Now that Isabella is 4, I decided it's time to break out my old Play Dough recipe. I wanted to always have some on hand, plus I know kids eat the stuff so it needs to be safe. Also I'm extremely cheap. Pathologically cheap. I'm also lazy, so I don't want it to be complicated.
Here's the recipe:
2 parts flour
1 part salt
~1 part hot water
a few drops of glycerin
food coloring
Mix all this together and knead. Get your kids to help with this. I store in ziplock bags or tupperware type containers.
It dries when left out, so it's great for projects, like making letters with cookie cutters.
