D.I.Y. Quick, Easy & Edible Play Dough

How are you keeping your toddlers busy during quarantine? I’ve been wracking my brain to come up with easy projects to do with my almost two year old. I’ve been wanting to get him some play dough, but am guilty of keeping things out of his life that I don’t find safe for him. Play dough was one of those things, but I didn’t want him to miss out on a classic kid moment. I used to play with it a lot (and yeah, yeah I turned out fine) and I have fond memories of using cookie cutters to make shapes in it. So, I knew I had to give making this little guy some play dough a go. So, I did some research and below, you’ll find the easiest version of DIY play dough you can find. The cool thing is that it’s totally edible, if your little one decides to taste it - which, mine did.

So give it a go and let me know how it goes!

Edible Play Dough

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• prep time: 10 mins
  
• cook time: 10 mins
  
• total time: 20 mins
  

  Ingredients:
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• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup salt
• 2 Tablespoons cream of tartar
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• Food coloring

Instructions:

1. Mix everything except the food coloring together in a bowl
2. Divide into 4 equal parts
3. Put each new section into it’s own separate bowl
4. Add a drop or two of food coloring, depending on how bold you want the color to be, to each bowl and mix
5. In a small pot, over medium heat, add one colored section to the pot and stir continuously, until a ball forms around your spoon
6. Remove from pot and let cool
7. Repeat with each color
8. After each color has cooled completely, it’s time to play!
   
   

Storage:

I store ours in a plastic Tupperware container with a lid. It’s been 1 month and the play dough is still going strong!