How Do You Make Colored Play Dough?
Play dough is a wonderful product that can have great motor implications for children. Playing is a child’s way of learning in their early years and play dough can play a big part, especially when colors are involved. Play dough can also help strengthen the muscles in a child’s hand, which will help strengthen muscles that are used for writing later on. So sit with your child at the table, play with play dough and talk about all the things you make together. Add 1 cup of flour in a bowl large enough for all ingredients. Let your preschooler add dry ingredients to the bowl. Pour ½ cup of salt to large mixing bowl. Add 3 tbsps. of cream of tartar. Some recipes call for more and some, less, so go ahead and experiment with different amounts. Put 1 cup of water into the large mixing bowl. In order to ensure equal distribution of the food coloring in the play dough, mix in the extract to the water before mixing it with other ingredients. Mix the ingredients thoroughly. This may take a little
