn't become too watery.
TO FORM BEADS WITH JEWELRY CLAY: Break dough into little balls, rolling it to the desired shape; pierce the balls with toothpicks. Allow the balls to dry.
When dry, paint and string the beads.
WHITE BREAD DOUGH

HOMEMADE 'MOON' SAND (Way cheaper than buying it!)
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups water
3 cups corn starch
6 cups play sand
Optional: Add package of Kool-aid if want it colored
Recipe for 1 batch...
1. First thoroughly mix together the sand,cornstarch and water. It will take a few minutes to get it smooth. Really work it in with your fingers...and then it's done!
2. You may need to add a bit more water--but be careful and add just a small amound at a time; it could get goopy.
3. When done--Place in an an airtight container. Next time, revive it with 2-3 tablespoons of water. Just sprinkle it over and work it in.

FYI: •Play sand comes in a variety or colors. A 50lb bag of play sand is usually about $5.00.
•To use the entire 50 pounds, you'd need 24 boxes of cornstarch.
•It may not make perfect sand castles, but is fun to squeeze, squish, bury things, make hand prints & other shapes.

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