Introduction
The house is quiet, too quiet. Which for anyone else this may just be a normal day but not for the average mom. You go in to check on the kids and they are chewing on the toys, eating the glue and playdough. You quickly grab the glue from their hands and the playdough out of their mouth because you don’t want them to be eating those things because you don’t know if it is safe for them to consume. Playdough teaches kids many things as they are growing and learning. According to 2018 “parenting chaos” website, in the article “the benefits of play dough in early childhood” it teaches kids creativity, trial and error, sharing, learning how to play together, hand strengthening and many more skills that are needed as they grow.
With this homemade playdough recipe, you can be a little more at ease knowing that all of the ingredients are safe if they are consumed. You can also be at ease knowing you’re your child is having fun while also learning valuable skills. Playdough is not only fun to play with, it is also important for development in early childhood. One of my favorite memories of my childhood is making homemade playdough with my siblings, and making it was just as fun as playing with it.
You will first need to gather the ingredients. According to the 2018 “I heart naptime” website in the article “best homemade playdough recipe” the ingredients include flour, salt, cream of tartar, lukewarm water, vegetable oil, quart sized bags and food coloring. You will then need a pot to cook with, a measuring cup, a teaspoon and a tablespoon
According to the 2018 “I heart naptime” website in the article “best homemade playdough recipe” the first mix together the two cups of flour, three-fourths of a cup of salt and four teaspoons of the cream of tartar. Then add two cups of lukewarm water and two tablespoons of vegetable oil and place the pan over medium heat. Heat and stir until it has thickened. Then you can remove the combination from the heat and place the dough in a quart or gallon sized bag. Next, you may add the colors now, if you would like to make more than one color you can put the dough in separate bags. Then knead the color into the dough while inside the bag. Lastly, the dough is ready to play with.
Conclusion
Let me briefly summarize, it is much easier if you have all your ingredients gathered and appropriate items gathered before starting. Playdough is important for childhood development as it is also fun to play with. Finally, I hope you have as much fun making this as I did, and remember it is safe to eat, but might not taste very good.
