My son is at the ripe toddler age of one and a half and he loves having new experiences and sensations, making a mess, and being creative. He also loves to cook "with" us and for a little guy he's surprisingly attentive to process. What better activity than making our own playdough at home and mushing it and smushing it 'till our hearts content?
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1/2 cup of salt
1/2 cup of water
1 cup of white flour
1/2 tablespoon cooking oil
An assortment of food coloring
Instructions:
Mix together salt, flour, water, and oil. After combining, add food coloring to suit your color preference. Mix until combined.
Once the mixing was complete, I covered our kitchen table with a piece of wax paper (taping down the edges with low-adhesive masking tape), grabbed a few plastic blocks, buckled my son into his high chair and let the creative fun begin!
He's a cutie!
ReplyDeleteAawww. Thanks Beth! I couldn't agree more :)
ReplyDeleteHi Zach and Jess. You are so creative!
ReplyDeletethis is a future sculptor (or fashion model) if I ever saw one...love the collaboration between mom and son.
ReplyDeletexo, Randy
Very cute. Z likes to create just like his cousins.
ReplyDeleteIt probably won't surprise you --- back when we used to make this we added .... glitter :)
ReplyDeletelol. I'll bet glitter looks pretty cool, but I would caution against it since many little ones, like mine, will try eating the handmade playdough. That's actually one of the reasons I decided to make it at home: the edible factor.
ReplyDeleteawww he's growing up so quickly!
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