THE INSPIRATION
My daughter Lotus wanted to make play dough for her cousins this past winter solstice and because all of my kids have so much fun with dough, we thought an eco-friendly version of this would be a great gift and lots of fun for our kids. There are many places online to get natural dyes to color your play-dough and we had a lot of fun scenting ours with essential oils such as peppermint for pink, lavender for purple, grapefruit for orange, lemon for yellow, and geranium for purple. We then made tags for each one in which Lotus named them silly names and packed them in glass mason jars for storage. Have fun with this project and enjoy hours of playtime with your kids.

STUFF YOU NEED

1. Natural dyes in various colors naturesflavors.com
2. Essential oils in favorite scents
3. Small mason jars (one for each color)
4. 1 cup flour
5. ½ cup salt
6. 2 Tablespoons cooking oil
7. 2 Tablespoons cream of tarter
8. 1 cup of water

HOW TO MAKE IT

1. In a pot, over medium heat, mix together flour, salt, oil, cream of tarter, and then slowly pour in water.
2. Mix well.
3. Roll out onto a wax paper surface and form the dough into a ball.
4. Divide the dough into desired sized balls and use a new dye and essential oil to match for each ball of dough.
5. Knead the color and oil into the dough.
6. Wrap in plastic wrap to keep fresh and then store in glass mason jars.