Name: Easy Homemade Playdough
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 cup water; 2 teaspoons cream of tartar; 1/3 cup salt; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; food coloring

Less-crumbly, less-junk, and more fun, this homemade playdough recipe can be made in less than 10 minutes!

Easy Homemade Playdough

all-purpose flour

water

cream of tartar

salt

vegetable oil

food coloring

Mix together all the ingredients in a 2-quart saucepan.

Continue stirring until the mixture is thickened and begins to gather around the spoon.

Remove the dough onto wax paper or a plate to cool.

Mine was a bit sticky, so when I turned it out of the pot I lightly dusted it with flour and kneaded it as best I could without burning my hands. It turned out perfectly.

I tried so many tipes of play dough recipes this is ausome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for the recipe. Very easy to make, I made 3 different colours yesterday with my little ones (they are 4 and 17 months) and they loved helping preparing and playing with it. The only thing that I would do differently would be making only one colour at a time because after 10 minutes of them playing it all became one thing 😂

This is really the best play dough recipe I've ever tried. It's the perfect texture and truly lasts ages. I've made it for my preschool students several times and it's their favorite toy in the classroom! Thank you!

Tried to 1/2 the recipe so I could make more colors but playdoh all stuck in the pot so I’d have to wash the pot in between batches. Was not easy to wash and not easy with my 2.5 yo trying to help. I like the idea of mixing the color in with the water but I will forever more be just making one color or micing the color in after the fact. Maybe you use a non-stick pot? I don’t own those....

Perfect recipe, thank you so much for sharing! My 13 year old special needs son is actually enjoying finally being able to play with Play-Doh. The store-bought play dough is always too hard and he gets frustrated.

I LOVE this recipe, have made it a few times now and its the best ever!

thanks a lot for sharing. this was much needed. very easy recipe.

I first found this recipe at least 7 years ago and made it as a gift for my niece - so easy and budget friendly. Then I’ve made it off and on over the years but haven’t made it in at least a year maybe two and I forgot how EASY it was. Literally all ingredients you would have in the cabinet (well maybe not cream of tartar but I did this time 😂) Just whipped up a double batch for my 2 &amp; 4 year old and now they are playing quietly so I can get stuff done. So THANK YOU!

Awesome recipe! Just made it and it was so easy and turned out great. Tried another recipe from somewhere else first and had to toss that one. Thank you!

Initially it turned out great!! But I have made two separate batches following the exact instructions and both stink to high heaven after a day in a zip bag both at room temp and in the refrigerator. I really want to make this work! It seems like no one else in the comments has had this problem. Does anyone have suggestions???

This is exactly what I need for my son. You are very kind to add every little detail information.
I'll subscribe to get more ideas!

homemade but in terms of appearance as with those sold in food stores,

I really like this creativity, very inspiring

Made it tonight and it’s great!  Excited to have the kids play with it.  Wondering…do you feel like this is “low mess”, enough that you’d let kids have it on a road trip??  😅  With a tray, feel like it would be a hit.

Worked perfectly from the first try! 
I'm the person which never gets the recipe rights from the the first attempt! And yet, here it is, perfect play dough with slight lavender aroma which I added for extra sensitive experience :) It's a bit softer than the original play doh but works just as well. I'm sure it's going to be a huge budget saver for us :) Thank for the recipe!

I made this today for my toddler, but forgot salt 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ I almost threw it away, but when it cooled off, I was able to throw in a little bit of flour and the salt, and it turned out fine.  My toddler is loving it as I type.  Probably not as great as the original recipe, but I’m glad I didn’t just throw it away.

great Recipie,  consistency is very close to real playdough.  It even works in the microwave,  I found it seems to work best if you heat it initially just until the top layer starts to darken,  then take it out and stir it up,  and repeat in 10 second increments after the initial heat until you get the same consistency you described in the pot.  Came out just as well,  but easier than heating up a stove and seems to hold itself together (not leaving much in the bowl) after cooking in the microwave dish so that theres no cleanup to speak of compared to the pot in my experience.

