Eco Fun: Making Play Dough

  • Making play dough is easy and inexpensive. And your dough will not contain any harmful chemicals.  Make enough play dough so that kids can create our  Eco-Hero bear Ge from it. Ge is the main character of our coloring worksheets, and he is present in all our eBooks and resources.

  • Here are materials for 1 ball of play dough:

  • 1 cup flour (any kind)

  • 1 cup water

  • 1/2 cup salt

  • 1 tbsp. cooking oil

  • 1/2 tbsp. cream of tartar (optional)

  • 1 tsp coloring powder (turmeric for yellow, spirulina for green, cocoa powder for brown, hibiscus or beetroot powder for red)

  • Mixing bowls

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And Now What?

  • Mix the flour, salt, and cream of tartar in a bowl.

  • Mix the water, oil, and selected coloring in another bowl.

  • Pour the liquid mixture slowly to the dry ingredients while kids are mixing it with their hands. Ask them to knead the dough thoroughly.

  • If the mix is too sticky, add more flour. If it doesn’t lump well, add more water. Adjust the ingredients according to the texture.

  • Use different colors, make as many balls as needed.

  • Have the kids create eco-hero bear Ge.

  • Store the dough in an airtight container to keep well.

  • To keep playing with different colors, use our free coloring worksheets to keep the kids entertained.

 
 
maria gagos