Making Your Own Playdoh

So who doesn't love playdoh? Everyone loves it! It's one of those educational toys that has touched so many of us with an imprint of a smile and fond memories. Though moms and dads may have some less positive memories, they still buy it because they know how many benefits playdoh has. Truly, it can get in the carpet and in the grit on that nice ceramic tile floor. On top of that, it costs money to buy more since it dries out and gets mixed up. Now, I can't help you with the carpet and grit part but when it comes to the money part, why buy? You can make your own playdoh right at home! Just follow the dirctions I put together here, and you can make playdoh in the kitchen. I included two different recipes; one uses Kool-Aid to color and scent your playdoh where the other is just a stripped down recipe for you more basic playdoh rollers.

When you're done making that playdoh, take a look at the third link set up. This page offers a few eduactional ways that playdoh can be used to teach some different concepts. Where it can be used to build and explain models of cells, atoms, planets, solar systems, and even animals and proportions, I particularly enjoy using it to teach about compression fractures which can later be translated to plate tectonics or even bone fractures.

Recipe #1

Recipe #2 (with Kool-Aid)"

Using Playdoh to teach about "Compression Fractures"