Kidamerinks Activities: Jello Play-Doh

We had an "unplanned" afternoon the other day with nothing to do, so I decided to make some new Play-Doh for my Kidamerinks. 

I Never Buy Play-Doh.

In my opinion, it is a Total waste of money. It is so much easier and cheaper to make!

I have tried many different recipes for Homemade Play-Doh, and the one we've been using lately seemed to be doing the trick. 

But, I had seen a few recipes online that used Jello as a base for Play-Doh and I wanted to test it out. 

I was a bit Skeptical.

But, Oh. My. Word.

It makes the BEST Play-Doh in the world. 

I used this Play-Doh recipe, from Playdoughrecipe.org.

It's AWESOME and uses a LOT less salt than my previous favorite recipe so your hands don't come away feeling like you have crystals growing on them from all that salt!!

Here's what you do (for those of you intimidated by making your own Play-Doh):

Ingredients:

1 Cup White Flour

2 Tbsp. Salt

2 Tbsp. Cream of Tartar

2 Tbsp. Cooking Oil

1 Cup Warm Water

1 3oz package of Jello

I never buy Jello, but I have had this Peach Package of Jello in my Pantry for at least a year... so that's what we used. It would be fun to get some fun colors though, and now I'm going to start stocking up on Jello when it goes on sale!

Combine all of the ingredients and mix well. I let my Kidamerink do this part, since he is always wanting to help!

Then over medium-low heat, continually stir the Play-Doh (about 5 minutes) and be careful not to burn.

The Play-Doh will gradually get thicker and thicker until it starts to pull off of the sides of the pan and forms a thick ball. When it forms into a ball, pull off of the heat and let it cool for a few minutes. 

When it is cool enough to handle, knead for a few minutes until soft and pliable, then let it cool completely.

Then let your Kidamerinks' have some good ol' fashioned fun!

This Play-Doh was seriously the best one we've made so far. It smelled good, it wasn't too salty, and it was very pliable and had a good texture. It was almost like the consistency of clay, but a little bit softer. It was so smooth... that's the only way I could think of to describe it. 

You have to try it!!