tablespoons cream of tartar (I bought mine from a bulk bin at the organic store, but you can buy it at most grocery stores) Two of our all time favorites are this playdough recipe no cream of tartar and our 2 ingredient dough. If your play dough seems too dry, add a few more tablespoons of water at a time until it is the right consistency. Sparkly Galaxy Playdough: a soft colorful playdough that is perfect for out of this world play! Shades of pinks, purples, and blue blend together for a galaxy look. Add a touch of stars and glitter for a fun playtime activity. Uh oh, the kids left the playdough out too long or didn’t seal the container properly. Can you make hard playdough soft again? It is possible if it hasn’t completely dried out.

To make your dough, first combine all the dry ingredients in a saucepan off the heat, then add the liquid ingredients and stir. One of the most common questions we get asked is how long does homemade playdough last, followed closely by questions about how to keep playdough from drying out. or 2 TBSP Vegetable Oil ~ I have used both measurements successfully and love how soft it makes the dough feel. Someone had given me some flour they didn’t want, and since it was out of date by a few years, I didn’t want to use it for baking. But this is a perfect use…no one is eating this, hopefully, so off-tasting flour is no problem.I acquired these vintage tins a while ago and I am completely in love. Although I only just recently discovered that they are the perfect size for pretend play. We are excited to have a few added to our play dough bin. Now on to our glittery rainbow play recipe! In a medium saucepan, off the heat, combine the salt, flour, and cream of tartar. Stir in water and vegetable oil. You can add sprinkles to the cooking dough, but my kids love to add them later. Both methods work great. Although my kids love pouring and mixing the glitter on their own. I am sure by letting my kids do it, we end up using more glitter but I also know that they love doing it.

For loads of cool playdough recipe variations, scroll down! But first, here are some tips for keeping your homemade playdough perfect for longer: How To Store Homemade Playdough I am excited to share our favorite homemade playdough recipe. My favorite part is that this recipe doesn’t use much salt. Meaning, this dough does not leave your hands feeling all dry and coated like a play dough traditional recipe. It is moist and feels very similar to a store bought Play Doh which I love. Most recipes have double or triple the salt, so I was surprised when I discovered that it was unnecessary. I hope you enjoy our Glittery Rainbow Playdough Recipe (recipe at the end of the post). Give kids a variety of rolling pins, cookie cutters, decorative pattern scissors and stamps to manipulate the dough. It is a messy dough and will get on to your child’s hands. If they are tactile defensive then they may not like this type of playdough but its great for those who do seek extra sensory input and although it gets onto the hands it does not stain the hands with colour at all and is easily washed off. Add 1-2 drops of your food colouring. If your colour is too light, add 1-2 more drops until you get the desired colour.Yes, I know not everyone keeps cream of tartar on hand but it helps the play dough not to crumble and to be less messy. It also acts a preservative to help your play dough last a super long time. How to store play dough Both recipes are super simple and show you how to make playdough without salt. Also a great solution if you are looking for a uncooked playdough recipe.

When completely cool, wrap the dough in the parchment paper and store in a sealable bag. Our dough lasted for months! This recipe makes about four commercial containers worth of play dough. Tips for making this play dough My kids love playdough and while we love the smell of store bought playdough, we usually prefer to make our own. From our Easter Carrot Playdough to our Grinch Playdough, this sparkly galaxy playdough has been added to our collection of fun modeling play. We found this idea over at The Kids Activities Blog, which is filled with fun activities for your kids! We decided we wanted to use our favorite playdough recipe to recreate this out of this world playdough. You can also add extra sensory items by adding scents like vanilla extract, Peppermint extract or Liquorice extract. And by adding texture with uncooked rice and pulses.We love making homemade play dough. Although this is the first time that we have make such a variety of colors all at once. It was a total hit with the kids. There is something about all the bright colors that just draws a person in (or maybe that was all the sparkly glitter). It feels like we are celebrating something. I may just need to pull out the party hats and make up something to celebrate.