Worked great. I now have biceps of steel from all the stirring 🥵😂😂😂 &amp; a happy daughter 👍

I just made this and it came together quickly and is great.  Now I just need my LO to get up so we can play with it :) I didn't have any cream of tartar so I removed 4 tsp of water and replaced it with 4 tsp of vinegar instead of the cream of tartar.

So easy! The kids enjoyed helping me make it also. Love that it doesn't have the odor that Play-Doh has. Mega win for us! And this stuff seems way more hardy than the other stuff too! LOVE!

Hi! I have used this recipe for my classroom for many years, and I love it.  BUT I recently found an improved less messy way to make the same playdough.... instead of cooking it on the stove to activate the cream of tarter and thicken the dough... I now add (food colored) BOILING water to the mixed flour, salt, oil, and cream of tarter ingredients!  This allows you to make it in a bowl and not use the stove, so one doesn't have to clean the pan you cooked the playdough in--it was a bit of a chore, especially if one overcooked the dough!
My class loves kneading warm playdough!

We made this today and it's the best diy play doh ever!! It turned out perfectly, smooth and soft, but not sticky. Thanks!

The BEST! I have made this a couple of times now and both have come out fantastic. Just a little tip if you prefer more natural dyes but still want a great colour. I boiled some leftover red cabbage in water for an hour or so and I strained it, then used it in this recipe and it gave me a bright magenta pink :)

Had alot of fun making this recipe. It's like real play doh, definitely recommend making this guys!

My DIL asked for Play Doh for my 18m grandson for Christmas, so Nonna went searching for a recipe - yours looked easy and I had all the ingredients - within minutes I had my first batch completed.  SO easy!  It's cooling on the counter right now, and I'll admit that I played with it while I was "kneading" it - kids don't get to have ALL of the fun!  ;)  I need to get some more cream of tartar so I can cover the rest of the rainbow - what a fantastic Christmas gift this will be!  I'm going to hit the $ store for some Christmas cookie cutters to go with it.   Many thanks for such an easy recipe - it's explained thoroughly and the big clear pictures are very helpful :)

Best Playdough recipe Ever! :) 
Easy, fast and so pliable and smooth. AND, in case there are other BakeWell Cream fans out there like me, please know you can use the Bakewell instead of citric acid (if you can’t find yours like me *eye roll*). I figured they both act the same chemistry wise, so I took a chance. It came out perfect. 

As for some people making the statement that there’s came out sticky, that probably means that there’s a bit more water than what your batch wants. Another commenter already said this, but just like making a crust or other dough, simply adding a little bit of flour after removing the playdough from the saucepan, and kneading it in will fix it right up. I added just a touch to mine too and everything came out perfectly.  I highly recommend this recipe. I know I have no reason to use any other one. It’s a keeper.

Great recipe! This dough is awesome! It dried out just a bit while cooling so I put a small amount of oil in my hands and worked it in.

This turned out like Gack. Goopy and slimmy. My kids still played with it, but not at all like play dough. I did use olive oil, but I didn’t think that would make that big of a difference.

This recipe was great. Easy to follow and we ended up with  a smooth, stretchy play dough mass as promised. The only negative which might be unavoidable is quite a bit of playdough did get stuck on the pot as not all of it attaches to what you pull out. I wonder if a non stick pot would work better for this next time. Thank you for the recipe, I'll definitely be making it again with different colours.

Hi, I really like the way this dough turns out but I am wondering about one small thing. I get a grittiness to my hands after kneading it for a few minutes. Is there something I can tweak to minimize this? I would rather my/my kids’ hands feel oily versus salty/gritty after playing. Thank you!

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Easy Homemade Playdough

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total: 10 minutes

Servings: 3

Author : Erika Bragdon

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