Homemade Play Dough By Nancy Dougherty Recently, I had fun spending a day with my 2-year-old niece, Lola. At first, a day with a toddler seemed daunting. I tried to remember what I did with my children when they were that age. It started to come back pretty quickly, the need to occupy their young hands and minds with tactile things. Then I remembered my old recipe for play dough that I used to make with my own children. I found it in the metal recipe box between paper maché and zucchini bread. You may already have all the ingredients, as they are commonplace. Download the PDF About the Author: Nancy Dougherty enjoys poetry and crafts, and lives in Sebastopol with Dale, publisher of CRAFT & MAKE. Related CRAFT Project: Gluten-Free Play Clay Beads Share this: Pin ItMoreEmailShare on TumblrDiggLike this:Like Loading...
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