Homemade Play Dough

We had a play dough making session today and it was tons of fun!  I found this great recipe and as the article says, this play dough comes out beautifully and is very close to the store bought stuff...except it smells yummy, and I didn't have to worry when I caught Spencie taking a lick!  It's basically flour, water, salt, vegetable oil, cream of tartar (ok that was the odd ingredient that I had to plan ahead and buy last week) and a package of jello.  The boys loved helping me put the ingredients in the pot and then kneading the last bit of flour in afterward to get just the right texture.  We made snowmen, snakes, wheels for pretend cars, and played with some heart shaped cookie cutters!  What a fun and easy DIY kid activity!!

http://www.modernparentsmessykids.com/2012/05/play-dough.html