East End Children's Centre

Our Famous Playdough Recipe:

Ingredients

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup salt
• 2 tsp cream of tartar*
• 1 cup water
• 2 tbsp oil
• food colouring

Directions

Blend flour, salt and cream of tartar. 

Add oil and food colouring to
water, and combine the dry & wet
ingredients in a non-stick skillet,
stirring well.  Mixture will be very
sticky. 

Cook on medium heat, keeping the
dough in motion so it does not
burn. (It’s done when  it’s no longer
sticky and the surface becomes
kind of shiny)

Knead while it cools.  It’s undercooked if it remains sticky or overly oily.

* Cream of tartar is available in bulk food stores.

Tip: many children are sensitive to artificial dyes. 

Natural dyes can be made from foods such as beet juice, blueberries, raspberries.