We made purple sparkly playdough! 
This weekend Olivia got out our box of playdough tools to play with then realised that we had no playdough! She asked me if we could make some and I suggested that as we made it, she could film herself showing how to make it. She has been a bit shy about being on the camera until now and has sometimes asked not to be filmed but on this occasion she jumped at the chance. She did a really good job of 'presenting' too and enjoyed telling everybody what they needed to do to make the playdough!
We used our go-to playdough recipe which does involve cooking but it really isn't a hassle or complicated or anything. We LOVE this recipe as the playdough comes out really soft and squishy and lasts for ages!
Here's what you will need:
2 cups of plain flour
2 cups of water
1 cup of flour
2 tablespoons of oil
2 heaped teaspoons of cream of tartar
Food colouring (I usually buy this on eBay)
Optional: You can also add different flavourings to give a nice scent. On the right of the picture above you can see the little bottles I used (the two in the picture are bubblegum and strawberry and they smell AMAZING!! These are also from eBay) Sometimes we have even used things we find in the garden like rosemary, lavender or mint.
This photo is from about a year ago but it shows the children adding some rosemary to the dough.
We also added in some purple glitter to our dough. My children are both old enough not to be putting playdough in their mouths anymore but if you have children who are still doing this then you can buy edible glitter so that you know it is safe!
Method:
All you do is tip everything into a saucepan and stir together until there are no lumps. This part is so much fun for little ones to join in with as they love to fill the cup up with the ingredients and tip them in and stirring is always a hit!
The next part is definitely a job for an adult, put the pan over a medium to high heat and keep stirring! The mixture does stick easily so don't get distracted! It will get to a point where it gets really hard to stir as it all clumps together but keep at it as it won't be cooked through yet. Keep scooping it and turning it then kind of squashing it down to spread it across the base of the pan to cook.
You will know when it is ready as you will notice the colour starting to darken and it will have formed a ball as you stir. Just tip it out onto a board and after letting it cool for a few minutes, knead it well. Then let the fun begin!
I hope you enjoyed this blog, if you would like to watch how we made it (presented by the super-cute Olivia!) then please check out our Youtube channel 'House of Sparkle' or the link to the actual video is here: https://youtu.be/bNB0V1utZig Please give it a thumbs up and Subscribe to our channel to keep up with everything that we are getting up to!
Thanks and see you soon!
Elizabeth x
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