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four different colors of homemade cockles playdough displayed on a counter top

Best Ever No Cook Playdough Recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup salt
  • 3/4-1.5 cups hot water
  • 1 tbsp oil coconut oil, baby oil, vegetable oil- they all work
  • 2 tbsp cream of tartar
  • liquid watercolors or food coloring

Instructions

  1. Mix the flour, salt, cream of tartar and oil in a large mixing bowl.

  2. Add food coloring to the warm water and stir until well combined.

  3. Add the hot water to the dry mix slowly, stirring well until it becomes a sticky, combined dough. You may not need all the water, so start with less. Don't pour the full amount in at once.

  4. Allow playdough to cool enough to handle, then knead vigorously for a couple of minutes until it becomes a smooth ball and all of the stickiness has gone. This is the most important step, so keep kneading your playdough until it's right!

  5. If homemade playdough is still a little sticky then knead in additional flour 1 teaspoon at a time until it reaches desired texture.

  6. PLAY!

Recipe Notes

Storing Your No Cook Playdough

Store homemade playdough in an air tight container (like this one!) for about 6 months. However, if you live in a humid climate you might find that it starts to mold after a while - in that case, storing it in the fridge will help extend the life of your no cook playdough!