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Did You Know?

  • That Play-Doh was invented in 1933 by McVicker as a wallpaper cleaner?
  • In 1955, when the company was failing McVicker’s sister-in-law, a teacher saw a use for it in the classroom in place of modeling clay.
  • Play-Doh originally only came in white, but colors like red, yellow, and blue came soon after.
  • This popular toy was bought by Hasbro in 1991 and comes in a wide variety of colors and with some cool gadgets.
  • In 1998, Play-Doh was inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame.

Make Your Own Play-Doh

Recipe

  • 2.5 Cups Water
  • 1 ¼ Cup Salt
  • 1 ½ Tablespoon Cream of Tartar
  • 5 Tablespoons of Vegetable Oil
  • 2.5 Cups Flour
  • Food Coloring (Your Choice of Colors)

Directions

Step One: Mix all ingredients together except for the food coloring in a bowl. It will look lumpy at this stage but will smooth out during the cooking process.

Step Two: Use an adult for this part. Put the mixture in a pot on the stove, cook over a low heat, and stir continuously.

mix in pot

Step Three: When the dough along the edges and sides of the pot appears dry and the texture is not gooey to the touch, remove from the heat.

ready to remove from pot

Step Four: Place the dough on a countertop, pan, or cutting board that can handle food coloring.

put on surface to knead

Step Five: Knead the warm dough until it is smooth and then divide the dough into how many colors you would like to make.

kneading play doh

Step Six: Add the food coloring to the dough and knead it in. You may need to add more to get the color that you want.

add food coloring

Step Seven: Store in a sealed container or Ziploc. It will last for months this way if not used.

red and blue play doh

Check Out These Books 

Squishy Circuits by Kristin Fontichairo

“Learn how to create electronic circuits using modeling dough.”

-Provided by Publisher

Dad’s Book of Awesome Projects by Mike Adamick

Get step-by-step instructions details projects from wooden “swords” to circus stilts, and other projects that are sure to spark everyone’s creative spirit.

Accidental Inventions by Brigit Krols

Get step-by-step instructions details projects from wooden “swords” to circus stilts, and other projects that are sure to spark everyone’s creative spirit.

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