Cream of Tartar is the secret ingredient to this fun, non-edible, children's craft, which calls for ingredients that you probably already have.
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup salt 2 cups water 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1/4 cup McCormick® Cream of Tartar McCormick® Assorted Food Colors & Egg Dye
Directions: 1. Mix the water, oil, flour, salt, and cream of tartar in a saucepan. Add 20 drops of desired food color. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture holds together (about 5 minutes). Remove from heat and scrape dough onto wax paper to cool. Knead slightly until dough is smooth.
2. Store in an airtight container. May be kept for 2-4 weeks.
Tip: Add 2-3 teaspoons of extract to the mixture to give the play dough a wonderful scent. Strawberry or cherry extract goes well with red, lemon or banana extract with yellow, peppermint extract with blue, and mint or lemon extract with green.