Who still plays with Play-doh?

It's Play-Doh Day!  Play-Doh has been around since the 1930s when it was originally intended to clean wallpaper!  Kids in school started to use it like clay to model things and ta-dah!  Play-doh as you know it was born.

Play-doh is a lot of fun...but it can get expensive when you want a lot of different colors.  So...make your own!  My mom used to make this for my brothers and me all the time when we were kids.  Here's the recipe.  Remember to be careful when using the stove!

Homemade Play-Doh

Supplies
* 2 cups flour
* 2 cups warm water
* 1 cup salt
* 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
* 1 tablespoon cream of tartar (find it in the spice & herb section of the grocery store)
* your choice of food coloring!
* scented oil (optional if you want it scented.  smells fine on its own too)

Directions

1. Get out a medium sauce pot.  Measure and pour in the supplies.  (if you want to make the play-doh into multiple colors, do not add food coloring now.  If you want it all one color, add it now.)
2. Mix well over low heat.
3. When your play-doh pulls away from the sides and clumps up together in the center, take the pot off the heat and set aside to cool.  It should NOT be sticky!  If your play-doh is sticky, cook longer.
4. When cool, remove from the pot and knead with your hands until smooth. 
5. If not colored yet, separate the doh into balls to color.  Make the doh into a bowl and put some food coloring in the middle, then fold the doh around it and knead again until the color is even throughout your play-doh.  You may want use to gloves because if the liquid dye gets on your hands, it will stain!  Once it's worked into the doh, it'll be fine.
6. Make something neat!  Tell me about it!
7.  Store it in an air tight container like tupperware or any other plastic food bins.  If it starts to dry out you can work some warm water into it to moisten it up again...or just make more :)