We added small dry brown beans (actually they were black eye peas) to the dough for a fun texture. We also tried uncooked and rice and noodles; neither of which worked very well, but the beans were really fun! They made the dough feel kind of like one of those soothing balls, and they made awesome eyes for the creatures we made!
They boys helped make the play dough and played with it after. (Actually only one of the boys since the other didn't get his chores done in time.)
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup warm water
- 2 teaspoons cream of tarter
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1/4 cup salt
- food coloring
- dry beans
Prep: HARD
Clean-up: MEDIUM
Time it took: 30 minutes to make plus 30 minutes to play
Notes:
Motivated boys to do chores: YES
Kept their attention: YES
Easy: YES
Stress Level for Mom: LOW
Required supervision: YES for the first 30 min., NO for last 30 min.
Messy: A Little
Breakable: NO
Harmful/ Dangerous to play with: NO
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