Easy Homemade Playdough Recipe with Cream of Tartar

With this easy homemade playdough recipe, you can make the perfect dough for hours of creative fun. It’s simple to make and doesn’t require any fancy ingredients – just some kitchen staples that you probably have on hand. This is the best homemade playdough recipe for sensory play for kids.

This easy play dough recipe is soft, pliable, and easy to work with. Kids will love shaping it into different creatures, characters, and objects. And when they’re done playing, just store the dough in an airtight container so it stays fresh for next time. This simple recipe is perfect for small children and big children who love playing with playdough.

Homemade Playdough recipe with Cream of Tartar

Making your own playdough is not just about the end product to play with, making your own play dough is part of the fun. Then once made the kids can have fun and enjoy fun activities that you can do with playdough.

This homemade playdough is perfect for making with young children and on both hot days and rainy days when you need a fun activity to do with them. Be sure to watch the homemade playdough video tutorial that we have included in this post.

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Homemade Playdough recipe with Cream of Tartar

Why Make Homemade Playdough with Cream of Tartar

Kids love playdough. There are so many ways to play with it, from creating and sculpting to using cookie cutters and playdough mats. Store bought playdough adds up quickly and it has added things in it that you don’t need.

When you make this homemade playdough, you will have the softest and easiest to mold playdough ever. Kids will love it so much more than the store bought stuff.

What does Cream of Tartar do in playdough?

Cream of tartar helps give the soft playdough a super soft texture. Cream of tartar is an acid so it also stabilizes recipes it is used in and for playdough it makes the playdough last longer.

How much cream of tartar do you put in playdough?

For this recipe you will need 4 teaspoons of cream of tartar.

Homemade Playdough recipe with Cream of Tartar

What does the salt do in playdough?

Salt acts as a preservative and adds texture to the playdough.

What kind of Oil do you use for homemade play dough?

You can use any oil from vegetable oil, canola oil, olive oil or even baby oil. I prefer to use vegetable oil when making this homemade play dough recipe.

How to Color the Play Dough with Cream of Tartar

I am using food coloring to color this easy playdough recipe, but there are so many ways that you could color it. I like using food coloring because it is something that I always have on hand. Other ways to color the play dough is with liquid watercolors, gel food coloring, or even natural dyes. To get vibrant colors it is best to add the food coloring into a portion of the water and then add the mixture to the flour mixture and mix.

How to Prevent Food Coloring From Staining Your Hands

If you are worried about the food coloring staining your hands, you can add a little bit of white vinegar to the recipe. This will help to set the color so that it doesn’t stain as easily. You can also use this homemade playdough recipe without any color if you want.

What to Do If The Playdough is Too Sticky?

If your playdough is too sticky, you can add a little bit more flour to it. Knead it in until the dough is no longer sticky. If the dough is too dry and crumbly, you can add a few drops of water at a time until it comes together.

How to Store Homemade Playdough

I like to store my playdough in an airtight container in the fridge. It will last for weeks this way. You can also freeze it and thaw as needed.

Should I refrigerate homemade playdough?

No, this homemade soft homemade playdough recipe does not need to be refrigerated.

How do you keep homemade playdough from molding?

Storing the cream of tartar playdough properly will keep it from molding. You want to make sure you store this DIY playdough recipe in plastic zip close bags or airtight containers to keep moisture and air from it when you are not playing with it.

Homemade Playdough Recipe with Cream of Tartar Ingredients

2 cups all purpose Flour
¾ cup of Salt
4 teaspoons of Cream of Tartar
2 cups Luke Warm Water
2 tablespoon Oil (I used Vegetable Oil)
3-4 drops of Food Coloring (Gel preferred)

Tools Needed

Bowl
Stove
Stove-Safe Pot
Heat-safe Spoon
Measuring Spoons and Cups

How to make Homemade Playdough recipe with Cream of Tartar

In a large pot add the flour, salt, and cream of tartar. Use a spoon or whisk and mix well.

Add in the oil and 3/4 of the water and mix well to combine.

Add the food coloring and the rest of the water to a small bowl and mix to combine.

Pour the wet ingredients (water and food coloring) into the dry ingredients flour mixture and mix well with a spoon.

Place the pot over medium low heat on the stove and heat while mixing for 4-5 minutes until the dough begins to form.

Continue mixing until all of the dough forms a playdough consistency ball of dough.

Remove from the heat and allow to cool completely before playing with it.

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Yield: 1 cup

Homemade Playdough recipe with Cream of Tartar

Looking for a fun and easy activity to keep the kids entertained? Look no further than this easy homemade playdough recipe! With just a few simple ingredients, you can make your own batch of playdough that will provide hours of fun. Plus, it’s a great way to get the kids involved in the kitchen! You can make a quick batch of playdough and make different colors of playdough right at home for a fun activity to do with the kids! Then once it is made the kids can have fun playing with it.

Prep Time 5 minutes Total Time 5 minutes Difficulty Easy

Materials

2 cups Flour
¾ cup Salt
4 tsp Cream of Tartar
2 cups Luke Warm Water
2 tbsp Oil (I used Vegetable Oil)
3-4 drops Food Coloring (Gel preferred)

Tools

Bowl
Stove
Stove-Safe Pot
Heat-safe Spoon
Measuring Spoons and Cups

Instructions

In a large pot add the flour, salt and cream of tartar. Use a spoon or whisk and mix well.
Add in the oil and 3/4 of the water and mix well to combine.
Add the food coloring and the rest of the water to a small bowl and mix to combine.
Pour the wet ingredients (water and food coloring) into the dry ingredients flour mixture and mix well with a spoon.
Place the pot over medium low heat on the stove and heat while mixing for 4-5 minutes until the dough begins to form.
Continue mixing until all of the dough forms a playdough consistency ball of dough.
Remove from the heat and allow to cool completely before playing with it.

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Homemade Playdough recipe with Cream of Tartar

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