How To Make Scented Playdough! A Fail Safe Playdough Recipe!

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How to make scented Playdough! A fail safe playdough recipe!
16 July 2010 29 Comments
There are many recipes on the web for making playdough. I made three attempts, before I felt I got it
right (I was making some for one of our story + art projects and had a very dissappointed Red Ted when the playdough
didnt come out right). So I decided, that I would write a post to show you How to make playdough a fail safe playdough
recipe! Thank you @nimblebee2 for your help!
When we first made playdough, I was a little worried he would want to eat it, as we do a lot of baking and he loves to lick
the spoon. Surprisingly, he didnt. Playdough is like a magic word!
Homemade playdough tends to be softer and not smell as nice, but it is just as much fun.. and we add a sneaky bit of
vanilla and cinnamon to make it that little bit lovelier!
And here is how:
1 cup water
1 cup plain flour
2 tbsp cream of tartar
1/2 cup salt
1 tbsp cooking oil
Vanilla essence or cinnamon
Food colouring, Red, Blue, Yellow
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Very simple:
Put all ingredients (minus colouring and vanilla/ cinnamon) in a pan (your child can help the photo shows Red Ted
on our 1
st
attempt, the remaining photos are the best recipe given above!).
1.
Stir over a medium (!) heat. Until smooth/ less sticky looking. If very sticky, cook a little longer. Probably a total of
10minutes? (that by the way is my finger doing a pinch test in the photo)!
2.
Let cool. 3.
Divide into three batches and add food colouring / smellies (one vanilla, one cinnamon, one plain) 4.
Store in fridge 5.
PS see Red Teds apron check out the link below, but that is a NO SEW APRON! Woohoo! 6.

(My pitfalls: too little salt (misread the recipe) & then cooking it too hot too rapidly!)
Some recipes state to put the colouring whilst cooking, this is great if you want to get a really nice strong colour, as I found if
you add TOO much colour at the end the dough gets sticky again. But it does mean cooking 2 batches! Ditto if you want to
add lots of vanilla suggest you add DURING the cooking process and not afterwards like me!
Enjoy the playdough!
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29 Comments
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Miri said:
Interesting recipe. I used to make a no-cook playdoughjust flour, salt and water. My kids loved it.
# 16 July 2010 at 10:33 am
Susie said:
LOL-think you needed to put the playdough in white bowls. I did a double take trying to figure out why u were mixing
them with salad. LOL
# 16 July 2010 at 2:07 pm
Red Ted Art (author) said:
**chuckle**
# 16 July 2010 at 2:17 pm
I guess that is salt dough which you can then bake?
# 16 July 2010 at 2:18 pm
nimblebee2 said:
Im really glad you found success with the recipe. I hadnt thought of using smellies in the playdough, will def do that
next time, thanks for the suggestion!
# 16 July 2010 at 8:14 pm
Yes, thank you again for the recipe I think you need add a fair amount for the smellies to work!
# 16 July 2010 at 8:43 pm
nimblebee2 said:
Ahh thanks! WIll give it a go and see how it turns out
# 16 July 2010 at 8:53 pm
Chris said:
Ive made my own for years but never thought to put smells in..fab!
# 19 July 2010 at 11:06 am
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Sarah said:
Thanks for article, I make my playdough with hot water no cooking and it works really well, also add in glitter which
the kids love. If you put a flat slab in a flat plastic container, (for small hands the chinese takeaway containers are
good) make hand impressions then pour in plaster of paris, wait til dry take impression out of container then the kids
can paint their own hands and still play with the playdoh.
# 19 July 2010 at 11:12 am
What a fabulous idea! Thank you
# 19 July 2010 at 11:22 am
J. Hill said:
Thanks for linking up to the Mad Skills party!
# 19 July 2010 at 1:26 pm
Audra said:
humm I never would have thought of adding smells! Great idea.
Thanks for sharing!
