{"id":14353,"date":"2014-02-04T11:03:20","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T09:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/?p=14353"},"modified":"2020-04-16T06:37:17","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T04:37:17","slug":"all-natural-play-dough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/2014\/02\/04\/all-natural-play-dough\/","title":{"rendered":"all natural play dough&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14354\" alt=\"PJB_photoplaydoughrecipe\" src=\"http:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PJB_photoplaydoughrecipe.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PJB_photoplaydoughrecipe.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PJB_photoplaydoughrecipe-87x87.jpg 87w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So I&#8217;ve been having a bit of fun making all natural play dough lately. This batch of coloured fun is my third or so experiment and I&#8217;m rather happy with it. Though I&#8217;ve got some ideas for the next batch which I&#8217;ll share with you in case you&#8217;d like to try.<\/p>\n<p>Since I want to use only natural colour, I&#8217;ve adapted this recipe from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bestrecipes.com.au\/recipe\/no-cook-play-dough-L2119.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">best recipes<\/a>, minimizing quantities and introducing soaking selected ingredients to create coloured water. Here is my adapted recipe:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>1 cup plain flour<br \/>\n1\/2 cup salt<br \/>\n1\/2 tablespoon (or so) of cooking oil (i&#8217;ve been using sunflower)<br \/>\n1\/4-1\/2 cup of cold, coloured water<\/p>\n<p>To make the coloured water, soak a handful of your chosen ingredient (spinach for green, beetroot for deep purple, mixed frozen berries for rose\/light purple) in a ramekin or glass container of 1\/2cup water, preferably overnight. Strain the liquid and pop it in the fridge for a little while to make it cold, or add an ice cube.<\/p>\n<p>In a large bowl, mix the flour and salt together well. At this stage if you are making yellow, add a good sprinkling of tumeric powder. Then add the cooking oil and 1\/4cup of coloured water. Mix then knead until well combined. Add more water if needed to get the right consistency.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>I then put each ball of play dough into clear, recycled plastic containers and leave them in the back of the fridge. To allow them to soften slightly, I take them out about 1\/2 hour before we are ready to play with them&nbsp; (yes, WE &#8211; Laly and I both love playing with play dough &#8211; yesterday I made a fantastic collection of funny looking dinosaurs which Laly promptly invited all to a tiny tea party). This batch was a little crumbly when I took them out, so I just added splashes of water and kneaded them a bit more and they were perfect. Adding flour and water makes playing with it all the more fun for Laly, so I don&#8217;t mind if I don&#8217;t get the consistency spot on when I make them. And yes, the colours do come off ever so slightly when you play with them, but barely &#8211; and honestly, who cares? It washes off with a dab of a cloth.<\/p>\n<p>The other thing I&#8217;d like to say is that I soaked beetroot skins in some water overnight, hence the gorgeous intense colour. However I didn&#8217;t soak the spinach or the mixed berries but next time I will to get more intense colour, though if you like it subtle, soak for less.<\/p>\n<p>My last batch of yellow and rose lasted many months &#8211; basically until the colours get all smooshed together and the ball diminishes to a tiny size, as happens when little hands get hold of it.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you&#8217;ll give this a try. I can&#8217;t wait to try out more ingredients for more colours!&nbsp; Any suggestions?<\/p>\n<p>xx<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So I&#8217;ve been having a bit of fun making all natural play dough lately. 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