Crafty Kids Homemade Playdough

Trying to come up with new and exciting ways to keep my children entertained has become difficult. Which is why my 2 year old and I decided to make playdough for the first time last week.

Being a stay at home mom is wonderful, but sometimes I find myself channeling my energy towards other things and not stimulating activities for my kids. They love coloring, painting (particularly finger painting), reading, etc., but all of that gets old fast especially for my middle child.

I have 3 children (2 years, 15 months, 7 weeks) and the oldest 2 love doing crafts...particularly playdough. They love to smoosh it, squeeze it, cut it, roll it, etc. So one day, feeling quite crafty I decided we would make our own playdough.

Our church nursery has some homemade and some store bought playdough available for the kids during Sunday school. I noticed that the homemade that they had seemed easier to work with, and was a more natural looking color. After having seen the 2 side by side, I personally preferred the homemade, hands down.

And with our family budget being a little tight these days (who's isn't?), I thought making the playdough ourselves would be a cheaper way to go. But unlike other things where making it yourself does save you money, I was surprised to find we spent a little more then we would have had we just bought it. But o well...my daughter had fun and that is all that matters!

TIP 1: Have your child wear an apron or old clothes when making. The food coloring tends to get EVERYWHERE when little hands get a hold of it.

TIP 2: A little food coloring goes a long way.

TIP 3: Do not make the stove any warmer than med/low or you may burn the dough.