Tuesday 21 February 2012

play doh convert

i always think why bother going to all the effort of making play doh when you can buy it so readily and cheaply? and when i HAVE gone to the effort - randomly selecting simple looking recipes from the internet - it's been a sticky disaster which has put me off play doh making altogether.

here's the bright store-bought stuff:
when we moved house six months ago my sister in law brought me home-made play doh for the kids. it was such a brilliant gift. in the chaos of house-moving, lovely fresh play doh to keep the kids entertained was so helpful. I have since used her recipe and it makes brilliant long-lasting play doh. i am a convert. the recipe lives on our fridge. Here it is:
still ready to roll (after months of life!):
i love this old rolling pin that my mum kept from when we were young

play doh village

7 comments:

  1. I have a playdough recipe on my fridge too! So funny. It's the best isn't it? I particularly love the village that the kiddos made. Will have to use that idea.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Having trouble getting posted - this seems to bring out the robot in me and I can't read the robot-preventer thing.

    ReplyDelete
  3. I'm loving this blog!
    And I've never yet made my own playdough...maybe this is the inspiration i need!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. it's really worth it Rach - you'll enjoy playing with it as much as D does. x

      Delete
  4. I am so using this recipe! Sam loves play doh but it drives me insane - all the bits falling off & mixing of colours. If I know I can make my own maybe I won't be so uptight about it!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yes you don't get all those yucky crumbly bits with the home-made stuff. it's a much nicer texture - and you can just make one colour!! enjoy :)

      Delete

thank you. i love your comments x