Just what you knead for Christmas

Whether you are three or seventy-three, there is something appealing about squishing dough between your fingers, rolling it flat or making sausages.

I've been making homemade playdough, and thought I would share my easy recipe with you.

It makes a great stocking filler for the small person in your life, or a party bag gift, or even just something to pass the time during the holidays when you find that the playdoh you bought months ago has dried up and gone hard.

In a large bowl, place

Then

Next

When the beeps sound, take it out...

So next you

Once more, when the beeps sound, take it out...

 

Then you

 

I use the paste colours, such as you buy in a cake decorating shop, as the colours are more intense and not so wet as to make the dough sticky. I use 25g tubs by Sugarflair, they cost about £1 a tub and last for absolutely ages, as you only need the smallest dab, about half the size of a 5p piece.

I bought some very inexpensive lidded tubs from the Tesco value range, about 20p each, and,  together with a few cookie cutters, these can be packed into a gift bag or box.

Comments

[cate]

what a great idea for a simple Christmas gift! thank you for sharing, I'm adding it to my list of things to make for Christmas!

[deanne]

oooh this is a great idea, dont you just love the smell of this as well :)

[Suzanne]

Thanks for the microwave recipe and tip about the cake craft colour.