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How to Make No-Cook Play-Doh

Many children delight in squishing their hands in mailable play-doh. This popular concoction can be purchased ready made, but if you wish to save a few bucks, or simply want to allow your children to experience the thrill of creation, you can easily craft play-doh using simple household ingredients. By selecting and following a no-cook play-doh recipe, you can safely allow your child to become involved in all aspects of the play-doh creation process without having to worry about your tot burning her delicate fingers while mixing up her new toy.

Things You'll Need

1 cup water
3 cups flour
1 1/2 cup salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
Food coloring
Bowl
Spoon
Freezer bag

Instructions

- 1
  Combine water, flour, salt and oil in a large bowl. Select a bowl with high sides and plenty of room in the center for mixing to decrease the likelihood that your mixture overflows the bowl.
- 2
  Mix with a spoon. Stir patiently until all ingredients are incorporated and the mixture consistency resembles that of cookie dough.
- 3
  Add food coloring to create the desired tint. Start with several drops of the food coloring of a hue of your choice, and then gradually add more to increase the intensity of the color.
- 4
  Mix with the spoon again. Stir to evenly distribute the coloring through the mixture.
- 5
  Kneed the mixture to finish the mixing. Using your hands, squeeze the dough and press it onto a hard surface like a counter top or table to finish the mixing process.
- 6
  Store play-doh in an airtight container. Use a freezer bag, and press all of the air out of the container to ensure the maximum shelf-life of your hand-crafted play-doh.

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