My daughter has been happily entertained for three hours

And it’s all thanks to this amazing playdough recipe! I spent quite literally 20 minutes making two batches of this playdough for her yesterday, and she has now sat happily at the table making all sorts of creations for hours on end. Costing just small change to make, this recipe is an absolute must for the busy work at home mum!

No Cook Playdough Recipe

Ingrediants:

2 cups plain flour

1/2 cup salt

3/4 of a cup of cold water (you may need a little more or less, just depending on your batch)

A liberal amount of food colouring (I used about half of those little bottles you get in the four packs)

1 Tbs of vegetable oil (or any cheap cooking oil)

Method:

Sift flour into a large bowl, then add salt and mix together.Add the tablespoon of oil to the mix, and stir well to combine.

Add the food colouring to your water and gradually add to your dry ingrediants (I found about 1/3 at a time worked well). Stir until mixture resemebles a crumbly dough.

Tip out on the bench and kneed for a good few minutes. The dough will come together and become smooth. This is a great time to kneed in a bit of glitter, which my daughter just loves. If your playdough is a bit wet at this stage, just kneed in a bit of extra flour too.

That’s it! Will keep for ages in the fridge, and if they mix up colours or spread it all over the floor, just make another batch. I will never buy expensive pre-made dough again.

Enjoy!