Home made playdough

I have changed the recipe to make a nicer playdough.  It's softer, keeps longer and is not so hard on hands.

1 cup flour

1/4 cup salt

2 teaspoons Cream of Tartar

1 cup water

4 table spoons of olive oil

1 teaspoon food colouring

Mix the water, olive oil and food colouring in a pot.  Add the flour, salt and cream of tartar.  Heat on medium heat, stirring continuously until it forms a ball.  Be careful that it does not burn.

Let it cool off a bit and then kneed for some time to mix it well.

When it has cooled off it can be stored in zip-loc bags or air-tight contained.

I found that the added olive oil keeps the dough soft, pliable and keeps my hands soft.

I also found that the playdough did not dry out so fast neither formed a white salty crust.

When the dough becomes dry, add a little bit of olive oil and not water.

(I made this batch in the beginning of February and my children still play with it.)