Today Kaden had a Pro-D day (professional development for the teachers) and Brody was supposed to go to school but had a runny nose and I kept him home. I was looking forward to having time with Kaden on our own but on days like these you gotta roll with it. We were also planning on an afternoon playdate with a group of kids that Kaden knows from school, at the beach. It turned out to be a rainy day and Brody was sick so the beach was out. We were snuggled in for the day and at about 10am I made a batch of playdough. The boys were very excited to help out and took turns putting the ingredients into the pot. It took about 5mins to make and they both agreed the playdough should be green. After it was all kneaded and ready for them I cut it in half and handed them each their green treasure. They were both surprised at how warm it was and cooled it by gently blowing on it. They played with it for 2 hours until they got hungry for lunch, ate their lunch and then went back to playing with the playdough for the rest of the day. It was a very successful Friday in spite of all the obstacles and detours from our plans.
Playdough Recipe
1 cup white flour
1/2 cup salt
2 tablespoon cream of tartar
1 tablespoon oil
1 cup water
food coloring
Mix first 4 ingredients in a pot. Add water and mix well. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for 3 – 5 minutes. Dough will become difficult to stir and form a clump. Remove from stove and knead for 5 minutes–add food coloring during kneading process. Playdough will keep for a long time stored in a covered plastic container or plastic sandwich bag.
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