Naturally Dyed Playdough

Good enough to eat!

Homemade Playdough

~1 cup flour

~1/2 cup salt

~1/2 cup water *use dyes below to tint water prior to cooking

~2 tablespoons oil

~2 tablespoons Cream of Tartar

Combine ingredients over medium low heat and stir until a dough forms.

Knead out lumps. Cool and store in airtight container.

*Natural Dyes

Fuschia:

~Beet juice.

Use 1/2 cup beet juice in place of water. Boil beets and use the remaining juice.

Brown:

~Carob powder.

Add 1 teaspoon of carob powder to 1/2 cup water called for in the recipe.

Green:

~Barley powder.

Yellow:

~Tumeric

EXPAND ON PLAYDOUGH
No Cream of Tartar? Best no-cook playdough around and no need for cream of tartar (does anyone use this for anything EXCEPT playdough?) Recipe at Reading Confetti (affectionately named Ice Cream Playdough!) http://www.readingconfetti.com/2012/07/ice-cream-play-dough.html