Playdoh gone hard

[lilmonkey]

Anybody know how to get play-doh to be soft again? 

TIA

[mrsrobbo]

have you tried working it between your hands?
is the proper stuff? I make my own so when it goes hard i throw it away and start again

[daybyday]

sorry...I start over too!

[Erin M]

If it's at all workable, add some water a little tiny bit at a time and see if that helps.  If it's not at all workable, I have no idea.

[lilmonkey]

How do you make your own?  The recipe I had was that great so I had to buy the Fisher Price one.  Anyone have a good recipe?

[Mariek]

Hi Hun

If your play doh's gone hard (because it's been left out) then I don't think there's much you can do.

This is the homemade recipe my MIL uses though. It's great - although it has a little bit of a funny smell, but you can combat that with a few drops of vanilla extract.

1 c. flour
1 c. boiling water
2 tbsp. cream of tartar
1/2 c. salt
1 tbsp. oil
Food coloring

Mix and knead together

love

[lilmonkey]

Thanks Marie

[Antoinesmom]

I've got that same recipe but we use room temperature water and cook it in the microwave for about 3-4 minutes, stopping to stir every 30 sec. Depending on the strenght of the microwave it takes me 2.5 minutes and it looks like store bought playdough and store the same way.