We LOVE playdoh!!

I love playdoh. Tanner loves playdoh. Sam loves playdoh.



After playing in the SNOW this morning we came inside to make our own
SNOW playdoh!
We used our regular recipe but added white painted, peppermint and silver glitter!!!
3 cups flour
11/2 cups salt
6 teaspoons cream of tartar or alum
3 cups of water
3 tablesppons oil
Extras...food coloring, scent or glitter
Mix dry ingredients in a large pan. Combine and mixwater, oil and extras in a seperate bowl. Slowly add to dry ingredients, strring well. Cook on medium heat until mixture pulls away from sides of the pan. Turn dough onto counter and knead until smooth. The dough is sticky at first but will improve as its cools and with kneading.

Why I LOVE playdoh:
To make it, the boys take turns measuring, stirring, pouring, and kneading.
It's great fine motor not to mention exploring different textures
and improving hand eye coordination.

Once we've make the playdoh the benefits continue:
squeezing, rolling, cutting, pounding
creativity
sharing
Tanner has made letters, sorted colors, worked on shapes, added and subtracted, patterns and explored halves/wholes.
Sam loves to squeeze it in the garlic press. He is getting to work on strengthening that pincer grasp when he pinches it to throw at us:)

We make playdoh almost every week. It's like a staple in our "PLAY" diet. I know it's messy but get out the hand broom and dust pan and practice some practical life skills: sweeping. Their wives will thank you later!!