This recipe makes enough for a 2qt container. 

• 5 c Flour
• Entire package of Salt  (26 oz)
• 5 c Water
• 10 tsp. Cream of Tartar
• 5 tsp. Salad Oil
• Food Coloring the more you use the darker the color

** use the following amounts for:

• Jell-O 1pkg.
• coco ( see variations below)
• vanilla 1tblsp.
• kool aid 1pkg,
• extracts 1 tblsp ( the more you use the stronger the scent)

-- Add food coloring etc, to water

-- Mix all ingredients

-- Cook over medium low heat. Stirring constantly.

-- It will pull from sides of pot

-- Knead—if sticky add flour slowly until not sticky

-- Store in a plastic container.

Variations:

-- Chocolate play dough—replace 1 to 1½ c of flour with coco and add 1 to 2 tsp. vanilla

** This one you have to watch out for they tend to want to eat it.(The vanilla gives it a true chocolate smell.)

** One of our kids asked for bubble gum smelling dough, which is a hard scent to come by.

My solution was to use cheap bubble gum toothpaste (found @ a dollar store) mixed in after pink dough or purple (grape) was made.

I had to use extra flour when kneading to get rid of the stickiness.

It worked and the bubble gum smell lasted a long time!

--D.C

Hints:

-- Another source for scents are candy making supply stores or try potpourri oils.

-- Add coloring and scents to water before mixing. You will get a more uniform color.

-- Use an old pot

-- If dough scorches just peel those bits out

Cinnamon Applesauce Dough

• 1 lb jar sweetened applesauce
• 8 oz cinnamon

--Drain 1# jar of SWEETENED applesauce overnight (you will be amazed at how much water seeps out!!)

--Add 8 ounces of cinnamon to this and mix together well.

--Knead into a ball, press hard to solidify and mix.

--Then pat out in 1 cup units onto wax paper ( to about ¼” thick )

--Use cookie cutters or plastic play dough knives