Super Soft Playdough Recipe
It’s no secret that we love playdough at our house. We play with it almost every day! Since I like making different kinds of play dough, like jello playdough, marshmallow playdough, and kool-aid playdough, I wanted experiment in the kitchen and try some of my other ideas out. And it worked because I came up with a recipe for SUPER soft playdough. It is really the softest playdough we’ve ever made!
Ingredients for Super Soft Playdough
Now that I’ve talked it up, are you ready for the recipe? Here’s what you need:
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup baby powder (this is the secret ingredient! If you don’t like using baby powder, corn starch is a good alternative)
- 1/4 cup salt
- 2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tablespoon of baby oil
- 3/4 cup of water
- food coloring (I used gel food coloring)
Steps for Making Super Soft Playdough
- Start by mixing 3/4 cups flour, 1/4 cup baby powder, 1/4 cup salt and 2 teaspoons of cream of tarter in a bowl.
- Next, mix in the 1 tablespoon of baby oil, 3/4 cup of water, and a few drops of food coloring.
- Cook the mixture on the stove on low heat for a few minutes.
- Keep stirring and watch for it to start sticking together. If the mixture seems too dry, add in a little water.
- Cook the dough until it does not stick to your fingers when you touch it. If it is too sticky, try adding a Tablespoon or two of flour.
- Once it looks like a dough, remove it from the heat and then knead in some flour until you get a good consistency.
This playdough feels SO soft and squishy! And it smells really great, too! We had fun being creative with the new playdough.
Ways to Play with Playdough
We love playdough for so many reasons! When children play with playdough, they are building strength in their hands, which will help with fine motor skills and handwriting. Try the following activities with playdough:
- Use a roller to roll the dough flat. Then use cookie cutters to cut out shapes.
- Roll the dough and cut it with scissors.
- Give them toy animals to play with the playdough.
- Form letters and numbers with the dough.
- Roll the dough into balls and smash them with your palm.
- Decorate the dough with small items, such as gems, pony beads, and googly eyes!
You can also add a few drops of essential oil to make it smell lovely!
Check out how we made the dough with the video below!
Super Soft Playdough
Equipment
- 1 bowl
- 1 spatula
- 1 mat
- 1 burner or stove
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup baby powder
- 1/4 cup salt
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 tablespoon baby oil
- 3/4 cup water
- 3-5 drops food coloring
Instructions
- Start by mixing 3/4 cups flour, 1/4 cup baby powder, 1/4 cup salt and 2 teaspoons of cream of tarter in a bowl.
- Next, mix in the 1 tablespoon of baby oil, 3/4 cup of water, and a few drops of food coloring.
- Cook the mixture on the stove on low heat for a few minutes.
- Keep stirring and watch for it to start sticking together. If the mixture seems too dry, add in a little water.
- Cook the dough until it does not stick to your fingers when you touch it. If it is too sticky, try adding a tablespoon or two of flour.
- Once it looks like a dough, remove it from the heat and then knead in some flour until you get a good consistency.
Notes
Make sure you store this in an air-tight container so it will last longer! Hope you will try this recipe out and let me know how you like it!
Thank you so much for the easy to follow recipe. I’m terrible at crafty things and even with using cornstarch it turned out amazing. My kids love it!
THank you so much for this recipe! I have made it for a toddler group and they all say they’ve never played with such a soft dough – love it! x
Hey!
This turned out great for us. I added some sparkles to the mix. So fun!
How much play doh does it make? Looking to use this for my class and trying to decide how many batches I need to make.
The recipe is for 1 batch of playdough (one of the colors in the photo). I would say that would be enough for 2-3 children to play with, depending on how much you want them have! Hope that helps 🙂
How long does this play dough last? (if kept in ziplocks of course)
It should last for at least a month.
I made this tonight for my preschoolers, and it turned out perfect! It is so soft almost like velvet. Thanks for sharing!
I’m so happy to hear that! Enjoy!
For those looking for small rollers. You can order them from cricutmachines.com for only 1.00. Great for baking too. I loved looking through your website and all the different ideas. My kids are grown now but I have 5 grandkids that I can still use these ideas with so thanks.
The “small rollers” are called breyers and can be found in art sections/stores as well.
Could i use corn starch instead of flour? or half flour and half cornstarch plus the baby powder?
I have not tried that, but I would think it would work. Good luck!!
could you replace vegetable oil for the baby oil? my little one loves to sense things with his mouth.
Yes you can. Just keep in mind that baby powder in your little one’s mouth wouldn’t be good either. Maybe my jello playdough recipe would be better to try: https://teachingmama.org/how-to-make-jello-playdough/
Angela – where did you get your kiddo sized roller?
I believe I got it at Michaels in their cake section. It is for rolling out fondant 🙂
Thanks! My mIL has one and we want one too!
What’s mil🤔
Mother In Law 🙂