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Did you know play is just as important as eating your vegetables to grow up healthy?! Yup, you read that right!

One way to celebrate play is with a recipe for homemade play dough.

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Play Dough

Adult help needed.

 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
 ¾ cup salt
 2 tbsp cream of tartar
 ¼ cup vegetable oil
 1 ¼ cups boiling water
 Food coloring
 Quart-size bags
 Large bowl
 Spatula
1

In a large bowl, mix the flour, salt and cream of tartar.

2

Add the vegetable oil and boiling water. Using a spatula, mix until combined. Once it's cool enough to handle, use your hands to knead the dough until it becomes smooth.

3

Divide the dough into balls (for how many colors you want). Then put the dough into the quart-size bags. Start with about 5 drops of color. Knead the dough while inside the bag so it doesn't stain your hands.

4

Now you're ready to PLAY! Squish it, roll it, stack it — what will you create? Print our play dough learning mats below for more ways to play!

Ingredients

 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
 ¾ cup salt
 2 tbsp cream of tartar
 ¼ cup vegetable oil
 1 ¼ cups boiling water
 Food coloring
 Quart-size bags
 Large bowl
 Spatula

Directions

1

In a large bowl, mix the flour, salt and cream of tartar.

2

Add the vegetable oil and boiling water. Using a spatula, mix until combined. Once it's cool enough to handle, use your hands to knead the dough until it becomes smooth.

3

Divide the dough into balls (for how many colors you want). Then put the dough into the quart-size bags. Start with about 5 drops of color. Knead the dough while inside the bag so it doesn't stain your hands.

4

Now you're ready to PLAY! Squish it, roll it, stack it — what will you create? Print our play dough learning mats below for more ways to play!

Notes

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