The benefits of playdough go far beyond keeping your child busy. It teaches them fine motor skills, hand strengthening by pushing and pulling and the texture of the playdough also stimulates their tactile senses. You can even add scent to your recipe to stimulate their smell.

Try the playdough recipe below

Mix the flour, salt, cream of tartar and oil in a large mixing bowl
Add food coloring to the boiling water then into the dry ingredients
Stir continuously until it becomes a sticky, combined dough
Add the glycerine (optional)
Add a nontoxic scent such as vanilla
Allow it to cool down then take it out of the bowl and knead it vigorously for a couple of minutes until all of the stickiness has gone. This is the most important part of the process, so keep at it until it’s the perfect consistency!
If it remains a little sticky then add a touch more flour until just right