The Best Homemade Play Dough

Most people who work with young children make homemade play dough at some point.  Jessica Hogg, one of our Speech/Language Specialists, found this recipe and says it is great play dough.  Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:
1 cup water      1 cup flour      2 tablespoons Cream of Tartar
2 tablespoons salt      2 tablespoons cooking oil      1 package Jello

Instructions:

• Mix all ingredients together in a bowl - whisk until smooth
• Pour mixture into a saucepan on medium heat
• Stir continuously until it becomes solid and sticks together
• Place on floured cutting board and let cool
• Knead in flour until no longer sticky
• Enjoy!

**This can turn into a fine motor/senory activity if you have your child place small objects (like beads or dried beans) in the play dough then try to get them back out.

Do you have a favorite recipe or activity for your little one?