yep, it is definitely more economical and also safe to play with (no chemicals). plus ben and dan can make them with you and they can choose their own colours to make. you should be able to keep them for about 2-3 months. i play with it often with toddlers at mum's group :) i like purple ones - they're cool! ;)

Hi Ruth, thanks for sharing. Now I know what to do with my kids when I am on leave... ;)

mine is almost the same recipe except that I've always cooked mine over medium heat until smooth. Remove from pan and knead until blended smooth. worked great in the US but here, even in ziploc, it got mouldy. maybe we contaminated it somehow or didn't close ziploc properly.

Wow! Great job! I was just wondering how to rehydrate the dried up play dough.

Hi Ruth,

may I check with u what flour did you use? There are so many kinds out there... Plain flour? ALL purpose flour or self raising flour? Sorry if i sounded silly... ;)

think i used jus plain flour!

in case anyone is wondering, my computer has died, which is why I can't post anymore pics :( i hope to resolve this soon!

Oh dear... **prays hard for Ruth's puter to resurrect soon....**

I would never have thought of cream of tartar and oil! But I can see how oil makes sense.

I Waz just wondering if you can use Self raising flour I dont have plain flour and really want to make it????
And i dont want it to turn out rubbish
Wats the recipe???

hi angela, i used plain flour. i think self raising flour should be fine.

by the way, it's been a month, and still no mould!

Heh, when I was young, my mama just to make play dough for me :) I think she used the same receipe as you.

Tried this for the kids today and they loved it!! Had to add more flour but we are at high altitude so I have to do this to many things. Thanks for the great recipe!!

I made it today, SR flour worked fine. (I normally use plain but only had SR today) I have made dozens of batches on the stove and this was SO easy. I will always be making this way in future. I simply had the mixer going with the dry ingredients in it and added the wet ingredients. I looked a mess but ignored it for a couple of minutes on slow speed and perfect playdough. My only addition is to add glitter for added sparkle for your little princess.

Awful recipe. Had to add another cup of flour and half cup of salt because it came out sticky goo. It's still too soft to do muh more than squish. Being high altitude can't account for this mess.

Have tried the no cook play dough many times, just cannot get the right consistency ... will stick to the cooked play dough, smooth, malleable and so therapeutic!