I believe I am on to something with this recipe I found here. I am making it to play with in our class room and to give away to my friends to play with over the break.
I started with the cherry drink mix and it smells wonderful. I was very happy to see that when I put in the boiling water, it turned red/pink right away! Success. Here is a photo of it after mixing. Nice, right.
The grape drink mix, not so much. It did not disperse as well as the cherry drink mix, as you can see in the picture. It just did not want to mix. I did stick with it and after a long mixing period and letting it rest it turned out. I am thinking if I would have used two drink mix packets it would have turned out better.
After I tried this I decided to go to the store to get more drink mix. I am glad I did.
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| Here are the mixes prior to adding the oil and water. The flavors are Lemon Lime and Cherry |
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| After adding boiling water. The color pops. |
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| My boys helping me mix the dough. |
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| The end result. Not too bad! You can tell which Cherry had two packets instead of one. |
The verdict after my boys saw it; success! They loved the texture and the smell. We played for a long time in the kitchen tonight.
If you are going to try this at home, here are my recommendations: get double the amount of drink mix, your color will be vibrant and the scent fantastic. Allow for a practice batch. Although I followed the directions to the letter, I had to keep adding flour a teaspoon at a time to get the right consistency.
Store in an air tight container in the refrigerator and it will last for weeks.
Do you make your own play dough? If so, what is your favorite recipe?
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