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Have you ever played with play dough? If you do not know what I am talking about…play dough is the soft, gushy, mushy, weird stuff that you can squish and mold into your favorite shapes.

You can make animals, people, flowers or just about anything that you can imagine. Usually you have to buy play dough at the store and you can only buy it in the colors that they have available. Well, good news! Here is an easy recipe on how to make your own play dough! This stuff will last for months. And the best part is that you can make the play dough in any color that you want. So squish and mush away and be creative!

• 1 Cup of Flour
• 1/2 Cup Salt
• 2 Teaspoons of cooking oil
• 1 Cup Hot Water
• 2 Teaspoons of Cream of Tartar
• Food Coloring
• Mixing Bowl

1. Mix the flour, salt, cooking oil and cream of tartar together in a medium sized mixing bowl.
2. Mix a few drops of the food coloring with the water until you get the color you want. You can also mix different colors together in the water to come up with unique colors.
3. Add the water mixture to the mixing bowl and mix everything together until the mixture is smooth and the lumps are gone.
4. Store the play dough in a sealed container or in a sealed plastic bag.
5. For fun, you can add a few drops of vanilla or peppermint extract to make your play dough smell nice.