Making playdough at home with your children.

Play-dough is such fun.  Children love to play with it and they do not even realise how much they are learning from the experience and that their little fingers are getting exercise.



Recipe
1 cup flour
1cup water
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1/3 cup salt
1 tablespoon oil
food colouring

Mix all ingredients in a pot, except the food colouring.

Cook over low heat, stirring continually.
Once it begins to thicken, add the food colouring.
Continue stirring until the mixture begins to gather around the spoon.
Remove the dough and place onto wax paper or a plate to cool.

Now you have something to entertain your children with during the rainy days.  Maybe you can even involve them in the making of the dough.  

They will be spending some quality time with you, as well as learn a few new things.  Have fun.