{"id":131,"date":"2020-05-20T23:52:11","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T06:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/?p=131"},"modified":"2020-05-20T23:52:11","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T06:52:11","slug":"play-dough-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/2020\/05\/20\/play-dough-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Play Dough Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Everyone;<\/p>\n<p>Since we are on the topic of baking, one of our favourite activity to do in StrongStart is play dough.\u00a0 Squish, smash, twist, pound, play dough has a wide array of learning benefits for children&#8217;s development.\u00a0 Play dough is an open ended activity that enhances fine motor skills, promotes creativity and imagination, and social skills.\u00a0 Manipulation of play dough also enhances eye-hand coordination.\u00a0 Furthermore, it also has a calming effect.\u00a0 I wonder what you and your child will discover while exploring with play dough.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the recipe.\u00a0 Hope you will have fun playing with it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-133 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/files\/2020\/05\/jacob2-2-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/files\/2020\/05\/jacob2-2-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/files\/2020\/05\/jacob2-2-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/files\/2020\/05\/jacob2-2-1-676x901.jpg 676w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/files\/2020\/05\/jacob2-2-1.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Marnie&#8217; Play dough Recipe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 cup of salt<br \/>\n2 cups of flour<br \/>\n2 heaping teaspoons of cream of tar tar or alum<br \/>\n2 generous tablespoons of oil<br \/>\n2 to 2 1\/4 cups of boiling water<br \/>\nFood colouring<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Put dry ingredients into bowl<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-134 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/files\/2020\/05\/jacob2-3-2-278x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"161\" height=\"174\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/files\/2020\/05\/jacob2-3-2-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/files\/2020\/05\/jacob2-3-2-768x829.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/files\/2020\/05\/jacob2-3-2-676x729.jpg 676w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/files\/2020\/05\/jacob2-3-2.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 161px) 100vw, 161px\" \/><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>add oil and boiling water and food colouring in another bowl<\/li>\n<li>add water mixture to dry ingredients and mix with sturdy spoon until mixture forms into a ball.<\/li>\n<li>knead while warm until smooth<\/li>\n<li>Store in an airtight container at room temperature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hint: The trick to this homemade play dough is the amount of water and the kneading of the warm dough.\u00a0 Turn out the dough onto a flat surface and knead as you would when making bread.\u00a0 If the dough continues to be sticky after kneading for a few minutes add a bit of flour and keep kneading until soft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Everyone; 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