Play Dough Recipe (from today’s activity)

Ingredients: 

1 cup of flour

1/4 cup of salt

3/4 cup of water

3 tablespoons of lemon juice

1 taplespoon of vegetable oil

(optional: food coloring / seasonings or scents) 

Steps: 

1: Add the water, oil and lemon juice to a medium non-stick pot and heat on medium heat on the stove

(optional – Add food coloring or scents to the liquids)

2. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour and salt 

3. After the liquids are hot, but not boiling, slowly add the flour/salt to the pot and stir. 

4. Continously stir until the ingredients combine and begin to form a ball. 

(if it is too sticky keep heating in the pot and then stir again) 

5. Place on a sheet of wax paper until it cools down. Then knead the dough for a minute or two.