Make Your Own Playdough - the Return!

Friends have been asking me about making their own playdough at home after reading my post on the recipe some time ago. I'd like to remind you that the dough will only last for a period of time. No, not because you can turn them into currypuff afterwards. And no, it's not going to melt for no good reason or disappear through the process of vaporisation.

The dough would not last forever (nothing does) as it is made without any preservatives. Just like any other dough you make into pastries etc., the dough will deteriorate after a few weeks. Use a cheap flour if you worry about overspending. Well, flour is actually cheap enough though.

The idea in this is actually thriving excitement in making things on your own, from scratch. Perhaps, you'll get to give your child some time and space in the kitchen to work together with you and your 'toys' rather than shooing them away when you're busy in the 'office' with the ladles and pans. Your child will also learn a bit about dough making and the great thing about playing with doughs and blocks is it does help expanding their creativity. The only possible downside for it is, it's not long-lasting thus dough-playtime will need to have a break until you get another pack of flour and other items in the recipe to make some more! :)

Oh and makesure the dough has enough of everything to make it nicely playable and won't run out of shape and colour. Dry your masterpieces under the sun, that'll make them hard to retain their moulded shape. Then, you'll need to worry less about the expiry date!

Any other better ideas to keep the dough playable all the time? Other than buying Play-Doh please ;).

If you've missed the recipe, read Make Your Own Play Dough Recipe here now!