Dough Recipes
Basic Salt Dough
4 cups plain flour
2 cups salt
4 cups coloured water
Mix up the ingredients, varying the amount of water according to the consistency you want the dough to be. Use food colouring to make the coloured water. This dough will only keep for a couple of days if kept in an airtight container in a cool place, but you can bake it in a hot oven to preserve what the children make - great for play food in the home corner! (give it a coat of PVA glue and it lasts even longer!).
Cooked Dough
4 cups plain flour
2 cups salt
4 cups coloured water
2 tablespoons oil
8 teaspoons cream of tartar
As above, use food colouring for the coloured water. Mix the ingredients well in a saucepan, cook over a low heat while stirring continuously, until firm. Allow to cool before using.
This dough comes out with almost exactly the same consistency as commercial doh products and lasts about 1-2 weeks if kept in an airtight container in a cool place. Let the children do the mixing, they love the gooey bits!