Play dough video

One rainy day, Averie and I woke up and decided to make our own play dough.  We used the following recipe:

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup salt
• 2 Tblsp. oil
• 1 Tblsp. cream of tartar
• Add all ingredients to a large pot and cook on low heat, stirring constantly with a strong spoon until mixture clumps and stiffens and turns into a ball.  Knead dough on a piece of waxed paper. Separate into four parts and make a little well in each.  Add five or so, drops of food colouring to each well and knead into dough.

While Averie was playing with his dough, he began mixing colours and made little balls that we decided would make great gifts for our little loved ones.  We gathered the following reusable items lying around the house:

• twist ties
• plastic wrap and produce bags (cut up into 4×4 squares)
• plastic tubs with lids (for storing left over play dough)

Averie and I decided that the little rolled rainbow balls looked like candies, so we went with that theme when we wrapped them up.  Each ball was wrapped in a square of plastic and added coloured twist ties to each end.  As we went along, we made a list of all of our cousins and friends who might like one for Christmas.  (We also decided that we will make these again to add to our treat bags that we hand out to friends who come to our birthday parties.)