Winter playdough recipe

Have a little fun with this frosty looking playdough recipe.

No cook playdough recipe: 

Ingredients 

• 1 cup of plain flour
• ½ cup of salt
• 2 tbsp cream of tartar
• 1 tbsp oil
• Blue food colouring
• 1 cup boiling water
• Glitter (optional) 

Directions 

1. Mix the flour, salt, cream of tartar and oil in a large bowl.
2. Add 5-10 drops of blue food colouring (depending on the darkness of the blue you desire) to cup of boiling water
3. Add the coloured water to the other ingredients, stir well.
4. Add as much glitter as you wish!
5. Stir the mixture well until it is combined
6. When the mixture becomes “doughy”, remove from the bowl and start kneading. (the dough will be warm, so mind your hands)
7. When desired texture is achieved, the playdough is finished, enjoy 

Microwave or hob recipe 

Ingredients 

• 1/2 cup of salt
• 1 cup of water
• 2 tablespoons of cream of tartar
• 1 cup of flour
• 1 tablespoon of oil
• Food colouring 

Directions: 

1. Mix the flour, salt, cream of tartar and oil in a large bowl.
2. Add 5-10 drops of blue food colouring (depending on the darkness of the blue you desire) to cup of water
3. Add the coloured water to the other ingredients, stir well.
4. If using a pan place on medium heat and stir constantly
5. In a microwave - Cook on medium heat for 2 minutes, then remove and stir, cook again on a medium heat for 1 minute and stir, you may need to continue with 1-minute bursts of heat if the dough is still runny.
6. When the mixture becomes “doughy”, remove from heat and start kneading. (The dough will be hot, so mind your hands)
7. When desired texture is achieved, the playdough is finished, enjoy!