When boredom sets in there’s always Play Dough! We thought we would share this super easy home made play dough recipe with you so that you can make some for your family as well!
Ingredients:
1 1/4 Cups Flour
1/4 Cup Salt
1/2 teaspoon (any color) food coloring —add more for more prominent color.
1 cup Boiling Water
1 1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil
5-10 drops of essential oil (for smell)
Directions:
Boil water–once boiling add the vegetable oil.
In a bowl mix flour, salt and food coloring.
Combine water/oil mix and flour mixture. (Remove from heat).
Knead together (Be careful–it will be HOT).
Add essential oil in (we used Lemon) and knead more.
Enjoy!
When finished be sure to store in an airtight container so it does not dry out.
Thanks so much for this post and recipe for playdough! My daughter loves it and cant wait to make some with her.
You are very welcome! Thank you for stopping by! 🙂
I love that you can add the essential oils for a nice scent to the dough! This is a lot of fun!
I’m in love with my essential oils! I don’t know what I did before I had essential oils in my life. 🙂
I used to make this for my daughter 🙂
this sounds fun, and i love that you added the oil to this and I have often hear people say to add scented oil or something into that or food coloring for different colors.. Thanks for share
I can’t wait to try this! My son is 14 but maybe he’ll remember he’s still a kid and make some play dough with me!!!!
this would be perfect for my two little ones! thanks for the idea!
i remember making this when i was young but there was no essentials oils back then..my mom was the brownie and girl scout leader and volunteered at school. i was in to art all thru school til 2nd yr of college.
I am going to save this recipe and make it for when my granddaughter comes to visit. She loves playing with ‘dough’ and I love helping her make things. The addition of lemon oil sounds wonderful.
I am going to save this recipe and make it for when my granddaughter comes to visit. She loves playing with ‘dough’ and I love helping her make things. The addition of lemon oil sounds wonderful. I commented on your homemade play dough recipe. I follow @ssjmommy on instagram.
This will be great to make with my grand daughters. Thanks for sharing!
This is so easy, and for a change doesn’t require buying ingredients you wouldn’t have on hand. Great for snowy days ahead!