4 cups plain flour
1 1/2 cups salt
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
1 cup of warm water
4 colours – natural plant based food colouring
100% Pure Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils
NOTE: If you would like to make a gluten free alternative, use a gluten free flour mix or half cornstarch and rice flour.
You could also add dried herbs for extra texture and scent.
Essential
oil suggestions would be lavender , sweet orange, grapefruit, lemon or
a specialised blend designed to calm or keep children happy such as peace & calming , twinkle star etc.
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Method-
– Take 4 separate bowls.
– Pour 1/4 cup of warm water into each separate bowl.
– Add 4-5 drops of natural food colouring to the water in each bowl.
– Add 1/2 tablespoon of oil now to each bowl.
– In a separate large mixing bowl add the 4 cups of flour and 1 1/2 cups of salt.
– Stir the salt and the flour together.
– Put one cup of each of the flour and salt mixture into each of the separate bowls with the colours.
– Add approx 3 drops of essential oil to each separate mixture.
– Stir each bowl until the coloured flour mixture and liquid are well mixed.
– Dust a cutting board with remaining flour & salt mixture.
– Knead each coloured clay ball separately on the cutting board until it’s nice and smooth.
– Store in air tight containers or zip lock plastic bags in the fridge to make the play dough preserve for longer.