# 19 July 2010 at 2:20 pm
Emily O said:
Handy recipe. I had to really suddenly make play dough last week (like you do with young demanding children) and I
didnt have any cream of tatar. Luckily its okay without it. Probably not perfect but the children didnt mind. I added
vanilla essence too. Love the glitter idea!
# 19 July 2010 at 4:15 pm
imtopsyturvy said:
Ive wanted to make playdough for awhile. Thanks for finding the right recipe for the rest of us! Id love it if youd
join my tuesday link party (tomorrow)! http://imtopsyturvy.com
# 19 July 2010 at 11:34 pm
Jessica said:
Oooh! Thanks for this recipe! Ive made my own with peanut butter and powdered milk, but its REALLY hard to
color. Will have to make this now! And I will definitely add the vanilla essence. Thanks! x
# 20 July 2010 at 7:21 am
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Its Sew Stinkin Cute said:
My mom used to do this as a kid. I will have to try this when Laci gets a little older to give away as presents or
something. I like that you can add scents to it too. Thanks for linkin to Its Stinkin Cute Craft Thursday!
# 22 July 2010 at 6:12 pm
Bianca said:
Awesome idea!! I might give it a crack wth essential oils!
xB
# 23 July 2010 at 1:21 am
All Thingz Related said:
So fun! Thank you so much for sharing this at Anything Related!
{Rebekah}
# 24 July 2010 at 7:13 pm
Luschka @ Diary of a First Child said:
Love the recipe perhaps adding essential oils will be better as they have stronger aromas?
# 28 July 2010 at 9:06 pm
Heather M said:
I think Im going to try with essential oils. I have Orange, Lavender, and Honey Almond! Yum Thanks for the recipe.
Dont have cream of tarter, but Ill try it without.
# 29 July 2010 at 2:34 am
Sounds like a good idea. I would do this during the cooking process when you add the oil maybe? Would worry that
if you add it at the end, it would make the dough all googey but I guess you just have to give it go and experiement!
# 29 July 2010 at 6:27 am
vanitha said:
I love this recipe.. I have done it with just plain flour, water and salt.. it is sometimes very sticky, and dries up
fast.would u please let me know, what is cream of tartar. Will it dry up if i dont store it in the fridge.
# 29 July 2010 at 6:33 am
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I am not sure what it is, but it is found in baking soda and bicarbonate of soda. Our is in powder form, so it last ages!
But I do store the finished playdough in the fridge. Ours lasted weeks, the after 2-3 weeks (when most people bin it)
salt crystals form, but once you have played with it again, the salt is reabsorbed. http://en.wikipedia.org
/wiki/Cream_of_Tartar
You can probably make the playdough without, I think it woud just be slightly less smooth
# 29 July 2010 at 7:16 am
Stay At Home Mom said:
I have a problem with the smell of homemade playdoughs and I never thought of adding vanilla. I will remember to
add it during the cooking process. Thank you very much. I will have a problem though if I show the play dough on that
colored plate. My daughter will definitely think its an ultra cool dessert! lol!
# 29 July 2010 at 9:46 am
LOL, I think we do have to take care on the funky desert front!! Especially if it smells of Vanilla!!! You do have
add a reasonable amount. Would alos be curious to try essential oils as some readers have suggested!! Have fun!
Maggy
# 29 July 2010 at 1:02 pm
Heather M said:
Well my first batch didnt work, but then I realized I forgot salt AND used bread flour. NOT SMART.
My second batch worked Without cream of tartar it just doesnt have elasticity. I only used vanilla though, no essential
oils. But next time I will try!
# 3 August 2010 at 3:32 am
LOL I did that with my first batch only added a teaspoon of salt for some random reason!!! Big stick mess!!!
# 3 August 2010 at 6:15 am
Heather M said:
How long does this last?
# 7 August 2010 at 4:53 am
We have had our is in the fridge for a few weeks now. The salt crystals reform and then we just knead them back in.
# 7 August 2010 at 9:13 am
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