Homemade playdough

The kids have the best babysitter ever. She watched the kids Saturday afternoon and they made homemade playdough. They got to decide on the colors to make and added scents. Sunday ended up being so pretty. The rain finally let up and the sun came out. Annika and Eliot were happy to play outside and explore the playdough. Evan was napping but he got a chance to play later that day. Annika made the great wall of China with her playdough. She held it up for me to see and explained what she had all made. Eliot then followed suit and showed me her snowman and told me all about it. Eliot is amazing. Her language has just been developing by leaps and bounds. She is now officially 2 years old. Her birthday was on Saturday. We will be having a real birthday party later.

Here is the recipe for homemade playdough according to our babysitter.

1 Cup of water

1 tablespoon of vegetable oil

1/2 cup of salt

1 tablespoon of cream of tartar

1 cup of flour

Food coloring of your choice

Add scents such as pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, or mint.Combine in a pot and stir well to get all the lumps out. Cook on the stove and stir constantly until it forms together. Lay it on a plate until it cools. Knead well and store it in a Ziploc bag. It should last for 6 months. Don't worry it if appears to smoke or burn. It will come off the bottom of your pot just don't leave it unattended.