Homemade Playdough: For Home, School, and Homeschool

Playdough is good for many grades. The littles just like to squeeze and poke it. As they grow older, the children can learn shapes, and colors, and counting, and ABC’s. Once my daughter started to read, I used playdough as a comprehension tool. She was reading Robinson Crusoe, in second grade. As she read about the things Robinson Crusoe did on the island, she made a model of it out of playdough. When Robinson made bowls, she made bowls. When he made a table, she made a table. She added the trees, the animals, the shelter, etc. I’ve also given playdough as gifts to nieces, nephews, and friends. It makes a cheap, loving, homemade-from-the-heart gift!

Here is the recipe I use:
1 Cup Flour
1 Cup water
1 Tablespoon oil
1/2 Cup salt
1 Teaspoon cream of tartar
Food coloring as desired.
Cook over medium heat until mixture pulls away from sides of pan. Knead until cool.

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Robin considers herself a "Baby Prepper" - that is, she is not preparing for a Zombie Apocolypse, but is proficient at preparing for emergencies. The most current project at her homestead is establishing sustainable gardening in raised beds. She is an experienced homeschooler and has extensive experience in fostering and adopting. After several years as a foster parent, Robin and her husband adopted a total of five children and later began a homesteading project. Robin learned to raise chickens, sheep and dogs. After growing extensive gardens and planting an orchard, the produce is canned and added to the food storage pantry to this day. When life with teens became extraordinarily hectic, Robin began putting her canning energy into preparing her own convenience foods. Robin's hobbies are knitting, crocheting, genealogy and she will soon be joining the world of amateur photography. All of Robin's interests can be found on her blog www.RobinsCozyNest.Webbly.com