{"id":1083,"date":"2019-08-20T02:11:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T09:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/theparentnetwork\/?p=1083"},"modified":"2023-07-22T18:01:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T01:01:08","slug":"homemade-play-doh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/homemade-play-doh\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Homemade Play Doh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-play-doh-is-really-easy-and-way-less-expensive-to-make-at-home-you-can-also-modify-it-however-you-d-like-have-a-birthday-party-coming-up-make-a-big-batch-of-green-goo-or-pink-glitter-play-doh-want-to-make-a-whole-bunch-of-colors-or-your-kiddo-have-their-heart-set-on-sky-blue-or-mint-green-play-doh-you-can-make-it-happen\">Play doh is really easy and way less expensive to make at home. You can also modify it however you&#8217;d like! Have a birthday party coming up? Make a big batch of green goo or pink glitter play doh! Want to make a whole bunch of colors, or your kiddo have their heart set on sky blue or mint green play doh?&nbsp; You can make it happen! <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-since-it-s-so-much-less-expensive-you-can-bake-the-play-doh-for-keepsakes-without-cringing-at-the-cost-and-it-s-incredibly-fun-for-the-kids-to-help-make-toys-are-way-more-special-when-the-kids-help-to-make-them\">Since it&#8217;s so much less expensive, you can bake the Play-Doh for keepsakes without cringing at the cost. And, it&#8217;s incredibly fun for the kids to help make! Toys are way more special when the kids help to make them.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-purple-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-here-is-our-homemade-play-doh-recipe\">Here is our homemade play-doh recipe: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ingredients\"><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1 \u00bd cup flour<\/li><li>1 \u00bd cup water<\/li><li>4&nbsp; tsp cream of tartar<\/li><li>1\/3 cup salt<\/li><li>3 TBS vegetable oil<\/li><li>food coloring &#8211; gel food coloring works best and dyes hands and surfaces less<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-instructions\"><strong>Instructions: <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In a medium saucepan, stir together flour and water over low\/med heat. Once combined, stir in all other ingredients except the food coloring.<\/li><li>Stir regularly, cook over medium heat until it starts to thicken. Add in food coloring. <\/li><li>Continue to stir the mixture over low heat. Mixture will start to thicken, binding to the spoon.&nbsp; <\/li><li>When the dough is well formed and only lightly damp, remove from heat. Place on wax paper or onto a cookie sheet or plate to cool. <\/li><li>After about 30 minutes when the dough is still slightly warm, knees for a few minutes. Knees again once it reaches room temperature. <\/li><li>Store in a ziplock or airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 months, it at room temp for 1-2 weeks. If storing at room temp, wrap in plastic wrap to keep in moisture. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><strong>HAVE FUN!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Easy-Homade-Play-Doh.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Easy-Homade-Play-Doh.png\" alt=\"homemade-play-doh\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1078\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27470%27%20height%3D%27394%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20470%20394%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27470%27%20height%3D%27394%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Easy-Homade-Play-Doh-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Easy-Homade-Play-Doh.png 470w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Easy Homemade Play Doh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-for-those-who-need-allergy-free-recipes-click-on-link-below\">For those who need allergy free recipes click on link below. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-allergy-free-play-dough-recipes-almost-unbreakable-bubbles\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aaaai.org\/Conditions-Treatments\/just-for-kids\/allergy-free-play-dough-recipes\">ALLERGY-FREE PLAY DOUGH RECIPES<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/almost-unbreakable-bubbles\/\">(Almost) Unbreakable Bubbles<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play doh is really easy and way less expensive to  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1078,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[533],"class_list":["post-1083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-parenting","tag-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1083"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3681,"href":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1083\/revisions\/3681"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}