Salt & Cornstarch PlayDough
This sparkly dough can be used for open ended exploration, or to make small sculptures, bowls, shapes, ornaments, and more. When you’re finished molding, leave the pieces out to dry.
Things you’ll need:
1 cup cornstarch
2 cups salt
⅔ cup water & ½ cup water
Food coloring-optional
Airtight storage container, or bag
To Make:
In a medium sized pot, combine the salt, the ⅔ cup water, and food coloring if desired
Heat about 3-4 minutes, low to medium heat, stirring often
Remove from heat
Add cornstarch and ½ cup water
Stir quickly together
If the dough seems too thin- carefully heat and stir it a while longer
Store in airtight container when not in use
Play Suggestions:
For permanent pieces:
Glamorize! While dough is soft, firmly push beads, jewels or sequins into the sculpture
When dry, paint with acrylic-style paint or decorate with markers
To hang-when wet, poke a straw hole at the top. When dry, tie on a piece of ribbon
Use as gifts!
Open ended exploration:
Create textures, using forks, hair combs, potato mashers, bottom of a plastic bottle, etc.
Use cookie cutters to create shapes
Provide small toys to hide, small trays for “serving”, and spreaders for cutting