Easter Craft - Day 5 - Carrot Playdoh

Alex loves to play with Playdoh.  It is one of his favorite activities to sit in the kitchen floor and do while I am working around the house or taking care of Amelia.  My mom used to make Playdoh all the time when we were growing up to use at the preschool that she taught at.  I have never attempted to make it until tonight but we will no longer buy store bought because it was super easy to make.  It took less than ten minutes to make and most, if not all, of the ingredients are from your pantry.  I had to go out and buy some cream of tartar because that was the one thing that I never use.

Here is the recipe that I used:

2 cups of flour (I used unbleached all purpose flour)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 cups of water
1 cup of salt
food coloring ( I used red and yellow to make to carrots orange)


In one bowl, I measure two cups of water and added the food coloring until it looked like a bright orange.

 In a large measuring cup, I measured all of the dry ingredients together.  

I added the oil to a large pot that I had on medium heat.  I then added the water and the dry ingredients.  You will need to stir constantly.

It will take a few minutes for it to thicken but when it does it can be hard to stir.  Once it starts to thicken it happens very quickly.  The whole process took under 10 minutes and it made a lot of Playdoh.

I let the Playdoh cool off and then added to Ziploc baggies and made it into a carrot shape. I tied a lime green bow around the top and it turned into a cute Easter present to give to Alex and my oldest nephew in their Easter baskets.



I like this recipe because even if the two younger ones get into it, it may not taste good but there is nothing that will hurt them in it.

This is a fun activity to use year round to use with any child that loves Playdoh.  I had plenty left over so Alex will have even more when he comes home tomorrow.

Happy Easter!